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Overview
Discover for yourself the beautiful city of Athens. Just beyond the centre, you'll discover the start of the cosmopolitan Athens Riviera, stretching as far as Sounio down the Attica peninsula with esplanades on the water, beach bars, marinas, five-star resorts, dozens of restaurants and nightclubs overlooking the sea. With a half-day tour, you'll check out the iconic Acropolis, the Ancient Agora, Plaka and the historic centre. With an optional cruise, you can hydrofoil to the beautiful Greek islands of the Saronic Gulf: Aegina, Poros, Hydra and Spetses. Whether part of a city break or part of a longer holiday, your stay in Attica will have everything. Live the experience of admiring worldwide treasures of ancient times in one of the oldest capitals of the world.
Description
Day 1: Day 1: Arrival
Stop At: Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos", Attiki Odos, Spata 190 04, Greece
Upon your arrival at Athens airport, you'll be transported to a 4-star hotel in Athens. You'll have the afternoon to spend at your leisure.
Duration: 1 day
Accommodation included:
Overnight at President Hotel or a similar 4-star hotel in Athens
Day 2: Half-Day Panoramic Tour of Athens
Stop At: Panathenaic Stadium, Vassileos Konstantinou Avenue, opposite the statue of Myron Discobolus, Athens 11635 Greece
The Panathenaic Stadium or Kallimarmaro is a multi-purpose stadium in Athens, Greece. One of the main historic attractions of Athens, it is the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Old Royal Palace, Old Royal Palace, Athina 105 57, Greece
The Maximos Mansion is located at Herodes Atticus Street 19, next to the Presidential Mansion and the National Garden of Athens. The building was founded in 1912 by Alexandros Michalinos, a wealthy shipowner from the island of Chios. Before the construction of the mansion, the site was a garden for the Royal Palace. Between 1941 and 1944, during the Nazi occupation of Greece, the mansion was used as the residence of the German Admiral of the Aegean Sea. After the war, the building was briefly used as the residence of the U.S. ambassador in Athens. In 1952 Dimitrios Maximos sold the mansion to the Greek state at a favourable price. In 1982, the prime minister's office was moved into the mansion (prior to that, the prime minister's office was located inside the Parliament building).
Stop At: Temple of Olympian Zeus, Leoforos Vasilissis Olgas, Leoforos Amalias, Athens 10557 Greece
The Temple of Olympian Zeus is a former colossal temple at the centre of the Greek capital Athens. It was dedicated to "Olympian" Zeus, a name originating from his position as head of the Olympian gods. Construction began in the 6th century BC during the rule of the Athenian tyrants and was during the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century AD, some 638 years after the project had begun. During the Roman period the temple, which included 104 colossal columns, was renowned as the largest temple in Greece and housed one of the largest cult statues in the ancient world.
Stop At: Arch of Hadrian, Leoforos Amalias, Athens Greece
The Arch of Hadrian, most commonly known in Greek as Hadrian's Gate, is a monumental gateway resembling—in some respects—a Roman triumphal arch. It spanned an ancient road from the centre of Athens to the complex of structures on the city’s eastern side, including the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
Stop At: Hellenic Parliament, Parliament Mansion, Athens GR Greece
The Hellenic Parliament is a neoclassical three-floor structure designed by Friedrich von Gärtner and completed in 1843, originally served as a palace for the Greek monarchs, hence sometimes still referred to as the "Old Palace". The building has been used for many different purposes — functioning as a makeshift hospital, a museum, etc. — until November 1929, when the government decided that the building would permanently house Parliament. After more extensive renovations, the Senate convened in the "Old Palace" on 2 August 1934, followed by the Fifth National Assembly on 1 July 1935. Although the monarchy was restored that same year, the building has housed Parliament ever since.
Stop At: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Leoforos Vasilissis Amalias, Syntagma Square, Athens 10028 Greece
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a war memorial located in Syntagma Square in Athens, in front of the Old Royal Palace. It is a cenotaph dedicated to the Greek soldiers killed during the war. It was sculpted between 1930 and 1932 by sculptor Fokion Rok. The tomb is guarded by the Evzones of the Presidential Guard.
Stop At: The Academy of Athens, 28 Panepistimiou Avenue, Athens 10679 Greece
The Academy of Athens is Greece's national academy and the highest research establishment in the country. It was established in 1926, with its founding principle traced back to the historical Academy of Plato and operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Education. The Academy's main building is one of the major landmarks of Athens.
Stop At: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 30 Panepistimiou Street, Athens 15772 Greece
The National University of Athens has been in continuous operation since its establishment in 1837 and is the oldest higher education institution of the modern Greek state and the first contemporary university in both the Balkan Peninsula and the Eastern Mediterranean. Today it is one of the largest universities by enrollment in Europe, with over 69,000 registered students. The National University of Athens is integral to the modern Greek academic and intellectual tradition.
Stop At: National Library of Greece, 32 Panepistimiou Street, Athens 10679 Greece
The National Library of Greece is the main public library of Greece, located in Athens. Founded by Ioannis Kapodistrias in 1832, its mission is to locate, collect, organize, describe and preserve the perpetual evidence of Greek culture and its uptake over time, as well as important representative evidence of human intellectual production. It ensures equal non-access to these items based on the freedom of knowledge, information, and research.
Stop At: Plateia Syntagmatos, Leoforos Vassilissis Amalias, Athens 10563 Greece
Syntagma Square ("Constitution Square") is the central square of Athens. The square is named after the Constitution that Otto, the first King of Greece, was obliged to grant after a popular and military uprising on 3 September 1843Syntagma Square is the most important square of modern Athens from both a historical and social point of view, at the heart of commercial activity and Greek politics.
Stop At: Acropolis, Via Dionysiou Areopagitou Str., Athens 10558 Greece
The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance, the most famous being the Parthenon. The term acropolis is generic and there are many other acropoleis in Greece. During ancient times the Acropolis of Athens was known also more properly as Cecropia, after the legendary serpent-man, Cecrops, the supposed first Athenian king.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Propylaea, Acropolis, Athens 10558 Greece
The Propylaea is the classical Greek Doric building complex that functioned as the monumental ceremonial gateway to the Acropolis of Athens. Built between 437 and 432 BCE as a part of the Periclean Building Program, it was the last in a series of gatehouses built on the citadel. Its architect was Mnesikles, his only known building. It is evident from traces left on the extant building that the plan for the Propylaea evolved considerably during its construction and that the project was ultimately abandoned in an unfinished state.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Athena Nike, Acropolis, Dionysiou Areopagitou, Acropolis, Athens 10558 Greece
The Temple of Athena Nike is a temple on the Acropolis of Athens, dedicated to the goddesses Athena and Nike. Built around 420 BC, the temple is the earliest fully Ionic temple on the Acropolis. It has a prominent position on a steep bastion at the southwest corner of the Acropolis to the right of the entrance, the Propylaea. Nike was the goddess of victory in Greek mythology, and Athena was worshipped in this form, representative of being victorious in war. The citizens worshipped the goddesses in hopes of a successful outcome in the long Peloponnesian War fought against the Spartans and allies.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens 10558 Greece
The Erechtheion or Temple of Athena Polias is an ancient Greek Ionic temple-telesterion on the north side of the Acropolis, which was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena. The building, made to house the statue of Athena Polias, has in modern scholarship been called the Erechtheion (the sanctuary of Erechtheus or Poseidon) in the belief that Pausanias' description of the Erechtheion applies to this building.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Parthenon, Acropolis, Top of Dionyssiou Areopagitou, Athens 10558 Greece
The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena during the fifth century BC. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of Greek art, an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece, democracy, and Western civilization. It was built in thanksgiving for the Hellenic victory over Persian invaders during the Greco-Persian Wars and replaced an older Athena temple, which historians call the Pre-Parthenon or Older Parthenon, that was demolished in the Persian invasion of 480 BC.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Acropolis Museum, Dionysiou Areopagitou 15, Athens 11742 Greece
The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena during the fifth century BC. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of Greek art, an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece, democracy, and Western civilization. It was built in thanksgiving for the Hellenic victory over Persian invaders during the Greco-Persian Wars and replaced an older Athena temple, which historians call the Pre-Parthenon or Older Parthenon, that was demolished in the Persian invasion of 480 BC.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
Breakfast
Accommodation included:
Overnight at President Hotel or a similar 4-star hotel in Athens
Day 3: Free Day at Athens
Stop At: Academy of Athens, Panepistimiou 28, Athina 106 79, Greece
You'll have the day to spend at your leisure, wherein you can stroll along the streets and enjoy more of the vibrant neighbourhood.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
Breakfast
Accommodation included:
Overnight at President Hotel or a similar 4-star hotel in Athens
Day 4: Last Day - Departure
Stop At: Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos", Attiki Odos, Spata 190 04, Greece
After breakfast, you'll check out of the hotel and will be transferred to Athens airport.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
Breakfast
Schedule
- Reservations are REQUIRED for all bookings
- Book Your Package On-Line and Receive Your Confirmation
- Departure point: Detailed check-in instructions - including the address and parking information if applicable - will be included in your final confirmation email.
- Duration: 4 days (Approx.)
- Departure Time:
Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.
Apr 2019
4/1/2025 - 4/30/2025
5/1/2025 - 6/30/2025Monday - Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:30 PM
7/1/2025 - 9/20/2025Monday - Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:30 PM
9/21/2025 - 10/31/2025Monday - Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:30 PM Monday - Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:30 PM - Return Details: Returns to original departure point
What's Included
- 24-hour emergency phone number
- Half day Athens city guided sightseeing tour (SIC)
- Arrival and departure Transfers with assistance
- 3 nights 4* hotel accommodation in Athens
- International flights
- Travel Insurance
- Gratuities
- Personal expenses
- City tax
- Tour Leader
What To Bring
- Confirmation Voucher (printed or mobile)
- Any required or suggested items listed on your confirmation email.
- A Smile!
Additional Info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Please note that our packages are meant for individual travellers, without a tour leader. However, we remain at your disposal throughout your visit with a 24-hour emergency phone number.
- Operated by Mazi Travel
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This tour is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.