Marathon Half Day Private Tour with licensed guide

Marathon Half Day Private Tour with licensed guide

Uncover the history of the battle of Marathon, the most important of the ancient years on this private, full-day tour from Athens with your own licensed guide and not just a driver!

The beauty of having a private licensed guide and not just a driver guide is that any commentary is tailored to your interests. Only a licensed guide can escort you inside the museum and the archeological places.

Your first stop is Lake Marathon, of immense natural beauty. You can have a coffee or a snack at the cafe (own expense) and stroll leisurely toward Marathon Dam, entirely made with Pantelicon white marble, the world’s only marble dam.

Second stop the Marathon Museum which houses findings originating from the Battle of Marathon and from the Egyptian temple built nearby. Then visit the tomb of the Plateis who fought with the Athenians at the historic battle.

Third stop the Tomb of the Athenians, the burial mound which is the final resting place of 192 soldiers who died in the Battle of Marathon.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Marathon Lake, Marathon Greece

The Marathon Lake in Athens Greece and the only marble Dam of the world. The Marathon Lake is an artificial lake at a distance of about 45 km from the center of Athens. This lake actually worked as a water reservoir for the town of Athens. The dam is found about 10 min drive from the location of the Marathon Battle and was built with high-quality white Pantelic marble, the same that was used in the Parthenon. At the base of the dam, the workers built a replica of the Athenian Treasury Temple in Delphi.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Archaeological Museum of Marathon, Vranas, Marathon 190 07 Greece

Explore the Archeological Museum of Marathon which houses finding originating from the Battle of Marathon and the Egyptian temple nearby.


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Marathon Tomb, Marathon 190 07 Greece

Stop at the Tomb of Athenian, the final resting place for the soldiers who died in the Battle of Marathon. It is situated on the Athens-Marathon road.

Duration: 45 minutes