Marathon Thermopylae Plataea Salamis Historical Private Tour (max 11 hours)

Marathon Thermopylae Plataea Salamis Historical Private Tour (max 11 hours)

We visit Historical Battle fields as travelers, not as tourists. We get as excited as you, we love traveling, history & photography. We love what we do:) If you want to see most of Herodotus History Greek Persian Wars, then combine all battle fields sites in a full day tour.
The day starts with convenient pickup from your location and takes you to the Marathon battle fields, Tomb, & museum. Next we drive via Marathon lake to Thermopylae. Visit the battle fields & King Leonidas Monument, Kolonos hill, Hot springs & Museum. Return from the same road to Theva / Thebes, visit a Unique Museum. Nearby visit Plataea Acropolis, Battle fields and Kargathia Spring. Drive via Mount Cithaeron, pass by Elefsina port to Perama. See the narrow sea passage between mainland and Salamis island.
This is a tour strictly to see the battlefields and the scenery (drive via mountains), there are few ancient ruins to see. Finish the day with a dinner near the sea (optional).

Itinerary
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Stop At: Marathon Tomb, Marathon 190 07 Greece

Visit Marathon battle fields and read the amazing history that is captured by the location and the burial mound, fill the area with a unique meaning. This 10m-high burial mound, sits 1km west of Marathon beach.
Ticket: 6€ Reduced: 3€

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Schinias 190 07, Greece

These battle fields become, one of the most popular coastal resorts in Attica located 40 km north east of Athens. Marathon bay or Schinias has a great reputation for its crystalline waters and the comfortable facilities.

Duration: 15 minutes

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

5 km from Marathon bay, this excellent museum displays local discoveries from various periods, including Neolithic pottery from the Cave of Pan and finds from the Tomb of the Athenians.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Αφετηρία Μαραθώνιας Διαδρομής, Leof. Marathonos, Marathonas 190 07, Greece

The Athens Marathon is like no other on Earth. Staring line is in Marathon modern town and the finish line is in Athens’ magnificent Olympic Stadium, the birthplace of the modern Olympic Games.

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: Marathon Lake, Marathon Greece

Lake Marathon is a water supply reservoir formed from the construction of Marathon Dam at the junction of Charadros and Varnavas Torrents near the town of Marathon, Greece. It was the primary water supply for Athens from 1931, when it became operational, until 1959. In 1959 water from Lake Yliki became available.

Stop At: Battlefield of Thermopylae, Thermopylae Greece

Thermopylae is world-famous for the battle that took place there between the Greek forces (notably the Spartans) and the invading Persian forces, commemorated by Simonides in the famous epitaph, "Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, That here obedient to their laws we lie. This passage from north to south along the east coast of Greek peninsula requires use of the pass and for this reason Thermopylae has been the site of several battles.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Thermopylae Museum, Thermopylae Greece

Next to the monument of Leonidas, in the historic Thermopylae, lies the innovative museum, dedicated to the 480 BC battle that changed the course of Greek history. Ticket 3€

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Loutra Thermopilon, Lamia 350 09 Greece

The baths of Thermopylae is known for the battle of Thermopylae between the Greeks and Persians in 480 b.C.The Hot Gates is "the place of hot springs" and in Greek mythology it is the cavernous entrances to Hades.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Archaeological Museum of Thebes, Threpsiadou 1 Plateia Keramopoulou, Thiva 33200 Greece

Drive via Thebes and visit the Archaeological Museum. One of the most important museums of Greece since some of its collections are rare or unique. The exhibits originate from excavations all around Boeotia and cover a long chronological period spanning from the Palaeolithic to the Post Byzantine periods. General/summer admission: 6 € Reduced/ winter admission: 3 €

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Battle of Plataea Battlefield, A few km south of Thebes, Platanias, Crete 343 00 Greece

We visit the battle fields in Plataea and we travel back in time 479 BC. We see Gargathia spring, which was the place of the beginning of this Battle.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Kithairon, Plataies 322 00, Greece

Drive via Mount Cithaeron, Eleutherai, on the old Athens-Thebes National Road, north of the Villia junction, encompasses part of the lowland and rocky hill, where the ancient fortress, known as Gyftokastro, stands. Eleutherai was allegedly the birthplace of Dionysus, who founded the homonym city and was thus called Dionysus Eleuthereus. Originally a Boeotian city, Eleutherai went over to Athens in the sixth century BC. The cult statue of Dionysus Eleuthereus was reportedly moved from Eleutherai to Athens on Peisistratus' orders, leading to the establishment of the homonym sanctuary on the south slope of the Acropolis. Strategically located on the borderline of the Athenian territory, with control over the narrow passage between Athens and Thebes and overlooking the plain of Oinoe, Eleutherai was part of the Athenian defense network in the fourth century BC. Next we pass by Elefsina (seaside) and follow the coastal road to Piraeus & Perama

Stop At: Ferry port of Perama, Leof. Dimokratias 1, Perama 188 63, Greece

Is a port city and part of Athens urban area and Piraeus regional unit. It lies on the southwest edge of the Aegaleo mountains, on the Saronic Gulf coast.
The name Perama comes from the Greek word "perasma" which means "passage".

Duration: 30 minutes