ACROPOLIS AND ACROPOLIS MUSEUM VISIT – DEPARTURE ATHENS (50 km – 4.5 hrs)

• Athens

  12 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

  After breakfast you check out (you can leave your luggage at the hotel). And then your tour begins. From the Acropolis to Omonia Square, with the half-day sightseeing and Acropolis museum tour you'll see all the famous sites of ancient and modern Athens.

• Panathenaic Stadium

  Admission Ticket Free

  Begin the tour with a photo stop at Panathinaiko Stadium where the first Olympic Games took place in 1896. It is the only stadium built out of white marble. Proceed, passing by Zappeion and the Temple of Olympian Zeus. You will then pass the Athens Trilogy which includes the University of Athens, the Academy of Athens, and the National Library. Continue passing by National Garden, Hadrian’s Arc, St. Paul’s Church, Parliament, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Schliemann’s House (Numismatic Museum), Catholic Cathedral, Old Parliament, Constitution Square, Russian Orthodox Church, and finally Acropolis (visit Propylae the gateway, Temple of Athena Nike, Parthenon, Erechtheion with its Porch of Maidens).

• Acropolis

  2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

  On the Acropolis, stroll up to the UNESCO-listed site that served as the ancient citadel, and tour the buildings as you hear how they reflected Athens’ prosperity in the 5th century BC. Continue the expert-guided Athens tour with a pleasant short walk passing by Herodion and Dionysos Theater, in order to visit the Acropolis Museum. Avoid and skip the lines of the new museum. Main attractions such as votives, artefacts of everyday life, statues from the archaic period, Caryatids, and of course the Parthenon Hall with the metopes, the pediments and the frieze will impress you. In the afternoon transfer to Athens airport and flight back. Approx. arrival time at the airport is 16:00 pm. Book your travel arrangements accordingly, or book an additional night in Athens (not included).
• Food And Drinks

  Breakfast