Full Day Tour in Athens

Beginning from the meeting point that you want our first stop is at Acropolis of Athens (The word acropolis comes from the Greek words άκρον {akron} which means “edge, extremity” and πόλις {polis} which means city). The Acropolis, with the Parthenon (the temple of Athenian Acropolis), the Erechteion (greek Temple dedicated to Poseidon and Athena), the Temple of Asclepius (Asclepius is the god of medicine in ancient Greek religion ), the temple and the theater of Dionysus a major open-air theater and one of the earliest preserved in Athens, Odeon of Herode Atticus, a stone theater structure located on the south-west slope of the Athenian Acropolis, are some of the most popular archeological worldwide destinations and attractions.

Admire the incomparable architecture, the breathtaking view of Athens Greece.

After visiting Acropolis the city tour continues with the next stop in the temple of Zeus (Greek: Ναὸς τοῦ Ὀλυμπίου Διός, Naos tou Olympiou Dios), also known as the Columns of the Olympian Zeus, is a colossal ruined temple in the centre of the Greek capital Athens that was dedicated to Zeus. Construction began in the 6th century BC but it was not completed until the 2nd century AD some 638 years after the project had begun. The temple’s glory was short-lived, as it fell into disuse after being pillaged in a barbarian invasion in the 3rd century AD.

Next stop in your tour is Panathenaic Stadium also known as Kalimarmaro, which is an athletic stadium in Athens that hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. In ancient times, the stadium on this site was used to the athletic portion of the Panathenaic Games, in honor of the Goddess Athena. During classical times it had wooden seating. In 329 BC it was rebuilt in marble by the archon Lycurgus and in 140 AD was enlarged and renovated by Herodes Atticus, giving a seated capacity of 50,000.

Next stop the GREEK PARLAMIENT where the TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER is located and we will see the famous change of the PRESIDENTIAL GUARDS,then we will start driving in the city of Athens passing by from the three most beautiful buildings and perfect examples of the greek architecture,the ACADEMY,the UNIVERSITY and the NATIONAL LIBRARY.

Last in your day tour we will drive you to PLAKA which is located in the ancient city of Athens, where you will have free time for shopping in the ancient Greek agora(market), lunch at the traditional taverns or walking to the famous Greek small streets under the Acropolis. Another way of spending your free time is to visit the National Archeological Museum , the largest museum in Greece or the NEW ACROPOLIS MUSEUM which operates since 2009 with more than 5.500.000 visitors since then.

After that your full day tour in Athens has ended up gaining all the important information in details regarding the Capital City of Athens. No need to say that the above described route could be changed according to your needs adding some sights you may need to see or skipping some that you may already know . In order to be able to organize your time the approximate duration of the Full day tour in Athens is about 8 hours. Useful info about the admission fees, timetables etc. regarding the museums you will find here.