Athens Trip Overview
In this one day tour, you will have the opportunity to see the Athens landmarks and enjoy the tour to Loutraki, Corinth Canal, and Ancient Corinth.
Explore the most important sites like the Panathenaic Stadium, the National Library, and the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
Follow the footsteps of Apostle Paul from Athens to Ancient Corinth, ideal sightseeing in some of the most beautiful places in Greece, and enjoying the breathtaking views from the Isthmus/Corinth Canal.
We will visit Loutraki, the seaside resort on the Gulf of Corinth. Through the imposing entrance gates, you will enter the castle and you will discover its hidden gems of Acrocorinth.
You will also explore the archaeological site of ancient Corinth, including its fabulous museum, Temple of Apollo, Fountain of Glauke, Peirene, Asklepieion, Odeion, Bema, Agora, and much more. Following some allocated time for shopping, you will be driven to the port of Kechries, tracing the footsteps of St. Paul to the east.
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Duration: 8 to 10 hours
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Athens, Attica, Greece
In this one day tour, you will have the opportunity to see the Athens landmarks and enjoy the tour to Loutraki, Corinth Canal, and Ancient Corinth.
Explore the most important sites like the Panathenaic Stadium, the National Library, and the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
Follow the footsteps of Apostle Paul from Athens to Ancient Corinth, ideal sightseeing in some of the most beautiful places in Greece, and enjoying the breathtaking views from the Isthmus/Corinth Canal.
We will visit Loutraki, the seaside resort on the Gulf of Corinth. Through the imposing entrance gates, you will enter the castle and you will discover its hidden gems of Acrocorinth.
You will also explore the archaeological site of ancient Corinth, including its fabulous museum, Temple of Apollo, Fountain of Glauke, Peirene, Asklepieion, Odeion, Bema, Agora, and much more. Following some allocated time for shopping, you will be driven to the port of Kechries, tracing the footsteps of St. Paul to the east.
Stop At: Corinth, Corinth, Corinthia Region, Peloponnese
Korinthos, an important city-state of ancient Peloponissos with a major natural control site of the isthmus being also the most important centre of the ancient world. It was considered to be the wealthiest in ancient times.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Apollo, Ancient Corinth, Corinth 20007 Greece
The temple of Apollo archair temple built of 40 monolithic Dorian columns with only seven of them maintained over the ruins of the ancient market.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Akrokorinthos, Corinth 200 07 Greece
Akrokorinthos, a steep rock 575m. high which because of its morphology, used to be a viewport (Acropolis) in ancient times in case of a raid either from central Greece or from the sea.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Panathenaic Stadium, Vassileos Konstantinou Avenue opposite the statue of Myron Discobolus, Athens 116 35 Greece
Panathenaic Stadium or else known as Kallimarmaro stadium – the oldest in operation stadium of the world, where the Olympics Games have been held three times. It is the only major stadium in the world built entirely of white marble.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Olympian Zeus, Leoforos Vasilissis Olgas Leoforos Amalias, Athens 105 57 Greece
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.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Hellenic Parliament, Parliament Mansion, Athens GR-10021 Greece
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.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Hadrian’s Library, Areos 3, Athens 105 55 Greece
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.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 30 Panepistimiou Street, Athens 157 72 Greece
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).
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: The Academy of Athens, 28 Panepistimiou Avenue, Athens 106 79 Greece
The Academy was founded by Plato in ca. 387 BC in Athens. Aristotle studied there for twenty years (367 BC – 347 BC) before founding his own school, the Lykeion. The Academy persisted throughout the Hellenistic period as a skeptical school, until coming to an end after the death of Philo of Larissa in 83 BC. The Academy has been cited by historians as the first higher learning institution in the Western world.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Parthenon, Acropolis Top of Dionyssiou Areopagitou, Athens 105 58 Greece
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.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Plaka, Athens 10556 Greece
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.
Duration: 30 minutes
