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Athens Half Day 5 Hours Private Tour
Athens, Greece, Europe
$375.07
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Overview
Are you ready to enjoy a tour of Athens, the birthplace of democracy? We have precisely the thing for you. On a private tour of Athens, discover the city of Pericle's Golden Age and all of its history and culture, including the Acropolis, Acropolis museum, Panathenaum stadium, and Lycabetous hill. This journey will show you what it means to be at the home of Western civilization, from modern museums and ancient ruins to the essence of Greek culture and history.
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Athens Half Day Private Tour
Only you and your party: Can participate
Pickup included
Only you and your party: Can participate
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 5 hours
- English-speaking drivers with deep historical knowledge.Not certified to accompany you to any site.
- Transportation by luxury air conditioned vehicle
- Bottled water
- Wifi, USB charger
- Pick up-Drop off service from hotel, port, airbnb and apartments
- Licensed Tour guide provided at an additional cost upon request and depending on availability
- Lunch
- Entrance fees (organized by us, simply pay on the spot, no pre-purchase required)
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AcropolisThe Acropolis, which dominates the center of modern Athens, was the ancient city's most important and majestic sanctuary ,dedicated primarily to its patron goddess, Athena.
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Teatro Di DionisoDionysus' Theater or Dionysus' Theater Elefthereos is the most important known open-air theater in ancient Athens and is regarded as the world's first theater. It was about 3 meters above the temple and was part of Elefthereos' sanctuary. Dionysos was the main venue for Attic drama because it hosted the Great Dionysia, Athens' largest theatrical festival.
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Herod Atticus OdeonThe magnificent Odeon of Herodes Atticus was the final great structure constructed in antiquity in the Acropolis area. It was a typical Roman amphitheater from imperial times, with a capacity of at least 5,000 people. The monument was renovated in the 1950s and has since hosted cultural events, mostly in the context of the Athens Festival.
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A particular main entrance going into the inside is a common feature to religious locations. It was customary in ancient Greek architecture for any significant religious site to have a primary gate. This major gateway, the Propylaia, has taken on a unique significance in Acropolis. It is neither only a gate going into the sacred area, nor is it only an architectural appendage to the main temple complex. The Propylaia play an exquisite and one-of-a-kind role. They represent the magnanimous nature of the Athenian Acropolis. This is why, rather of being a simple gate, the Propylaia is magnificently built as a complex and harmonious public monument.
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ParthenonParthenon is known as one of the most significant cultural places in the world as a permanent icon of ancient Greece, democracy and Western civilization. It began in 447 BC and work on building in just nine-year period (the season record) and in 438 BC, was finished. The task of embellishment began in 438 and finished in 432 BC.
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Tempio Di Athena NikeA temple dedicated to Goddess Athena and Nike on the sacred rock. It was built approximately 420 BC and is the first full ionic temple in the Acropolis.
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ErectheionAn exquisite edifice with special attributes and architectural form on the north side of the Acropolis rock. According to legend, it was here that Poseidon and Goddess Athena battled for the city's name.
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Tempio Di Zeus OlimpioIt's also called the Olympeion or Temple of Olympian Zeus and built in honor of the father of gods, Zeus who was living at the Mt Olympus summit.
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Arco Di AdrianoThe Hadrian's Gate in Athens is a Roman arch.It was created in honor of him during his stay in 131 AD and provides entrance to the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
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Panathenaic StadiumOne of the most important cultural monuments in Athens and in Greece in general is the Panathinaiko Stadium. It is otherwise known as Kallimarmaro and survives to this day in very good condition. As it is mentioned in its name, at this stage the goddess Athena was worshiped and for this reason competitions were organized in her honor every year. As a project it was completed before the 6th century BC, but in its final form with the precious marble it arrived after a long time.
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Changing of the Guard CeremonyThe Evzones execute the renowned "changing of guard" on Syntagma, in front of the Unknown Soldier monument ,every hour. Two Evzones come in front of the monument of the Unknown Soldier to take the place of their colleagues. The Evzones who until then stood motionless guarding the monument, start an impressive gait by stretching their limbs which is a great spectacle. The same steps are followed by the Evzones who are going to replace them. When the show, which lasts about 15 minutes ,is over, the Evzones stand still to guard the monument while their tired colleagues return to their barracks to rest.
- The monument of the Unknown Soldier is used as a reference point and tribute to the dead Greek soldiers on the two national celebrations of Greece of 25/3/1821 & 28/8/1940 (pass by)
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Hellenic ParliamentThe Greek Parliament is a timeless icon that is part of Greek cultural memory today. The structure has evolved, altered, and updated through the years.
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Syntagma Square is one of Athens' most central squares, and possibly the largest in the city center.
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National History Museum (Old Parliament)This building intimately connected with Greek history and served as the Greek National Assembly's first permanent place.
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The Academy of AthensThe country's most prestigious research institute was created in 1926 and is supervised by the Ministry of Education. The main building of the Academy is a notable landmark in Athens.
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National and Kapodistrian University of AthensEstablished in 1837,it is not only Greece's first university, but also the Balkan peninsula as well as an eastern Mediterranean.
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National Library of GreeceIt was created by the Danish architect Theophil Hansen as part of his famed Trilogy of neo-classical structures, which also included the Academy and the University building of Athens.
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Mount LycabettusThe hill was a rock that the goddess Athena was carrying in her hands and it fell to her in Athens when she heard the bad news that a crow carried to her. At the top of Lycabettus, adorned with the church of Agios Georgios, you will see Athens and the Saronic Gulf.
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Ancient Agora of AthensAncient Agora was the focal point of public life. On several times, the wide open area drew the attention of the Athenians.
- The Museum of the Ancient Agora exhibits a selection of discoveries among the hundreds that have been discovered over the previous 80 years and are related to the functioning of the institutions of the Athenian Republic. (pass by)
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MonastirakiMonastiraki means "small monastery" in Greek, as a major monastery originally existed in the neighborhood's main square.
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Acropolis MuseumThe Acropolis Museum, one of the most important in the world, houses finds exclusively from the Athenian Acropolis and its slopes. The collection spans the Archaic and Roman epochs.
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Athens Half Day 5 Hours Private Tour
Athens, Greece, Europe
$375.07
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!