Athens Trip Overview
Get around Athens’ most-cherished attractions and see the city in comfort on this private, car tour. Enjoy a professional chauffeur service combined with an experienced certified tour guide that will share history facts and compelling stories. This private tour is designed to show-off the best of Greece’s ancient history and hospitality. You will get to know the city of Athens through a 2 hour route effortlessly, relaxed in a Mercedes Benz sedan or Minivan.
Go even deeper into local culture with an optional 2 or 4 hour extend of the Acropolis and/or Acropolis Museum tour, with our experienced tour guide and learn all about the roots of Western Civilization. Once your private tour comes to an end, we will drop you off at your accommodation or recommend a nice place for your lunch.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 to 6 hours
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Athens, Attica, Greece
Get around Athens’ most-cherished attractions and see the city in comfort on this private, car tour. Enjoy a professional chauffeur service combined with an experienced certified tour guide that will share history facts and compelling stories. This private tour is designed to show-off the best of Greece’s ancient history and hospitality. You will get to know the city of Athens through a 2 hour route effortlessly, relaxed in a Mercedes Benz sedan or Minivan.
Go even deeper into local culture with an optional 2 or 4 hour extend of the Acropolis and/or Acropolis Museum tour, with our experienced tour guide and learn all about the roots of Western Civilization. Once your private tour comes to an end, we will drop you off at your accommodation or recommend a nice place for your lunch.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Acropolis, Via Dionysiou Areopagitou Str., Athens 105 58 Greece
Visit the Acropolis and learn all about the roots of Western Civilization.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Plateia Syntagmatos, Leoforos Vassilissis Amalias, Athens 105 63 Greece
We will head to Syntagma’s main square, where we will stop and watch the changing of the Presidential guard, in front of the Greek Parliament. You will see the Evzones with their great traditional costumes and your private tour guide will explain you all about the meaning of each part of their costumes.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Leoforos Vasilissis Amalias Syntagma Square, Athens 100 28 Greece
Watch the changing of the Presidential guard, in front of the Greek Parliament.
Pass By: The Academy of Athens, 28 Panepistimiou Avenue, Athens 106 79 Greece
The Academy of Athens is Greece’s national academy, and the highest research establishment in the country. It was established in 1926, and operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Education. The Academy’s main building is one of the major landmarks of Athens.
Pass By: National Library of Greece, 32 Panepistimiou Street, Athens 106 79 Greece
The National Library of Greece is situated near the center of city of Athens. It was designed by the Danish architect Theophil Freiherr von Hansen, as part of his famous Trilogy of neo-classical buildings including the Academy of Athens and the original building of the Athens University. It was founded by Ioannis Kapodistrias.
Pass By: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 30 Panepistimiou Street, Athens 157 72 Greece
The University of Athens was founded on 3 May 1837, by King Otto of Greece and was named in his honour Othonian University. It was the first university in the liberated Greek state and in the surrounding area of Southeast Europe as well.
Stop At: Mount Lycabettus, Athens Greece
Mount Lycabettus also known as Lycabettos, is a Cretaceous limestone hill in the Greek capital Athens. At 277 meters (908 feet) above sea level, its summit is the highest point in Central Athens and pine trees cover its base. The name also refers to the residential neighbourhood immediately below the east of the hill.
The hill is a tourist destination and can be ascended by the Lycabettus Funicular, a funicular railway which climbs the hill from a lower terminus at Kolonaki (The railway station can be found at Aristippou street). At its two peaks are the 19th century Chapel of St. George, a theatre, and a restaurant.
At Lycabettus hill, you will encounter a breathtaking panoramic view of the city.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Panathenaic Stadium, Vassileos Konstantinou Avenue opposite the statue of Myron Discobolus, Athens 116 35 Greece
We will continue our tour at the Panathenaic Stadium, where the modern Olympic Games started in 1896. Also called “Kallimarmaro” stadium, is one of the highlights of Athens where the classic Marathon ends & the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Olympian Zeus, Leoforos Vasilissis Olgas Leoforos Amalias, Athens 105 57 Greece
Colossal temple at the center of Athens dedicated to the God Zeus and once home to the one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Arch of Hadrian (Pili tou Adrianou), Leoforos Amalias, Athens Greece
Classic Triumphal Arch built by the Ancient Athenians for the Roman Emperor Hadrian & seen together with the Temple of Zeus in the same location.
Duration: 10 minutes
