ATHENS Half-Day Sightseeing incl. Acropolis Museum
Daily from April to October 2024 (Half-Day)
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 the Panathenaic Stadium where the first Olympic Games of modern times were held in 1896 (short stop).
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).
At the Acropolis hill we will admire 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. Last stop is the new Acropolis museum, where the remaining statues are placed and inviting us to admire the wonders of the classical era.