Athens Essentials – A City Break

Descripción del viaje

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Programa del viaje

• día 1

  Arrival, Meet & Greet & transfer to the selected Athens hotel

  Upon arrival at Athens International Airport, meet and greet with our multilingual professional assistant and transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is at your convenience. (No meals) If time permits, depending on your arrival time in Athens, we suggest one of our optional tours, with a supplement.

• día 2

  Athens Highlights City Tour with Acropolis & Museum

  

  

  Breakfast at the hotel, and at the indicated time, you will be picked up for the Athens sightseeing guided tour. The Athens half-day tour begins with a panoramic tour of Syntagma Square (Greek Parliament and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier), the National Garden, Hadrian's Arch, St. Paul's Church, the Catholic Cathedral, and Schliemann House. We will pass through the Athens Trilogy highlights, which include the University, the Academy of Athens, and the National Library. Our licensed guide will introduce you to the old and new history of Athens as we pass by these magnificent buildings. We continue for a photo stop at the Panathenaic Stadium, also known as Kallimarmaro Stadium, where the first Olympic Games were held in 1896. We then continue and pass by Zappeion and the Temple of Olympian Zeus. After the panoramic visit, we will continue our tour to the archaeological site of the Acropolis (Sacred Rock), a UNESCO World Heritage monument, and visit the Propylaea, as well as the small Temple of Athena Nike. Our tour will be completed with visits to the unforgettable Parthenon and the Erechtheion. Last but not least, we will enjoy a pleasant short walk, passing through the Herodion (Odeon of Herodes Atticus) and the Theatre of Dionysus, and visit the New Acropolis Museum, one of the most interesting museums globally. Total duration of the city tour: approx. 5 hours. After the tour, return to the hotel.

• día 3

  Full-day tour to Delphi: organized and regular, guided, with lunch at a local restaurant

  

  

  FULL DAY TOUR TO DELPHI – which includes: • Guided visit to the archaeological site & Museum (organized & regular) • Lunch at a local restaurant Pick up from the hotel for your day trip to Delphi to explore one of the most famous archaeological sites in Greece, the “Navel of the World” in ancient times. On our way from Athens to Delphi, we will pass through the Boeotian Plain, one of the most important agricultural centers in Greece, and the city of Thebes, the birthplace of King Oedipus. We will continue towards Mount Parnassus, making a brief rest stop on the way. Upon arrival in Delphi, we will pass by the Castalia Spring, visit the archaeological site, and see the monument of the Athenians’ Treasury, the Athenian Stoa, the polygonal wall, the monument of Plataea, and, of course, the Temple of Apollo, famous for its oracle. We will also visit the Delphi Museum, whose spectacular exhibits include the Sifnians’ Treasury frieze, the Naxian Sphinx, the Statue of Antinous, the metopes of the Athenian Treasury, and, of course, the famous bronze Charioteer, originally created to commemorate a victory during the 476 BC Pythian Games, and many other artifacts. After lunch at a local restaurant, we return to Athens via the picturesque mountain village of Arachova, built on the southern slopes of Parnassus, known for its attractive hand-woven rugs and quilts, as well as its wine and cheese (short stop). Return to Athens late afternoon. HIGHLIGHTS OF FULL DAY TOUR TO DELPHI - Temple of Apollo - Visit to the archaeological site of Delphi - Archaeological Museum of Delphi - Lunch at a local restaurant

• día 4

  Departure day from Athens - transfer to the airport

  Breakfast at the hotel and a free morning for last-minute shopping! Transfer to Athens International Airport to catch your flight back home!