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Athens & History in 6hrs Private Sightseeing
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Athens
About
For those who seek the perfect city, this is Athens, which combines the old with the new, the modern with the history so perfectly.
Highlights
6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
Bottled water
Air-conditioned vehicle
English speaking tour driver, best-mannered with great knowledge of the Greek history & culture
Entrance fees
Licensed tour guide, only upon request and extra charge
Important Information
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Specialized infant seats are available
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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For those who seek the perfect city, this is Athens, which combines the old with the new, the modern with the history so perfectly.
Highlights
6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
Bottled water
Air-conditioned vehicle
English speaking tour driver, best-mannered with great knowledge of the Greek history & culture
Entrance fees
Licensed tour guide, only upon request and extra charge
Itinerary
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Athens
Your private tour will start with the Acropolis site, a complex of buildings that includes the Parthenon (main temple), Erectheion (the temple with the 6 female figurers, Caryatides), Temple of Athena Nike (Wingless Godess), Propylaia (the monumental Gate), Odeon of Herodus Atticus, Dionysus theater and finally the Mars Hill or Areios Pagos (the first ancient court and the place that St. Paul preached the Christianity for the fist time in Athens).
1 hour and 30 minutes
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Temple of Olympian Zeus
Our next stop will be the Temple Of the Olympian Zeus (the largest temple in Hellenic and Roman times)
30 minutes
3
Panathenaic Stadium
We will then move on to the Panathenian Stadium (the stadium of the first Olympic Games on 1896)
15 minutes
4
Plateia Syntagmatos
We go on to visit the memorial of the Unknown soldier and the changing of the Guards (Euzones) in front of the Greek Parliament, opposite the Syntagma or Constitutional square.
20 minutes
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The Academy of Athens
After that let's see the Trilogy of Athens (the Academy, the First University of Athens and the National Greek Library)
6
Mount Lycabettus
A visit to the Lycabettus Hill (the highest point of Athens) is a must and don't forget to take some pictures and a memory in your mind and heart of the entire city.
20 minutes
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Acropolis Museum
Finally, explore the New Acropolis Museum where you can see the marbles of the Parthenon and a superb collection of artifacts and relics found on the Acropolis excavations or the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, almost twice the size of the previous one that houses some of the most important artifacts from a variety of archaeological locations not only Greece, but Middle East and the Balkans as well from prehistory to late antiquity.
