Full Day Athens and Corinthos Christian Tour (St. Paul’s Steps)

  • Karyatides
  • Greece, Athens. Arch of Hadrian at night
  • Corinth Canal, Greece
  • Ancient Corinth
  • Archaeological Dig Site at the Apollo Temple
  • The Acrocorinth "Upper Corinth" the acropolis of ancient Corinth
  • The historic ancient ruins of Corinth
  • Athens The Parthenon
  • Athens Ancient Agora

This full day special private tour includes visits to the most significant Athens & Ancient Corinth classical monuments focused on them where St. Paul lived and preached.

  • Visit the unique Acropolis of Athens and admire the imposing Parthenon
  • Discover the Aeropagus (Mar’s Hill) from where St. Paul preached to the Athenians
  • Visit the Athenian Ancient Agora
  • Admire the magnificent Olympieio with the Zeus Temple and the Hadrian’s Arch
  • See the famous Panathenaic Stadium (also known as Kallimarmaron)
  • Climb to St. George Lycabetus Hill with the best panoramic view of Athens
  • Visit the famous Plaka
  • See the unique Corinth Canal (Isthmus)
  • Visit the Biblical Ancient Corinthos (where St. Paul preached to the Corinthians)
  • Admire the ApolloTemple, the Roman Odeon and the Glauke fountain
  • See the famous Vema (tribunal) of St. Paul
  • Visit the Acrocorinthos (The Acropolis of Ancient Corinthos)
  • Pay a short visit to the Kechries old port

What is Included

  • Private activity (only your group will participate)
  • Hotel or Apartment pick up & drop off
  • Piraeus Port, Cruise terminal pick up & drop off
  • Athens Airport pick up & drop off
  • Luxury air-conditioned vehicle
  • English speaking driver/guide (Not allowed to enter inside the archaeological areas & museums)
  • Bottled water, wet & dry tissues
  • Free WiFi on board
  • All taxes, fuel surcharge, tolls’ cost, parking fees
  • Baby seat or child booster upon request with no extra charge (compulsory to be requested in advance)
  • Folding wheelchair upon request with no extra charge (compulsory to be requested in advance)

 

What is Not Included

  • Licensed tour guide for escorting you into the sights (on request with additional charge)
  • Food & drinks
  • Gratuities (optional)
  • Entrance Fees (Cost as bellow)
    • Acropolis: Full 20 €, Reduced 10 €
    • Olympieio:  Full 8 €, Reduced 4 €
    • Ancient Agora: Full 10 €, Reduced 5 €
    • Ancient Corinth: Full 8 €, Reduced 4 €

 

Entrance Fees Policy

Reduced Ticket : People over 65 years old from EU members states upon presentation of ID or Passport

Free : Children and young people up to the age of 25 years from EU members states and children and young people up the age of 18 years from Non EU countries, upon presentation of ID or Passport


Entrance Fees Important Note

Athens Sights : You may buy your entrance ticket, either on spot (at the entrance gate of each sight) or in advance online on https://hhticket.gr (you earn the skip the lines service)

Ancient Corinth : You may buy your entrance ticket on spot (at the entrance gate of the sight)


Duration: 8 – 9 hours (approx)

Bring along

  • Your passport or ID and your booking confirmation
  • Comfortable shoes, sun hat
  • Your smile

Participants: 1 up 17 participants

Languages: English, Greek 

Opening Hours of the sights

  • Acropolis & rest sights in Athens
    • Winter Season (Nov. 1st up March 31st) : 08:00 – 16:30
    • Sumner Season (April 1st up Oct. 31st) : 08:00 – 18:00
  • Ancient Corinth
    • Winter Season (Nov. 1st up March 31st) : 08:00 – 15:00 (Closed on Tuesdays)
    • Sumner Season (April 1st up Oct. 31st) : 08:00 – 18:00

Requirements  

Please provide us with pick up point details (hotel name or apartment’s address, cruise ship name, arrival flight details or other) and with drop off point details (if different from pick up point). 

mportant Information

  • Please wait us for pick up at least 5 minutes before the scheduled tour start time.
  • Our driver will meet you at the hotel lobby or outside of the building of your apartment 5 minutes before the scheduled pick up time.
  • For Cruise travelers, our driver will wait you at the Exit Gate of Cruise Terminal holding a sign with your name.
  • In Athens Airport, our driver will wait you at the Exit Gate of the Arrivals Terminal holding a sign with your name.

Further Information / Detailed Tour Description

This special tour includes the sightseeing of the main sights in Athens & Ancient Corinth where St. Paul lived and preached to the Athenians and to the Corinthians. 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) from where St. Paul preached to the Athenians.
Your next visit will be to the Ancient Agora where St. Paul met the Athenians philosophers & exchanged thoughts & ideas regarding the new religion. Our private tour continues with the visits to Olympieio (with the Temple of Zeus and the Hadrian’s Arch) and to 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). 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). Our final visit in Athens will be to the famous Plaka. You will be lost in the narrow streets where the spirit of old Athens exists.
Time for lunch & we pass in the second part of our private tour with driving via the coastal highway towards Peloponnese. Our first stop/visit (ideal for taking photos) is the famous Corinth Canal which, through Isthmus, connects the Corinthian Gulf (Ionian Sea) with Saronic Gulf (Aegean Sea) & cuts Peloponnese peninsula from the rest Greek mainland.
We continue our private tour with our main destination which is the Ancient Corinth. You will find the famous "Vema" (tribunal) from where St. Paul preached the Corinthians. Further exploring the archaeological area you will see the Temple of Apollo (built on a rocky hill), the Theatre, the Roman Odeon & the Glauke fountain into a natural rock. Finally, your knowledge will be complemented in the Archaeological Museum.
Nest visit is to the Acrocorinthos (the Acropolis), a monolithic rock overseeing the ancient Corinth. You will find ruins of the Temple of Aphrodite, of the Ano Peirene Spring & of many churches. The final stop/visit is to the Kechries old port, from where St. Paul started his trip to Ephesus. Our private tour ends with the driving back to our starting point in Athens