Best of Athens for Brian Day group

From USD $100.00
  • Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)
  • Product code: ATHENS

In Piraeus (Athens) on Sept 20th your ship is scheduled to dock early morning. 

For your convenience, you can meet your guide between 7.30. 800 AM right of the ship,  who will be waiting for you with the sign "CBM"

We will pick up your luggage and drive to Athens along the scenic coast of Piraeus and stop to enjoy the beautiful view at Kastella.  Then we continue on to admire the spectacular Panathenaic  Stadium in Athens also called Kallimarmaro- "beautifully marbled" : the only stadium in the world made entirely of marble! This stadium was built in 1896 for the first modern Olympic Games in the ruins of the ancient marble stadium that existed from 329 BC. We will stop to enjoy the view of the Temple of Zeus and Hadrian’s Arch. Next stop will be at the House of Parliament in Syntagma Square to witness the hourly change of Guards at the tomb of the unknown soldier. Then we will drive through the city center to see the beautiful buildings of the so-called Athenian Trilogy (Academy, University and National Library). Finally, we will visit the Acropolis to admire the Parthenon which was the greatest and finest sanctuary of ancient Athens. After enjoying the history and architecture you will have leisure time for lunch and shopping at the famous and the most beautiful Plaka district, full of restaurants and shops. 

At the end of the tour we will drop you at your hotel in Athens. 


Tour last about 6 hours long. 


Admission for Necropolis is 25 euro per person, not included in the price and needs to be reserved during the time of booking. 

* There may be slight modifications to the itinerary depending on a  local circumstances.


WHAT TO BRING


  • Good walking shoes

  • Bottle of water

  • Camera

  • Photo ID if student or child 

  • & a great SMILE!