4 Hours - Athens & Acropolis Highlights Private Tour

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Duration:4 hours (approx.)
Location: Athens, Greece

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If you have short time but you want to see the highlights of Athens that’s the best way! Visit the Acropolis and feel captured by the symbol of the western civilization. Then enjoy your drive around the city admiring the most important parts of it.

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1. Acropolis
Sightseeing in Athens starts with the hill of Acropolis which will make your day. On the historical hill, you will have the opportunity to see the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the Temple of the Athena Nike, the monumental gateway (Propylaea), the Erechtheum and of course the famous Parthenon, the main temple dedicated to the virgin goddess Athena.
2. Propylaea
The Propylaea is the monumental entrances to the sacred area dedicated to Athena, the patron goddess of the city. Built by the architect Mnesicles with Pentelic marble, their design was avant-garde. To the south-west of the Propylaea, on a rampart protecting the main entrance to the Acropolis, is the Ionian temple of Apteros Nike.
3. Parthenon
Parthenon, the main temple dedicated to the virgin goddess Athena, the eternal symbol of the Athenian Democracy and the werstern civilization.
4. Erechtheion
Temple of Poseidon and Athena, the strangest and most sacred place in ancient Athens.
5. Temple of Athena Nike
Temple dedicated to the goddess Athena Nike or Wingless Victory.
6. Theater of Dionysus
The Theatre of Dionysus Elefthereus is a major theatre in Athens, considered to be the world's first theatre, built at the foot of the Athenian Acropolis
7. Herod Atticus Odeon
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone Roman theater structure located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens, Greece. The building was completed in 161 AD and then renovated in 1950.
8. Temple of Olympian Zeus
After the Acropolis, we will head towards the Temple of Zeus, the biggest in antiquity, devoted to the King of the Gods,by way of Hadrian's Arch.
9. Panathenaic Stadium
We will visit Panathenaic Stadium where the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896.
10. Mount Lycabettus
Then moving into the historical center of the city we will drive up the highest hill of Athens, Lycabettus Hill, where you’ll have the best panoramic view of the city, from the hill of Acropolis to the Aegean Sea.
11. The Academy of Athens
The Academy Building constitutes one of three parts in an “architectural trilogy”. It was founded with the Constitutional Decree of March 18th, 1926, as an Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts.
12. The Academy of Athens
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is the largest state institution of higher learning in Greece, and among the largest universities in Europe. The splendid Athens University was designed by the Danish architect Christian Hansen and completed in 1864.
13. National Library of Greece
The National Library of Greece was built at the end of the 19th century, as the last of the Architectural Trilogy of Athens, a group of three neoclassical buildings which also includes the Academy and the University. The building was designed by Theophil Hansen,
14. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
We will see the changing of the guard (Euzones) in front of the old palace, which is today Parliament House, above the central square of Athens.
15. Hellenic Parliament
The Hellenic Parliament, in Greek known as Voulí ton Ellínon is the parliament of Greece, located in the Old Royal Palace, overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens. The Parliament is the supreme democratic institution that represents the citizens through an elected body of Members of Parliament.
16. Plateia Syntagmatos
Syntagma Square is the central square of Athens. The square is named after the Constitution that Otto, the first King of Greece, was obliged to grant after a popular and military uprising on 3 September 1843.

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Posted By : Brenda_B
The 4 hr private driving tour was a good fit for our family. Our tour guide Sunday was friendly, well-informed, and an interesting storyteller. We deeply enjoyed our time with him guiding us through the most essential ancient sites to visit in Athens. The tour company communicated well and efficiently with me. They were accommodating and flexible to create the experience we wanted with only one day to visit Athens.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15 07:37:59

Posted By : Dede_A
Very nice tour. Yantis was very friendly and informative. Well worth the expense. He even arranged a lunch reservation for us with a reserved table waiting for us.
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Posted On : 2024-05-10 09:54:45

Posted By : Tara_K
Andres was an outstanding guide! He was a wealth of knowledge and shared both historical and mythological information. We hit all the highlights in our four hours with him and highly recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2024-05-09 20:01:29

Posted By : Andrea_M
Elias was the most excellent guide!! We enjoyed our time with him very much. He is well informed, funny and fun.
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Posted On : 2024-05-09 07:09:43

Posted By : evanaU9663SR
The views and stops were great! The whole tour was very easy and convenient allowing us to visit numerous locations stress free.
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Posted On : 2024-05-09 05:39:41

Posted By : Bob_C
Tas was very very very knowledgeable, helpful, polite and listened to us. He explained history and how it affected Greece. At the end of the trip we felt like Tas was part of our family. The part that knew all about Greece and it’s people.
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Posted On : 2024-05-07 15:58:59

Posted By : coreys133
Our guide, Alexander was very knowledgeable about Greek history in general - his answers to my questions made the sights for enjoyable.

Our tour was on “Holy Friday” before Orthodox Easter. Olve Sea staff was very accommodating and flexible to help minimize problems due to early closings.

Normally would not spend the $ for “private tour” - but the convenience of not struggling with parking helped us make the most of our short Athens stay!
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Posted On : 2024-05-07 05:16:51

Posted By : audreydU771DC
My mom and I booked this tour as part of our girls trip in May and cannot recommend it enough. Our guide, Manos, was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the history of Athens and all of Greece. He was punctual, hilarious, courteous, and shared lots of interesting stories about each of the places we stopped. We would definitely book this tour again and highly recommend requesting Manos as your guide.
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Posted On : 2024-05-07 05:06:06

Posted By : siobhanmL5907ZO
Manos, our tour guide was delightful! He made ancient Athens come to life with his stories of the Gods and ancient kings and the history of Athens. His knowledge was deep. We recommend him very highly.
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Posted On : 2024-05-06 07:49:05

Posted By : Scott_P
George was great tour guide. Very knowledgeable, well spoken and accommodating. We asked a ton of questions and he answered them in detail. He was great.
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Posted On : 2024-05-01 02:08:41