Acropolis and Athens tour

Acropolis and Athens tour

Athens, named after goddess of wisdom, Athena, is the largest city of Greece and its capital since 1834. Athens is widely referred to as the cradle of western civilization and the birthplace of democracy. The Acropolis, the “Sacred Rock” of Athens, constitutes the trademark of the city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Famous architectural masterpieces were created there during Perikles’ Golden Age, like Parthenon.Athens is hosting several museums, monuments and cultural institutions, as a result of being one of the world’s oldest cities . It was also the host city of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and also in 2004. Combining the old with the modern, Athens has been charming visitors from all over the world.

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

The ancient sanctuary and its monuments are universally the ultimate symbols of the classical spirit and civilization. With its fine artistic and architectural form, the Acropolis is the greatest heritage bequeathed by the Greek Antiquity to the world. In the second half of the fifth century BC, Athens celebrates the significant victory over the Persians and establishes democracy,achieving a leading position amongst the othercity-states of the ancient world. In the years that follow, art and thought flourish and the ambitious Athenian statesman Pericles coordinates aunique group of artists to transform the rocky hill into the exceptional monument also called the “Sacred Rock”. The Parthenon, the Propylaea, the Erechtheionand the temple of Athena are the greatest monuments built during that time.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Plaka, Athens 10556 Greece

The old neighbourhood of Athens

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Mount Lycabettus, Athens Greece

The best panoramic view of Athens

Duration: 10 minutes

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

The only marble stadium of the world that hosted the first modern Olympic games of 1896.

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Temple of Olympian Zeus, Leoforos Vasilissis Olgas Leoforos Amalias, Athens 105 57 Greece

The Temple of Olympian Zeus found in the southeast of Athens is also referred to as Olympieion. Its construction lasted several centuries, from 510 BC to 131 AD and it is one of the greatest ancient temples of Zeus as well as one of the most famous marble buildings ever erected in the ancient world. There were originally 104 gigantic Corinthian columns 16 of which remain standing today, with one of them lying on the ground.

Stop At: Hellenic Parliament, Parliament Mansion, Athens GR-10021 Greece

Changing of guards ceremony

Duration: 20 minutes