Half Day Private Athens Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1

  First stop is Acropolis where you visit the temple of Parthenon, the temple of Athena Nike, the temple of Erechtheion, and several other historical sights. You can have a tour guy upon request.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 2

  Temple of Zeus which is behind Hadrian’s arch. You will walk among the ancient ruins and learn it's history Visitors up to the age of 25 from EU countries have free admission. The "free ticket" is available at the cash desks. (Please show ID). For non-EU citizens the admission is free of charge for children up to 5 years old. For older children admission fees are charged at the entrance

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 3

  panathenaic stadium well known as “kallimarmaro” which means “built in fine marble”, here the first Olympic Games took place in 1896.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 4

  visit the Parliament where you can watch the shift change of the National guards.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• (Pass by)

  The National Library of Greece, is the main public library of Greece, located in Athens. Founded by Ioannis Kapodistrias in 1832, its mission is to locate, collect, organize, describe and preserve the perpetual evidence of Greek culture and its uptake over time, as well as important representative evidence of human intellectual production.

  Admission ticket free
• (Pass by)

  The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA), commonly referred to as the University of Athens, is a higher education institution operating in Athens. It was established by Regency Law on December 31, 1836 (old calendar) by royal decree of Otto on April 14, 1837, and has been in continuous operation since May 3, 1837 (the third day of Easter). It is the largest University of Greece, after the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with more than 40,000 undergraduate students and more than 2,000 teaching and research staff. The University of Athens is the oldest higher education institution of modern Greece and contributes significantly to the educational and research work of the country. It is also the first University of the entire Balkan Peninsula and the wider area of ​​the Eastern Mediterranean.

  Admission ticket free
• (Pass by)

  The Academy of Athens is Greece's national academy, and the highest research establishment in the country. It was established in 1926, with its founding principle traces back to the historical Academy of Plato, and operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Education.

  Admission ticket free
• 5

  last stop is Lycabettus hill where you can see the city of Athens from up high. there you can choose between the following options : A) 40 minutes stop B) The tour ends up to the hill and you can stay there for coffee or lunch at the restaurant. there is a cable car from the restaurant that takes you down to the city and you can find your way to your hotel using public transportation or taxi.

  1 minute • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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