The Greek Essentials: Private Full-Day Tour of Athens Highlights

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8 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

If you only have a short amount of time in Athens and want to see as much as possible in one day, this full-day private tour is the perfect option for you! You will visit the Greek Essentials, including Parthenon, Acropolis hill, New Acropolis Museum, the Plaka neighbourhood, the Ancient Greek Agora & the Olympic Stadium.

With your expert guide, you will discover the city’s most important cultural sites, including the colossal remains of the Temple of Zeus and the Acropolis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On the plateau of the Acropolis, you will find the awe-inspiring heights of the Parthenon pillars, gaze on the beautiful female forms of the Caryatid columns, discover some of the earliest theatres known to man and enjoy panoramic views over the city.

Also get to experience a visit to the stunningly marbled Panathenaic Stadium: constructed for the first modern Olympic Games in 1896!

What's Included

Ticket with access to other sites (for another day): such as Roman Agora & Temple of Olympian Zeus
New Acropolis Museum admission tickets
A friendly, professional English-speaking tour guide for your own private group
Olympic (Panathenaic) Stadium, Acropolis and Greek Agora admission tickets
Food and drink
Hotel pick-up/drop off
Gratuities (optional)
Transportation on the day (if required)

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Your guide will meet you in front of "Crescendo Cafe" located at Makrygianni 5-7, Athens 117 42 Greece.

End point

This tour ends inside the Panathenaic Stadium, Leof. Vasileos Konstantinou, Athina 116 35, Greece.

Itinerary

Duration: 8 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    Admire the Parthenon’s remarkable design, learn about the uses of Acropolis Hill over the centuries, and cross through Acropolis propylaea gate, as the ancients would have done in procession centuries ago.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 2

    Walk through the charming Plaka district, with its famed white staircases, cafes and terraces and see the Lysicrates Monument.

    2 hours • Admission ticket free
  • 3

    See the Stoa of Attalos, the beautifully reconstructed Ancient Greek Portico, once an ancient shopping mall.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 4

    See the Parthenon Marbles up close in the New Acropolis Museum on the Museum's top floor, as you admire breathtaking views over the monument itself

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 5

    End the tour at the famed Olympic (Panathenaic Stadium), the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble and home to the first modern games in 1896.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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