Skip The Line Acropolis & Historical Athens Private Walking Tour
Overview
In Athens, the Acropolis and historic chapels serve as backdrops for a walking tour that connects ancient history with modern insights. An experienced local guide will unveil unknown aspects of mythology and iconic landmarks.
- 🗺️ Avoid missing all the hot spots and gain insight you'd miss alone.
- 🏛️ See the highlights of the Acropolis slopes in Athens on a walking tour.
- 🎨 100% personalized tour customized at your pace.
- 🌟 Experience Ancient Greece’s greatest monument: the Acropolis.
- 👮 Soak up highlights of Athens, including the Changing of the Guards.
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Acropolis: Tickets of Acropolis are included in the total cost
- Acropolis Entrance Fees 30 Euro per person
- Private Certified & Experienced Tour Guide
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SyntagmaYour tour will start from Syntagma Square where your experienced tour guide will explain all about this place.
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Hellenic ParliamentWatch the Change of the Guards.
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Change of GuardsChanging of the Guard ceremonies take place at the Presidential Mansion and at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which is off Syntagma Square below the Hellenic Parliament. The Changing the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in particular has become a popular tourist attraction in Athens.
- The Royal Garden was commissioned by Queen Amalia in 1838 and completed by 1840. It was designed by the German agronomist Friedrich Schmidt who imported over 500 species of plants and a variety of animals including peacocks, ducks, and turtles. Unfortunately for many of the plants, the dry Mediterranean climate proved too harsh and they did not survive. (pass by)
- In 1869, the Greek Parliament allocated 80,000 square metres (860,000 sq ft) of public land between the Palace Gardens and the ancient Temple of Olympian Zeus, and also passed a law on 30 November 1869, "for the building works of the Olympic Games", as the Zappeion was the first building to be erected specifically for the revival of the Olympic Games in the modern world. (pass by)
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PlakaLearn all about Historical Athens and first neighborhood of Athens passing by the heart of Athens, Plaka.
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AcropolisThe Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance, the most famous being the Parthenon.
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ParthenonThe Parthenon is temple that dominates the hill of the Acropolis at Athens. It was built in the mid-5th century BCE and dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena Parthenos (“Athena the Virgin”). The temple is generally considered to be the culmination of the development of the Doric order, the simplest of the three Classical Greek architectural orders.
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ErectheionThe Erechtheion is an ancient Greek temple constructed on the Acropolis of Athens in order to house the ancient wooden cult statue of Athena and generally glorify the great city at the height of its power and influence.
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Temple of Athena NikeThe Temple of Athena Nike was dedicated to the goddesses Athena and Nike. Nike was the goddess of victory in Greek mythology, and Athena was worshipped in this form, representative of being victorious in war. It is said that the cult statue of the goddess at the temple had no wings so that she would never leave Athens.
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Theatre of DionysusDionysus was the god of wine and grape harvest. The theatre of Dionysus was the oldest to be founded in Athens; it was in this theatre that the unsurpassed works by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes were performed for the first time.
If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.