Athens Full Day Private Tour

Athens Full Day Private Tour - Duration 8 Hours

Top Visits

• Parthenon - Acropolis  
• Acropolis Museum
• Herod Atticus Odeon- Theater of Dionysus 
• Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Plateia Syntagmatos  - Hellenic Parliament
• Panathenaic Stadium  
• Mount Lycabettus 
• The Academy of Athens - National Library of Greece - National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 
• Ancient Agora of Athens - Temple of Hephaestus - Museum of the Ancient Agora - Stoa of Attalos 
• Temple of Olympian Zeus 
• Monastiraki - Plaka

     

    

Itinerary
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Stop At: Acropolis, via Dionysiou Areopagitou str., Athens 105 58 Greece

Sightseeing in Athens starts with the hill of Acropolis which will make your day. On the historical hill, you will have the opportunity to see the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the Temple of the Athena Nike, the monumental gateway (Propylaea), the Erechtheum and of course the famous Parthenon, the main temple dedicated to the virgin goddess Athena.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Pass By: Propylaea, Acropolis, Athens 105 58 Greece

The Propylaea is the monumental entrances to the sacred area dedicated to Athena, the patron goddess of the city. Built by the architect Mnesicles with Pentelic marble, their design was avant-garde. To the south-west of the Propylaea, on a rampart protecting the main entrance to the Acropolis, is the Ionian temple of Apteros Nike, which is now being restored.

Stop At: Parthenon, Acropolis Top of Dionyssiou Areopagitou, Athens 105 58 Greece

Parthenon, the main temple dedicated to the virgin goddess Athena.

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens 10558 Greece

Temple of Poseidon & Athina

Stop At: Temple of Olympian Zeus, Leoforos Vasilissis Olgas Leoforos Amalias, Athens 105 57 Greece

After the Acropolis, we will head towards the Temple Of Zeus by way of Hadrians Arch

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Panathenaic Stadium, Vassileos Konstantinou Avenue Vassileos Konstantinou Avenue, 999-20, Athens 999-20 Greece

We will visit Panathenaic Stadium where the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Mount Lycabettus, Athens Greece

Then moving into the historical center of the city we will drive up the highest hill of Athens, Lycabettus Hill, where you’ll have the best panoramic view of the city, from the hill of Acropolis to the Aegean Sea.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Ancient Agora of Athens, Adrianou 24, Athens 105 55 Greece

Ancient Greek Agora which is considered the birthplace of democracy, philosophy and free speech.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Museum of the Ancient Agora, 24 Adrianou, Athens 105 55 Greece

Ancient Greek Agora which is considered the birthplace of democracy, philosophy and free speech.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Temple of Hephaestus, 24 Adrianou St. Ancient Agora of Athens, Athens 105 55 Greece

In the ancient Greek Agora, you will visit the Temple of Hephaestus (the best-preserved temple in Greece standing largely as built) and a small museum house under the Portico of Attalos.

Stop At: Plaka, Plaka, Athens, Attica

You will be feeling hungry by now so next stop is going to be a traditional Greek tavern with authentic Greek dishes

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Monastiraki, Monastiraki, Athens, Attica

Historically old neighborhoods of Athens.

Pass By: Plateia Syntagmatos, Leoforos Vassilissis Amalias, Athens 105 63 Greece

Next driving alongside the National Garden, we will see the changing of the guard (Euzones) in front of the old palace, which is today Parliament House, above the central square of Athens.

Stop At: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Leoforos Vasilissis Amalias Syntagma Square, Athens 100 28 Greece

Next driving alongside the National Garden, we will see the changing of the guard (Euzones) in front of the old palace, which is today Parliament House, above the central square of Athens.

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: The Academy of Athens, 28 Panepistimiou Avenue, Athens 106 79 Greece

The Acadamy Building constitutes one of three parts in an “architectural trilogy”. It was founded with the Constitutional Decree of March 18th, 1926, as an Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts.

Pass By: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiou 30, Athens 106 79 Greece

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is the largest state institution of higher learning in Greece, and among the largest universities in Europe. The splendid Athens University was designed by the Danish architect Christian Hansen and completed in 1864.

Pass By: National Library of Greece, 32 Panepistimiou Street, Athens 106 79 Greece

The National Library of Greece was built at the end of the nineteenth century, as the last of the Architectural of Athens, a group of three neoclassical buildings which also includes the Academy and the University. The building was designed by Theophil Hansen,

Stop At: Acropolis Museum, Dionysiou Areopagitou 15, Athens 117 42 Greece

As you enter the museum grounds, look through the plexiglass floor to see the ruins of an ancient Athenian neighborhood, which were artfully incorporated into the museum design after being uncovered during excavations.This dazzling modernist museum at the foot of the Acropolis’ southern slope showcases its surviving treasures still in Greek possession. While the collection covers the Archaic and Roman periods, the emphasis is on the Acropolis of the 5th century BCE, considered the apotheosis of Greece’s artistic achievement.

Duration: 1 hour