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| Athens & Sounio full day tour |
Delphi 1-day tour |
Mycenae, Epidaurus, Nafplion 1-day tour |
Aegina, Hydra, Poros 1-day cruise |
Athens
& Sounion 1-Day
- Apr.'11-Oct.'11: daily
- Nov.'11-Mar.'12: N/A
Normal price:
EUR 99
Departure: 8:30 am
Return: 6:30 pm
Highlights: This tour combines the
Athens City
Tour & Acropolis Museum tour with the
Cape Sounion tour and
includes lunch.
From the Acropolis to Omonia Square, you'll see all the
famous sites of ancient and modern Athens on this comprehensive tour.
Offering a
perfect overview of the modern city, this guided tour will help you get your
bearings if this is your first visit to Athens. Depart for Panathinaikon
Stadium, cradle of the first Olympic Games that took place in 1896 (short stop).
Pass by the Prime’s Ministers residence, Ex Royal Palace, (guarded by colorful
Evzones) and Zappeion. Proceed passing by the Roman Temple of Olympian Zeus.
Continue passing by National Garden, Hadrian’s Arc, St. Paul’s Church,
Parliament, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Schlieman’s House (Numismatic Museum),
Catholic Cathedral, Academy, University, National Library, Old Parliament,
Constitution Square, Russian Orthodox Church, and finally Acropolis (visit
Propylae, the Temple of Athena Nike, Parthenon, Erechtheion with its Porch of
Maidens).
Continue with a pleasant short walk passing by Herodion and
Dionysos Theater, in order to visit the new Acropolis Museum
.
Main attractions such as votives, artifacts of every day life, statues from
archaic period, Caryatids, and of course the Parthenon hall with the metopes,
the pediments and the frieze will impress you.
After a morning full of images
continue in a local restaurant under the slopes of Acropolis for lunch.
After
lunch depart for a wonderful drive along the scenic coastal road which affords a
splendid view of the Saronic Gulf, passing through some of Athens most beautiful
suburbs (Glyfada, Vouliagmeni, Varkiza) to cape Sounion
.
Cape Sounion is only 45 miles (70 kilometers) from Athens, making it the perfect
lazy afternoon destination. The Cape's Temple of Poseidon is perched on a rocky
hilltop overlooking the sea. The view across the Aegean is magnificent with one
of the most breathtaking panoramic views in the world, extending all the way to
Kea and the Peloponnese on a clear day. The Temple of Poseidon was built in 44
B.C., and many of its original Doric columns are still standing. One of the
columns has a graffiti left by none other than Lord Byron in the early 1800s.
The precipice is a sheer 197 foot drop to the sea.
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Highlights:
Depart via the national highway passing by Thebes, Levadia (short stop) and
Arachova for 
Highlights:
The tour places emphasis on two sites: 
One
Day Cruise to Poros, Hydra, Aegina 
Departure:
8:15 am
and
the beautiful temple of Athina Afaia (optional tour); Hydra, the beloved
island of all painters, with its beautiful houses, all in pastel colours,
perched up on the rocks, and its long history - it played a leading role during
the War of Independence; Poros, a pretty little island that has
also contributed a lot in the liberation.
