Best of Athens City Tour First Entry Acropolis Tour Ancient Agora and Plaka Walk

Best of Athens City Tour First Entry Acropolis Tour Ancient Agora and Plaka Walk

This Athens city tour lets you experience the top archeological highlights of the City in a single morning. With a small group and an expert local guide, you’ll explore the Parthenon before most of the crowds show up, see the iconic Temple of Hephaestus in the Ancient Greek Agora, and lose yourself in the winding streets of Plaka. For people who want to take a deep dive into the history of the world’s first democracy, this is a great way to pack a lot of history into a small amount of time.

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

Your Athens city tour begins with first-entry tickets to the Acropolis. On the way up the hill, you’ll see some of the other sights, including the theaters of Dionysus and Herodes Atticus, then arrive at the Parthenon before the majority of the crowds. After your guide gives you a full Parthenon tour, you’ll visit the other major sights on the hill, including the Monumental Gateway, Erechtheum, and Temple of Nike Athena. Bring a camera; you’ll want to capture the stunning views over the city.

Duration: 2 hours

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

Leaving the Acropolis, your Athens city tour enters the Ancient Greek Agora with skip the line tickets. This was the commercial center of the old city as is filled with ruins dating back some 2,500 years. Your guide will bring the ruins to life as they lead you on a full tour culminating with the Temple of Hephaestus, one of the best-preserved ancient temples in the world.

The last stop of the day is Plaka, where history and present-day blur as you stroll down the oldest street in the world. Your guide shows you the most interesting attraction in the neighborhood including a view of the Roman Agora and Tower of the wind (the first meteorological station in the world), Lyssikrates Monument, the Arch of Hadrian and the Melina Merkouri Cafe. At the end of your Athens City Tour, we’ll leave you with a special gift: a combo pass that you can use within five days to enter 5 of the city’s best attractions, including Hadrian’s Library, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, and more.

Duration: 2 hours