This tour is an essential experience for every visitor to the Greek capital! With the assistance of expert guides you will visit the most important sites in Athens in a single morning, experiencing the best the city has to offer! Your first stop will be the Panathenaic Stadium, where the first modern Olympics were held in 1896. You will then be driven through the city, passing by the former Royal Palace which has been converted to the Prime Minister's residence and see the Evzones guards in their traditional uniform. As we continue through the heart of Athens we will pass by important monuments such as the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Hadrian's Arch, the Parliament and the memorial to the Unknown Soldier, the Academy, the University, the National Library and Syntagma Square. No tour of Athens can be complete without a visit to the Acropolis, one of the world's most prominent sites and a symbol for democracy in the Western world! From the Propylaea, to the Temple of Athena Nike, Erechtheion and of course the Parthenon, you will be exposed to millennia of history that have shaped the world as we know it. Your last stop will be the modern Acropolis Museum, with nearly 4,000 exhibits of Hellenism housed inside.
Get to know Athens in a single morning!
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Take a deep dive into what makes Athens such a fascinating city by traversing a modern metropolis sprinkled with ancient sites and neoclassical buildings in every corner! In the morning, we will pick you up from your hotel or nearby and begin our exploration of the center of Athens. Our first stop will be the Panathenaic Stadium, home to the first modern Olympic Games and the only stadium in the world constructed entirely our of marble! We will take a short stop for pictures and your expert guide will introduce you to the history of Kallimarmaro (the stadium's Greek name, which translates to beautiful marble). We will hop back on the bus and drive through the city, passing by some of the most important sites in all of Athens.
Even though we will not take any more stops until we reach Acropolis, we will pass by the former Royale Palace which is now used as the Prime Minister's residence. Outside you will see the famous Evzones guards, dressed in traditional attire from the days of the Greek War of Independence in the early 19th century. We will continue passing by the Temple of Olympian Zeus, of which a few colossal Doric columns still remain today. Close by we'll see Hadrian's Gate, a Roman triumphal arch located on the Northwest side of the Temple. Only a minute later we will find ourselves in Syntagma Square, the heart of Athens, with the neoclassical building of the Greek Parliament standing on its top and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier just below it.Further down the road we will see in quick succession the Academy of Athens, The University of Athens and the National Library, all exquisite pieces of neoclassical architecture.
It goes without saying that the centerpiece of a tour to Athens can be none other than a visit to the Acropolis, a world-famous symbol of democracy! It is there that we will explore architectural masterpieces of the Golden Age of Pericles, from the Propylaea, to the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and of course the Parthenon, a place where 'there is harmony between mater and spirit', a monument that 'restores order in the mind', as ancient Greeks used to say. Our last stop will be the modern Acropolis Museum, with nearly 4,000 exhibits of Hellenism housed inside, including the original Karyatides!
Departure approximately at 08:45 - Return approximately at 13:30
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