Morning Tour DEP.: 09:15 - RET.: 13:00
This tour gives you an
opportunity to observe the striking contrasts that make Athens such a
fascinating city. Our expert guides take you to see the centre of the city,
Constitution Square (Syntagma), the House of Parliament, the Memorial to the
Unknown Soldier and the National Library.
Driving down Herod Atticus Street, you will see the Evzones in their
picturesque uniform and the Presidential Palace.
On your way to the Acropolis, you will see the Panathenaic Stadium, where
the first Olympic Games of the modern era were held in 1896, (short stop),
and the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
On the Acropolis visit its Museum and the architectural masterpieces of the
Golden Age of Athens: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the
Erechtheion and, finally," the harmony between material and spirit"
the
Parthenon.
Afternoon Tour DEP.: 15:00 - RET.: 19:00
Drive along the coastal road, past the wonderful beaches of Glyfada, Vouliagmeni and Varkiza to the most southern point of Attica, Cape Sounion where the white marble pillars of the Temple of Poseidon stand. On the way you have a splendid view of the Saronic Gulf and the little islands offshore. After visiting the Temple of Poseidon, you have time to walk at leisure on the rocky promontory of Sounion.
HYDRA - POROS - AEGINA ISLANDS
One day cruise. DEP.: 08:00 - RET.: 19:15 approximately
08:00 in the morning we take you by bus, from your hotel to Marina Trokadero for your embarkation to the cruise boat. At 08:30 departure to Hydra where we arrive at 11:30. Here you have free time for a walk or a swim. At 13:30 embarkation and sail for Aegina past through Poros and seashore of Peloponnesus. The lunch will be served during the voyage. At 15:30 we arrive at Aegina where you have time for a swim. At 18:00 embarkation for the voyage of return to the port. Arrival to Trokadero late in the afternoon.
Morning Tour DEP.: 09:00 - RET.: 12:00
Leave Athens and drive to Zoumberi beach where we have free time for a swim.
One day tour. DEP.: 08:15 - RET.: 18:30
Drive through the
fertile plain of Boeotia, crossing the towns of Thebes -connected with the
tragedy of king Oedipus- Levadia and Arachova, famous for its colorful rugs
and carpets (short stop).
Arrive at Delphi, the centre of the Ancient world - the "Omphalos" (Navel) of
the Earth - whose prestige extended far beyond the boundaries of the
Hellenic world. On the slopes of mount Parnassus, in a landscape of
unparalleled beauty and majesty, lie the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo
Pythios.
Visit the Treasury of the Athenians, the Temple of Apollo and the Museum
containing such masterpieces of ancient Greek sculpture as the bronze
Charioteer and the famous athlete Aghias. Lunch in the modern village of
Delphi, return to Athens by the same route.
One day tour. DEP.: 08:15 - RET.: 18:30
Leave by the coastal
road along the Saronic Gulf to the Corinth Canal, which connects the Aegean
Sea with the Ionian Sea (short stop).
Drive on to Mycenae, the Homeric city of the Atreides - the city "rich in
gold" of the ancient poets. Visit the Lion's Gate, the Cyclopean Walls, the
Royal Tombs etc.
Depart for Nafplion through the fertile plain of Argolis, the picturesque
town nestling at the foot of a cliff crowned by the mighty ramparts of the Palamidi Fortress. After lunch leave for Epidaurus
to visit the Theatre (4th
century B.C.) famous for its astonishing acoustics. Return to Athens by the
national road. Lunch in Mycenae or Nafplion.
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