Athens Trip Overview
Take a journey through time to the legendary battles in Ancient Greece and through two world wars, exploring Greek military history. Discover what life was really like during conflicts on this enlightening war secrets tour.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Athens, Attica, Greece
Take a journey through time to the legendary battles in Ancient Greece and through two world wars, exploring Greek military history. Discover what life was really like during conflicts on this enlightening war secrets tour.
Stop At: War Museum, Vasilisis Sofias Avenue & Rizari 2 The entrance is located at Rizari 2., Athens 106 75 Greece
First you will be driven and escorted to the Athens War Museum of the Greek Armed forces, which was founded in 1964. The museum’s exhibition area is distributed over 4 levels and has images of Greek history from antiquity to present.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Floating Naval Museum Battleship Averof, Hellenic Maritime Heritage Park, Paleo Faliro 17510 Greece
After visiting the Athens War Museum, you will be driven to the “G. Averof ” battle ship Museum. The Battleship Averof, the most significant Greek naval vessel, played a crucial part in the history of the Hellenic Navy during the Balkan War (1912-1913). It was commissioned in 1911 and remained in active service for over a period of 44 years. Today, the ship stands as a monument to Greece’s navy and modern history. The battle ship serves its educational purposes by hosting day visiting from school, institutions, organization and private individuals.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Palaio Faliro Cemetery, 161, Achilleos 139, Paleo Faliro 171 23, Greece
The last stop will be at the Phaleron War Cemetery. The ATHENS MEMORIAL stands within Phaleron War Cemetery and commemorates nearly 3,000 members of the allied forces of the Commonwealth who lost their lives during the campaigns in Greece and Crete in 1941 and 1944-1945.
Duration: 30 minutes
