Half Day Group Tour of Athens

Half Day Group Tour of Athens

This 5-hour group 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, and explore much more!

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Your private 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. We will see the Parthenon that was dedicated to 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.

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.

We then drive to the Temple of Olympian Zeus the largest in ancient Greece, taking over 700 years to build and the Panathenaic Stadium where the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896. We will see the Prime Minister’s Residence (Maximou Mansion), the former Royal Palace, today the Presidential Mansion on our way to the Parliament House. We 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. Transfer back to the port of Piraeus. Note that our guide will not return to the port with you.

Our driver will drive you back to the port.