Athens city tour with Acropolis & New Acropolis Museum
Daily Service
Dep. 08.45
– Ret. 13.30
Half day
tour visiting Acropolis and the new Acropolis museum.
This tour gives you an
opportunity to observe the striking contrasts that make Athens such a
fascinating city.
Our expert guides will
take you to see the Panathenaic Stadium where the first Olympic Games of modern
times were held in 1896 (short stop).
Continue and pass by the
Prime Minister’s residence (ex Royal Palace) guarded by the Euzones in their
colorful uniform, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Hadrian’s Arch, the
Parliament and the memorial to the Unknown Soldier, the Academy, the
University, the National Library, the Constitution Square (Syntagma).
On the Acropolis visit
the Architectural Masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: The Propylaea, the
Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and finally “the harmony between
material and spirit”, the monument that “puts order in the
mind”, the Parthenon.
Continue and visit the
place where at last the statues found their home and admire the wonders of the
classical era: The new Acropolis museum.
N.B. 1) Due to certain restrictions in the
visiting hours of the new Acropolis museum the order of the program can be
changed.