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Ancient Agora of Athens Site & Museum Private Tour
Athens, Greece, Europe
$420.18
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Overview
The Ancient Agora of Athens beckons with its rich tapestry of history, where democracy was born and philosophers roamed. This exclusive, skip-the-line private tour offers an intimate glimpse into the heart of ancient civilization, guided by a knowledgeable native Greek expert.
- 🏷️ Private Tour Option: Enjoy a personalized experience with a dedicated tour guide, ensuring an immersive journey through the Agora's storied past.
- 🎟️ Admission Included: Your tour includes tickets to both the Ancient Agora archaeological site and the Museum of the Ancient Agora, where treasures of daily life await.
- 🕑 This engaging 2-hour tour allows you to delve deep into the history of Athens without feeling rushed.
- 🏛️ Marvel at the Temple of Hephaestus, one of the best-preserved ancient temples, and learn about its significance in Greek mythology.
- 🗣️ Benefit from the expertise of a licensed local guide who will bring the history of the Agora to life with fascinating stories and insights.
- 📜 Walk the Panathenaic Way, the ancient road that connected the Agora to the Acropolis, and imagine the grand processions that once took place.
- 🖼️ Explore the reconstructed Stoa of Attalos, now a museum showcasing archaeological finds from various historical periods.
- 🌍 This tour is designed for all, with wheelchair accessibility and options for infants and small children.
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Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 2 hours
- Guidance throughout with official licensed local tour guide
- Admission ticket to Ancient Agora museum
- Admission ticket to Ancient Agora archaeological site
- Gratuities (optional)
Meeting point
Ancient Agora of Athens
Return details
Ancient Agora of Athens
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Ancient Agora of AthensThe Ancient Agora of Athens is a flat area defined by the Sacred Rock of the Acropolis and the hill of Areopagus in the south and the hill of Kolonos Agoraios in the west. It is traversed by one of the most important ancient roads, the Panathenaic Way, which led to the Acropolis from the main gate of the city, the Dipylon Gate. This road served as the processional way for the great parade of the Panathenaic festival, which was held to honour the city patron goddess Athena.
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Temple of AriesOn top of Agoraios Kolonos hill, stands the temple of Hephaestus, broadly known as Thisio. It is one of the best preserved ancient temples, partly because it was transformed into a Christian church. According to the traveller and geographer Pausanias (1, 14, 5-6), two deities were jointly worshipped in the temple: god Hephaestus, protector of all metallurgists, and goddess Athena Ergani, protecting all potters and the cottage industries. The identification of this temple as ?Hephaesteion? (location of worship of the god Hephaestus) was ascertained by the excavations and investigations that brought to light metallurgy workshops on the wider area of the hill, thus outshining earlier opinions presuming that Theseus, Hercules or Aris (Mars) were the deities worshipped there. The temple was probably erected between 460 and 420 BC by a yet unknown architect, to whom, however, are attributed other temples of similar structure in the Attica region
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Museum of the Ancient AgoraThe Museum of the Ancient Agora is housed in the reconstructed Stoa of Attalos, originally erected during the 2nd cent. BC as a gift of the king of Pergamon, Attalos II, to Athens. The exhibition in the Museum gallery holds archaeological finds coming from the systematic excavations of the American School of Classical Studies in the area and dated from the Neolithic to the Post-byzantine and Ottoman periods.
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Ancient Agora of Athens Site & Museum Private Tour
Athens, Greece, Europe
$420.18
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