Guided Sightseeing Shore Excursion Tour of Athens

Guided Sightseeing Shore Excursion Tour of Athens

Your 8-hour group tour of Athens includes a professional licensed guide and transportation to and from Pireaus port. After meeting with your professional guide, start your journey in the birthplace of Western civilization, Athens the capital of Greece. See the Acropolis, the sacred rock of Athens and the Parthenon. View the Ancient Agora, the Tower of the Winds, Herodes Atticus Odeon, and the Theater of Dionysus from Acropolis Hill. Enjoy the stories behind the creation and games held at the Temple of Olympian Zeus, explore the Plaka and ancient Agora and much more!

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Itinerary
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Stop At: Acropolis, via Dionysiou Areopagitou str., Athens 105 58 Greece

Your Licensed Tour guide will meet you at Piraeus port holding a sign with your name on it at the pre-arranged time. After meeting with your professional guide, start your journey in the birthplace of Western civilization, Athens the capital of Greece. To avoid long queues we go directly to  the Acropolis, the sacred rock of Athens. The Acropolis Hill has a view of the Ancient Agora, the Tower of the Winds, Herodes Atticus Odeon, and the Theatre of Dionysus. You will have a chance to see them from Acropolis Hill.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Parthenon, Acropolis Top of Dionyssiou Areopagitou, Athens 105 58 Greece

You will see the Parthenon that was dedicated to the goddess Athena,Propylaea, the monumental entrance to the sacred area, the temple of Athena Nike which was dedicated to Athena-Nike, the Erechtheion with its famous female figures-statues the Caryatids or maidens dedicated both to Athena and Poseidon.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Temple of Olympian Zeus, Leoforos Vasilissis Olgas Leoforos Amalias, Athens 105 57 Greece

then we drive to the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the largest in ancient Greece, taking over 700 years to build

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Panathenaic Stadium, Vassileos Konstantinou Avenue Vassileos Konstantinou Avenue, 999-20, Athens 999-20 Greece

Visit the Panathenaic Stadium where the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: Maximos Mansion, Irodou Attikou 19, Athens 10674 Greece

See the Prime Minister’s Residence (Maximou Mansion),

Pass By: Presidential Mansion, Herodou Attikou Street, Athens 106 74 Greece

Pass by the former Royal Palace, today the Presidential Mansion on your way to the Parliament House.

Stop At: Changing of the Guard Ceremony, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Athens 10557 Greece

Continue with the highlights of modern Athens stopping by

the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of the Parliament House to see the highly stylized changing of the Presidential Guard called evzones.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Plaka, Athens 10556 Greece

Then you will have free time for lunch and souvenir hunting in the oldest and most picturesque neighborhood of Athens, 

Plaka (stone-paved narrow streets, traditional Greek tavernas -best gyros- antique and souvenir stores) clustered under the slopes of the Acropolis, known as the “Neighborhood of the Gods”.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Ancient Agora of Athens, Adrianou 24, Athens 105 55 Greece

After Plaka, because of limited time in Athens, you will visit

the Ancient Agora which was formerly the commercial hub of ancient Athens and birthplace of politics and philosophy.

Drive back to the port and end of services

Duration: 30 minutes