Full Day Athens Christian Tour and Museums (St. Paul’s Steps)
This full day private tour covers the most significant Athens classical monuments also focused on them where St. Paul met the Athenians as well as the two major museums in Athens, the New Acropolis Museum and the National Archaeological Museum.
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)
Visit the gorgeous National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
See the Athens Catholic Cathedral
Climb to St. George Lycabetus Hill with the best panoramic view of Athens
Visit the famous Plaka
Visit the impressive Acropolis Museum
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 €
National Archaeological Museum: Full 12 €, Reduced 6 €
Acropolis Museum:
Winter Season (Nov. 1st – March 31st) : Full 10 €, Reduced 5 €
Summer Season (April 1st – Oct. 31st) : Full 15 €, Reduced 10 €
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
You may buy your entrance ticket, either on spot (at the entrance gate of each sight and the museums) or in advance online (you earn the skip the lines service) on https://hhticket.gr for the Athens sights & National Archaeological Museum and on https://etickets.theacropolismuseum.gr for the Acropolis Museum.
Duration: 8 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
Winter Season (Nov. 1st up March 31st) : 08:00 – 16:30
Sumner Season (April 1st up Oct. 31st) : 08:00 – 18:00
National Archaeological Museum of Athens
Winter Season (Nov. 1st up March 31st) : 08:00 – 15:30 apart from Tuesday (13:00 – 20:00)
Sumner Season (April 1st up Oct. 31st) : 08:00 – 20:00 apart from Tuesday (13:00 – 20:00)
Acropolis Museum
Winter Season (Nov. 1st up March 31st) : 09:00 – 16:30
Sumner Season (April 1st up Oct. 31st) : 09:00 – 19:30 apart from Monday (last entry at 16:30)
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 full day private tour covers the most significant Athens classical monuments also focused on them where St. Paul met the Athenians as well as the two major museums in Athens. 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). Your next visit will be to 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 19th 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 continuing our private touring, you will pass and 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) and the Syntagma Square (Parliament building & Tomb of Unknown Soldier). We shall then reach to the famous Plaka, where you will be lost in the narrow streets where the spirit of old Athens exists. Our final visit is to the New 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 theGallery 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 is concluded with the return to our starting place.
This full day private tour covers the most significant Athens classical monuments also focused on them where St. Paul met the Athenians as well as the two major museums in Athens, the New Acropolis Museum and the National Archaeological Museum.
What is Included
What is Not Included
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
You may buy your entrance ticket, either on spot (at the entrance gate of each sight and the museums) or in advance online (you earn the skip the lines service) on https://hhticket.gr for the Athens sights & National Archaeological Museum and on https://etickets.theacropolismuseum.gr for the Acropolis Museum.
Duration: 8 hours (approx)
Bring along
Participants: 1 up 17 participants
Languages: English, Greek
Opening Hours of the sights
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
Further Information / Detailed Tour Description
This special full day private tour covers the most significant Athens classical monuments also focused on them where St. Paul met the Athenians as well as the two major museums in Athens. 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). Your next visit will be to 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 19th 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 continuing our private touring, you will pass and 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) and the Syntagma Square (Parliament building & Tomb of Unknown Soldier). We shall then reach to the famous Plaka, where you will be lost in the narrow streets where the spirit of old Athens exists. Our final visit is to the New 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 is concluded with the return to our starting place.