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JG Athens Tours
This special tour combines the sightseeing of the main sites of Athens with the places where St. Paul met the Athenians. You will start with the visit to the naturally fortified hill of the Acropolis, the cornerstone of Athens existence. You will travel back in ancient times walking among the Propylaea, the Temple of Athens Nike, the unique Parthenon & the Erechteion. From the top you will have a panoramic view of the ancient theater of Dionisos & of the Herodion (Odeion of Herodes Atticus). You will also discover the Areopagus (Mar’s Hill) where St. Paul preached the Athenians.
Your next visit will be the Ancient Agora where St. Paul met the Athenians philosophers & exchanged thoughts & ideas regarding the new religion. Our private tour continues with the visit of the Temple of Zeus & of the Hadrian’s Arch along with the famous Panathenaic Stadium (also known as Kallimarmaron) where the first modern Olympic Games were revived on 1896. Next stop is the Presidential Mansion (ex-Royal Palace) where you will monitor the traditional Change of the Guard. Our car will then climb you to St. George Lycabetus Hill with the best panoramic view of Athens (ideal place for taking photos). Your next visit will be the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, the largest museum in Greece, which is housed in an impressive neoclassical building designed by L. Lange at the end of nineteenth century.
You will admire thousands of finds which present the passing of the Greek civilization from the Prehistory to the Late Antiquity, while visiting the five permanent exhibitions, such as the Prehistoric Collection, the Sculptures Collection, the Vase & Minor Objects Collection which includes the Stathatos Collection, the Bronze Collection (which includes the famous Antikythera Mechanism) & finally the Egyptian & Near Eastern Antiquities Collection.
While on route of our private tour, you will see important buildings & places such as the National Library, the Academy, the Univercity, the Old Greek Parliament, the Catholic Cathedral (Church of Dionysios Areopagitis or St. Denis) & the Syntagma Square (Parliament building & Tomb of Unknown Soldier). We finally reach the famous Plaka. You will be lost in the narrow streets where the spirit of old Athens exists. We continue our private tour with the visit of the Acropolis Museum, one of the most important museum in the world. You will admire unique findings of the archaeological area of the Acropolis of Athens while visiting the permanent exhibitions such as the Gallery of the Slopes of the Acropolis, the Archaeic Gallery, the Parthenon Gallery & the Gallery of Classical Acropolis with finds from the Propylaia, from the Temple of Athena Nike & from the Erectheion. Our private tour concludes with the return in our starting place. Contact us for further details & info.
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Athens Archaeological Sites : Nov. 1st – March 31st : 08:00 – 16:30, April 1st – Oct. 31st : 08:00 – 19:30.
National Archaeological Museum : Nov. 1st – March 31st : Tuesday to Sunday 09:00 – 16:00 / Monday 13:00 – 20:00, April 1st – Oct. 31st : 08:00 – 20:00.
Acropolis Museum : Nov. 1st – March 31st : Monday to Thursday 09:00 – 16:30 / Friday 09:00 – 21:30 / Saturday & Sunday 09:00 – 19:30, April 1st – Oct. 31st : Monday 08:00 – 15:30 / Tuesday to Thursday 08:00 – 19:30 / Friday 08:00 – 21:30 / Saturday & Sunday 08:00 – 19:30.
Athens archaeological sites of the tour : 30€ per adult, 15€ for EU citizens over 65 years old & for Non EU students over 18 years old, free for EU students over 18 years old & for children under 18 years old.
National Archaeological Museum of Athens : 10€ per adult, 5€ for EU citizens over 65 years old & for Non EU students over 18 years old, free for EU students over 18 years old & for children under 18 years old.
Acropolis Museum : 5€ per adult, 3€ for EU citizens over 65 years old & non EU students, free for EU students up 18 years old & non EU children up 5 years old.
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