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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
This tour gives you an opportunity to observe the striking contrasts that make Athens such a fascinating city. Our expert guides will take you to see the Panathenaic Stadium where the first Olympic Games of modern times were held in 1896 (short stop). On the Acropolis visit the Architectural Masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: The Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion, the Parthenon. Continue and visit the place where at last the statues found their home and admire the wonders of the classical era: The new Acropolis museum.
Continue in a local restaurant for lunch.
After lunch drive along the coastal road to Cape Sounion, where the white marble pillars of the Temple of Poseidon stand. On the way, you have a splendid view of the Saronic Gulf and the little islands offshore. After visiting the Temple of Poseidon, you have time to walk at leisure on the rocky promontory of Sounion.
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Entrance fee: New Acropolis Museum
Lunch
Air-conditioned vehicle
Entrance Fee: Acropolis site
Entrance fees: Sounion Temple
Guide
Gratuities
Extra Consumption
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
Panathenaic Stadium, Athens, Greece The Panathenaic Stadium is a classical cultural monument of Greece. Its history is directly connected to the Modern Olympic Games, from their revival in 1896 until the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. It is also the place from which the Olympic Flame is delivered to all the Olympic Games, Winter, Summer and Youth, as well as the Athens Authentic Marathon. 15 minutes
Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, Greece The Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens, also known as the Olympieion, was built over several centuries starting in 174 BCE and only finally completed by Roman emperor Hadrian in 131 CE. Its unusually tall columns and ambitious layout made the temple one of the largest ever built in the ancient world.
Hellenic Parliament, Athens, Greece The Greek Parliament or Hellenic Parliament is the parliament of Greece, located in the center of Athens City. Moreover it is the Old Royal Palace, an austere Neoclassical building, overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens. In addition it is the supreme democratic institution that represents the citizens through an elected body of Members of Parliament.
The Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece With its perfect proportions and harmonious lines, it is regarded by some experts as the most beautiful neoclassical building in the world. The Academy’s monumental sculptures and murals, which took a decade to complete, depict ancient Greek mythology, 19th century Hellenism, as well as visions of how the artists imagined the future.
Athens 105 58, Greece The greatest and finest sanctuary of ancient Athens, dedicated primarily to its patron, the goddess Athena, dominates the centre of the modern city from the rocky crag known as the Acropolis. 45 minutes
Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built to house every artifact found on the rock and on the surrounding slopes, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece. It also lies over the ruins of part of Roman and early Byzantine Athens. It opened to the public on 20 June 2009.[1] More than 4,250 objects are exhibited over an area of 14,000 square metres. 45 minutes
Weilimdorfer Str. 3, 70825 Korntal-Münchingen, Duitsland According to legend, Cape Sounion is the spot where Aegeus, king of Athens, leapt to his death off the cliff, thus giving his name to the Aegean Sea.
Cape Sounion is noted as the site of ruins of an ancient Greek temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea in classical mythology. The remains are perched on the headland, surrounded on three sides by the sea. The ruins bear the deeply engraved name of English Romantic poet Lord Byron (1788–1824). 60 minutes
Temple of Poseidon, Sounio, Greece The temple at Sounion, was a venue where mariners, and also entire cities or states, could propitiate Poseidon, by making animal sacrifice, or leaving gifts. 60 minutes
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please notice that extra charges may apply per person or in total of the group for pick-ups from hotels- villas- airbnb outside the proximity of our tour selected pick route. In that case we can provide round trip transfer for customer(s) convenience ad-hoc quoted as per location of customer(s)' property.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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Kathryn_L
29 Mar 2017
The tour would have been amazing except for two things. 1. We did not enjoy our guide and felt like he made some rude comments to us throughout the day. 2. The wine tasting was too early, 10:30am! The Temple of Poseidon was great but the guide was not permitted there and we expected a guided tour.
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