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The heat and vast size of Athens take all the fun out of exploring on foot. With this private tour, cover the entire city and its highlights in just hours on board an air-conditioned sedan or minivan with an expert local driver. Marvel at the ancient ruins on the Acropolis, watch the changing of the guard, and explore the neighborhoods of Plaka and Monastiraki without breaking a sweat.
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Melissa_S, Nov 2024
This was the perfect tour for our last day in Athens. We docked at 8am but our flight wasn't until 5:30pm. Our family of five, included someone with limited mobility so we needed private tour with limited walking and the ability for this person to rest in the vehicle if necessary. Andreas, our tour guide/driver, was great! He was very knowledgeable about everything in Athens. There was a large charity event in Athens that day which closed a lot of the streets and caused additional traffic. Andreas altered our itinerary so that we didn't sit in any of the traffic. We were able to use the elevator at The Acropolis, see the Changing of the Guard (we never would have enjoyed this as much without Andreas narrating the entire process with details of the history, process and costumes), have lunch in Monastriaki Square, and visit The Panathenaic Stadium (we weren't going to go in until Andreas told us about the room of Olympic torches) all before being dropped off at the airport for our flight. I also want to give a shout out to Marina, the Administrative Assistant who coordinated this tour for me and answered my million questions as we planned our day. Marina and Andreas made our last day in Athens memorable! Thank you both!
Response from Host, Nov 2024
Hello from Athens!!!!! Thank you very much for your positive review!!!!It is greatly appreciated after such a demanding tour due to the charity event. Andreas did everything to make sure you had a perfect time without any inconvenience!!!! We will be very happy to see you again soon in Athens and we offer you our services!!!!! Many thanks, Marina Apostolou
Mardeen_M, Oct 2024
Konstantinos customized our family experience and helped make it as accommodating as possible for someone in our group who wasn’t as mobile. Very knowledgeable and responsive. We booked less than 9 hours before we needed to be picked up from the cruise terminal and used the time between that and hotel check in tour the City. It was so much fun!
Response from Host, Nov 2024
Hello from Greece Athens taxi!!! We are very glad that you enjoyed your tour of Athens after a last minute booking. Our experienced driver tried to cover the hours before your check-in as much as possible. We will be very happy to welcome you again to Greece and to show you other beauties. Many thanks, Konstantinos Tzardas
27daled, Oct 2024
We had a private tour with Andreas. He customized the tour perfectly for us. We had a fantastic introduction to Athens experiencing the changing of the guard, Olympic stadium and many other sites. He took us out of the city to explore a beautiful library which was built after the site was originally a horse race track. Learning the history and walking the site was a very special part of our tour. Andreas was exceptional, engaging and professional. He recommended a great lunch spot with delicious gyros.
Response from Host, Nov 2024
Hello from Athens!!!! Thank you very much for your positive feedback about the experience in Athens!!!! We would like to express our gratitude for your support by choosing our services.We are very happy that you felt safe and comfortable with our driver Andreas. We look forward to welcoming you in Athens! Best regards, Marina Apostolou
Reshmee_G, Sept 2024
The Athens City Tour in 4 Hours with our guide Andreas is an excellent way to explore the city’s highlights. Andreas' deep knowledge of Athens' history and culture adds great value as you visit iconic sites like the Acropolis and the Panathenaic Stadium. It’s an efficient and engaging way to experience the city in a short time.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
Hello from Athens!!!!! Your comments accurately represent the experience of the "half day tour in Athens"!!!!!!Thank you very much for that!!!!We will be very happy to offer you our services again!!!! Best regrads, Marina Apostolou
The Acropolis of Athens is a rocky hill 156 meters above sea level and approximately 70 meters above the level of the city of Athens. The Parthenon is a temple built in honor of the goddess Athena, patroness of the city of Athens. Τhe architects who worked were Iktinos, Kallikratis, and possibly Phidias (5th century BC). Finally, we will see the Erechtheion with the famous Karyatidis and the Propylaea.
The Parthenon is a temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron. Its construction began in 447 BC and was completed in 438 BC, although decorations of the Parthenon continued until 432 BC. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered to be the culmination of the development of the Doric order. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of Greek art.
The Erechtheion is an ancient Greek Ionic temple on the north side of the Acropolis, which was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena.
The Temple of Athena Nike is a temple on the Acropolis of Athens, dedicated to the goddesses Athena and Nike.
The Theatre of Dionysus is an ancient Greek theatre in Athens. It is built on the south slope of the Acropolis hill, originally part of the sanctuary of Dionysus Eleuthereus.
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus also called Herodion is a stone Roman theatre structure located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis.
3. Panathenaic Stadium or else known as Kallimarmaro stadium – the oldest in operation stadium of the world
4. Like the Acropolis, the temple of Olympian Zeus has been a distinctive Athenian landmark since time immemorial. The Pillars of Olympian Zeus, the outdoor ancient temple of Athena. The Temple of Olympian Zeus is a half-complete temple dedicated to Zeus, chief of Olympian Gods. It’s impressive history and destruction make the site interesting to study and its size a popular tourist attraction. It’s surrounded by other monuments, such as the Kallimarmaro stadium, the Hadrian’s Arch, and Zappeion Megaron. It’s within walking distance from the Athens center, 500 m east of the Acropolis and south from the Syntagma Square.
The Arch of Hadrian, most commonly known in Greek as Hadrian's Gate, is a monumental gateway resembling—in some respects—a Roman triumphal arch. It spanned an ancient road from the center of Athens, Greece, to the complex of structures on the eastern side of the city that included the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
The Zappeion is a large, palatial building next to the National Gardens of Athens in the heart of Athens, Greece. It is generally used for meetings and ceremonies, both official and private and is one of the city's most renowned modern landmarks.
The National Garden or Royal Garden is a public park (38 acres) in the center of the Greek capital. It is located directly behind the Greek Parliament building (The Old Palace) and continues to the South to the area where the Zappeion is located, across from the Kalimarmaro. The Garden also encloses some ancient ruins, side are the busts of Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first governor of Greece, and of the Philhellene Jean-Gabriel Eynard, of the celebrated Greek poets Dionysios Solomos, author of the Greek National Hymn, and Aristotelis Valaoritis.
The Hellenic Parliament is the Parliament of Greece, an imposing building located in the Parliament House (Old Royal Palace), overlooking Constitution Square in Athens. The Greek Parliament, the old Palace of king Othon which is located in Syntagma Square and the Unknown Soldier Monument which is guarded 24 hours a day by the Presidential Guard.
Syntagma Square is the central square of Athens. The square is named after the Constitution that Otto, the first King of Greece, was obliged to grant after a popular and military uprising on 3 September 1843. It is located in front of the 19th-century Old Royal Palace, housing the Greek Parliament since 1934. Syntagma Square is the most important square of modern Athens from both a historical and social point of view, at the heart of commercial activity and Greek politics.
6. 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.
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) is an integral part of the modern Greek intellectual tradition, life, and international presence. It successfully combines an old established name and authority with dynamic development and creative participation in modern letters and science. It is the oldest University in the country, founded by the Royal Decree of 22 April 1837 under the name “Othonian University”, as the first king of modern Greece, Otto of Bavaria, was its founder. Initially, it consisted of four Schools (of Theology, Law, Medicine, and Philosophy, the latter still comprising at that time Mathematics and Applied Sciences) with a total of 52 students. Its first seat was a neo-classical house on the north slope of the Akropolis hill, originally the home of the architect Stamatis Kleanthis (today the Museum of the University’s History is housed there).
Τhe Platonic Academy, or simply, ”The Academy”, was a famous school in ancient Athens founded by Plato in 428/427 BC and located a couple of miles outside the ancient city named Akademeia, after the legendary hero, Akademos.
National Library (Vallianeion)
This glorious neoclassical reading room once housed over 2 million books and manuscripts, among them 5.200 manuscripts that include over 300 Greek New Testament manuscripts and hand-written renditions of works by Aristotle, Plato and Homer.
Lycabettus is a hill of Athens . It has the small church of Agios Georgios at its top and a cable car also operates . Lykavittos is the second highest point of the Attica basin after Turkovunia and rises to 277 meters above sea level and 227 meters above the city.
7. Plaka is the oldest and most charming district in Athens. It lies right below the Acropolis Winding medieval alleyways with romantic narrow steps, neoclassical mansions and houses with red tiles and balconies with colorful flowers characterize the neighborhood The Greek literature often called Plaka the neighborhood of the Gods Typical Greek taverns and street cafés serving ice-cold frappés are also characteristics of the area.
Lively Monastiraki is known for iconic landmarks including the ruins of Hadrian’s Library, the Ancient Agora and the rebuilt Stoa of Attalos, with a museum exhibiting Athenian artifacts.
Once the most luxurious public building in the city, Hadrian’s Library was erected around AD 132. It has an internal courtyard and pool bordered by 100 columns.
The agora was a central public space in ancient Greek city-states. It is the best representation of a city-state's response to accommodate the social and political order of the polis. The literal meaning of the word "agora" is "gathering place" or "assembly".
The Stoa of Attalos was a stoa in the Agora of Athens, Greece. It was built by and named after King Attalos II of Pergamon, who ruled between 159 BC and 138 BC.
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