Spata Trip Overview
Our 25 years experience and the combination of stunning natural scenery and the legacy of a fascinating and diverse cultural heritage of Ancient Corinth and Athens an irresistible option. You will discover the fascinating historical, cultural and geographic landscape of the regions.
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Duration: 8 to 9 hours
Starts: Spata, Greece
Trip Category: Shore Excursions >> Ports of Call Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Spata, Attica, Greece
Our 25 years experience and the combination of stunning natural scenery and the legacy of a fascinating and diverse cultural heritage of Ancient Corinth and Athens an irresistible option. You will discover the fascinating historical, cultural and geographic landscape of the regions.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Acropolis, Via Dionysiou Areopagitou Str., Athens 105 58 Greece
This tour will take you to all the biblical sites of Athens.
During your Acropolis visit (approx. 2 hrs) you will see:
– Propylaea,
– The Parthenon
– Erechtheion
– The Temple of Athena Nike,
Looking down from the Acropolis you’ll see the two ancient theaters in its shadow:
– The Theater of Dionysus , the oldest Greek theater (built in the 5th century BC),
– Odeon of Herod Atticus, erected in AD 161. The site hosts performances for the summer Athens Festival.
The next step will be the “Mars Hill”, where Apostle Paul proclaimed the word of the Christian God to the Athenian philosophers
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ancient Agora of Athens, Adrianou 24, Athens 105 55 Greece
The ancient Agora which was the heart of Athens in antiquity and the meeting point of Saint Paul with the first followers of Christianity in Athens..
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ancient Corinth (Archaia Korinthos), Argous 105 Ancient Korinthos village, Corinth 200 07 Greece
Depart from and drive along the coast line until we reach the Corinth Canal where we will make a brief stop. We continue our day trip from Athens to ancient Corinth. Ancient Corinth was one of the most important cities of ancient Greece. It was this megalopolis where the Apostle Paul arrived, worked and established a prosperous church, and later on he wrote two of his epistles, which are now part of the New Testament. We will visit the ruins of the old city where St. Paul worked
You will admire also the Temple of Apollo, that is one of the oldest temples in Greece dating back to the 6th century B.C.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Corinth Canal, Isthmia, Loutraki 201 00 Greece
Depart from and drive along the coast line until we reach the Corinth Canal where we will make a brief stop.
The Corinth Canal connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland, arguably making the peninsula an island.
ls considered one of the great engineering accomplishments of Greece.
The canal was dug through the Isthmus at sea level and has no locks. It is 6.4 kilometres (4 mi) in length and only 21.4 metres (70 ft) wide at its base. The canal was constructed from 1880 to 1893, however, it is something that shipowners and captains had dreamed about for some 2000 years before it became a reality.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Areopagus Hill, Theorias 21, Athina 105 55, Greece
The Areopagus, like most city-state institutions, continued to function in Roman times, and it was then that the Apostle Paul delivered his famous speech about the identity of “the Unknown God.” According to the biblical account (Acts 17):
Duration: 10 minutes