This Athens half-day tour will take you to all the most iconic parts of ancient and modern Athens city centre. Start with a photo stop at Panathenaic Stadium where the first Olympic Games took place in 1896, the only stadium built out of white marble. Next, you will pass by Zappeion, Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Athens Trilogy which includes the University of Athens, the Academy of Athens, and the National Library. This trip will continue to some of the most famous stops: The National Garden, Hadrian’s Arc, St. Paul’s Church, Parliament, Tomb of the Unknown soldier, Schliemann’s House (Numismatic Museum), Catholic Cathedral, Old Parliament, Constitution Square, Russian Orthodox Church, and finally Acropolis.
At the Acropolis, you will be able to visit the Propylaea, Temple of Athena Nike, Parthenon, Erechtheion with its Porch of Maidens. Your expert tour guide will lead a pleasant walk passing by Herodion and Dionysos Theatre, in order to visit the Acropolis Museum. You will get to skip the lines and head in to check out the main attractions including votives, artefacts of everyday life, statues from archaic period, Caryatids, and of course the Parthenon Hall with the metopes, the pediments and the frieze.
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Tickets must be redeemed at the Key Tours Office at 26 Athanasiou Diakou street, please have your iVenture Card present. Please call ahead for bookings as there is limited availability, especially during summer (April - October).