Athens Trip Overview
Enjoy the museum gallery of slopes where the transparent floors reveal a maze of excavated sanctuaries and settlements. Discover the history behind the museum’s archaic gallery. Spend some time to admire the Caryatid Ladies. Take a stroll around the modern gallery containing the Parthenon procession which is the crown jewel of the new museum. Exploit the marvellous view to take magnificent photos of the Acropolis. At the end of your tour our guide will offer a Parthenon Tours souvenir.
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Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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Enjoy the museum gallery of slopes where the transparent floors reveal a maze of excavated sanctuaries and settlements. Discover the history behind the museum’s archaic gallery. Spend some time to admire the Caryatid Ladies. Take a stroll around the modern gallery containing the Parthenon procession which is the crown jewel of the new museum. Exploit the marvellous view to take magnificent photos of the Acropolis. At the end of your tour our guide will offer a Parthenon Tours souvenir.
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Stop At: Acropolis Museum, Dionysiou Areopagitou 15, Athens 117 42 Greece
The Acropolis Museum is devoted to Parthenon and its monuments and is regarded as one of the best museums in the world. As described in the New York Times the new museum is “one of the highest-profile cultural projects undertaken in Europe in this decade”. This futurist and elegant building is designed by the renowned New York architect Bernard Tschumi. The multiple layers of classical Greek history are showcased through several ideas of architectural brilliancy. Ancient ruins are visible in its floor, and the Acropolis is always visible above through the museum’s floor-to-ceiling windows. The cultural experience is supplemented by the museum restaurant that features superb panoramic views.
Duration: 2 hours
