• Athens - Guests will be picked up from their hotel, apartment, or Piraeus Port to begin the Athens Tour.
• Acropolis - The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel perched on a rocky outcrop above the city, featuring the remains of several significant ancient buildings, most notably the Parthenon. The term “acropolis” comes from the Greek words ἄκρον (akron, “highest point, extremity”) and πόλις (polis, “city”). While there are many acropoleis in Greece, this one is particularly famous. Evidence shows the hill was inhabited as early as the fourth millennium BC, but it was Pericles (c. 495–429 BC) in the fifth century BC who oversaw the construction of the site’s most important buildings, including the Parthenon, the Propylaea, the Erechtheion, and the Temple of Athena Nike. The Parthenon and other structures suffered significant damage during the 1687 siege by the Venetians in the Morean War when gunpowder stored in the Parthenon by the Ottomans was struck by a cannonball and exploded.
• Parthenon - Atop this sacred hill stands the Parthenon, a masterpiece of ancient Greek architecture, where visitors can experience the grandeur of ancient Greece captured in every piece of marble. This architectural gem embodies the pinnacle of human spirit and genius, offering an open embrace to welcome its famed sister marbles back home.
• Old Temple of Athena - The Temple of Athena Nike is located on the Acropolis of Athens, dedicated to the goddesses Athena and Nike. Constructed around 420 BC, it is the earliest fully Ionic temple on the Acropolis. It occupies a prominent position on a steep bastion at the southwest corner of the Acropolis, to the right of the entrance, the Propylaea. Unlike the Acropolis proper, a walled sanctuary accessed through the Propylaea, the Victory Sanctuary was open, entered from the Propylaea’s southwest wing and a narrow stair on the north. The bastion’s sheer walls were protected on the north, west, and south by the Nike Parapet, named for its frieze of Nikai celebrating victory and sacrificing to their patronesses, Athena and Nike.
• Erechtheion - The Erechtheion is an ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens, dedicated to both Athena and Poseidon.
• Theatre of Dionysus - The Theatre of Dionysus is an ancient Greek theatre in Athens, situated on the south slope of the Acropolis hill, originally part of the sanctuary of Dionysus Eleuthereus. The first orchestra terrace was built on the site around the mid- to late-sixth century BC, hosting the City Dionysia. The theatre reached its peak in the fourth century BC under the epistates of Lycurgus, with a capacity of up to 17,000, and remained in use until the Roman period. It fell into decay during the Byzantine era and was not identified, excavated, and restored until the nineteenth century.
• Herod Atticus Odeon - The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone Roman theatre structure on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens. Completed in AD 161, it was renovated in 1950.
• Arch of Hadrian (Hadrian’s Gate) - The Arch of Hadrian, commonly known as Hadrian’s Gate, is a monumental gateway resembling a Roman triumphal arch. It spanned an ancient road from the center of Athens to the complex of structures on the eastern side of the city, including the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
• Panathenaic Stadium - Continuing with the stunning Calimarmaro, or as it is known today, the Panathenaic Stadium, the site of the first modern Olympic games, made of Pentelic marble, where the Olympic ideals are still reflected today.
• Mount Lycabettus - After leaving the beautiful Calimarmaro, the tour proceeds to Lycabettus Hill, where guests can enjoy a breathtaking panoramic view of the city and admire the blend of ancient and modern Athens from above.
• Hellenic Parliament - Fast-forwarding thousands of years to the Hellenic Parliament building, which houses the Greek Parliament in an impressive structure in downtown Athens, overlooking Syntagma Square. It is protected by the presidential guard, consisting of two soldiers dressed in traditional Greek combat uniforms, standing guard beside the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The guards perform a change ceremony every hour with impressive precision and agility.
• Monument to the Unknown Soldier - The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a war memorial located in Syntagma Square in Athens, in front of the Old Royal Palace. It is a cenotaph dedicated to Greek soldiers who died in war, sculpted between 1930 and 1932 by Fokion Rok. The tomb is guarded by the Evzones of the Presidential Guard.
• Syntagma - Syntagma Square (Constitution Square) is the central square of Athens, named after the Constitution that Otto, the first King of Greece, was obliged to grant following a popular and military uprising on 3 September 1843. It is located in front of the 19th-century Old Royal Palace, which has housed the Greek Parliament since 1934. Syntagma Square is the most important square of modern Athens, both historically and socially, at the heart of commercial activity and Greek politics. The name Syntagma also refers to the neighborhood surrounding the square.
• The Academy of Athens - The Academy of Athens is Greece’s national academy and the highest research establishment in the country. Established in 1926, it operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Education. The Academy’s main building is a major landmark of Athens.
• National Library of Greece - The National Library of Greece is located near the center of Athens. It was designed by Danish architect Theophil Freiherr von Hansen as part of his famous Trilogy of neo-classical buildings, including the Academy of Athens and the original building of the Athens University. It was founded by Ioannis Kapodistrias.
• Acropolis Museum - An optional visit for 1 hour is available by selecting the “Best of + Acropolis Museum 5H” option of this tour. The total duration of the tour with this option is about 5 hours. Entrance tickets are not included. The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the Acropolis of Athens archaeological site. It was built to house every artifact found on the rock and surrounding slopes, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece. The museum also lies over the ruins of part of Roman and early Byzantine Athens. Founded in 2003, the museum’s organization was established in 2008, and it opened to the public on 20 June 2009. More than 4,250 objects are exhibited over an area of 14,000 square meters.
• Ancient Agora of Athens - An optional 30-minute visit to the Ancient Agora is available by selecting the “Best of + Anc. Agora 5H” option of this tour. This option also includes the Temple of Hephaestus. The Ancient Agora of Athens, also known as the Classical Agora, is an ancient Greek agora located northwest of the Acropolis, bounded on the south by the hill of the Areopagus and on the west by the hill known as the Agoraios Kolonos, also called Market Hill. The Agora was initially used as a commercial, assembly, or residential gathering place.
• Temple of Hephaestus - An optional 30-minute visit to the Temple of Hephaestus is available by selecting the “Best of + Anc. Agora 5H” option of this tour. This option also includes the Ancient Agora of Athens. The Temple of Hephaestus, or Hephaisteion, is a well-preserved Greek temple dedicated to Hephaestus, remaining largely intact today. It is a Doric peripteral temple located on the northwest side of the Agora of Athens, atop the Agoraios Kolonos hill.

• Private transportation
• On-board WiFi
• Bottled water
• In-vehicle air conditioning

• Admission fees
• Admission fees
• Admission fees
• Licensed tour guide (€300 upon request, subject to availability)
• Gratuities

• Our drivers are not professional tour guides and will not enter the archaeological sites with you. Nevertheless, they have the necessary historical knowledge and of course the ability to speak english with you and answer your questions during the tour.
• Additional charge for pick up/drop off at the airport
• You can prepurchase Acropolis tickets on their website. Website provided on your tickets/vouchers.
• You can prepurchase Acropolis museum tickets on their website. Website provided on your tickets/vouchers.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.