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Suggestion No 1
Half-day Athens City Tour & New Acropolis Museum
Time: 08:00-14:00 approximately
Days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
DURATION: APPROXIMATELY 5,5 hrs

 
A guided coach tour of Ancient Athens, passing by the Zappeion Garden, Hadrian’s Arch, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Anglican Church, St. Nikodimos Byzantine Church, National Garden, Tomb of the unknown Soldier, House of Parliament, Schliemann’s House, the Academy, the University, the National Library, the ex Royal Palace (guarded the colorful Evzone), Panathinaiko Stadium, Theatre of Dionysus. Reach the Acropolis and visit the Propylaea Temple of Wingless Victory, Parthenon, Erechteon and the Hill of Philopapos with the breathtaking view of the entire City. The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built to house every artifact found on the rock and on its feet, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece. It also lies on the archaeological site of Makrygianni and the ruins of a part of Roman and early Byzantine Athens. The museum was founded in 2003 while the Organisation of the Museum was established in 2008. It opened to the public on June 21, 2009. Nearly 4,000 objects are exhibited over an area of 14,000 square meters.

Price: € 65 per person
       The above price includes:
  • English speaking licensed guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Transfer to and from hotel in A/C coaches
  • All taxes

Suggestion No 2

Half-day Tour & New to Cape Sounio

Time:14:30-19:00 approximately

Days:Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday

DURATION: APPROXIMATELY 4,5 hrs (afternoon tour)

Oval Callout: L. Byron mentions Sounion in his poem Don Juan: Place me on Sunium's marbled steep, Where nothing, save the waves and I, May hear our mutual murmurs sweep...

Cape Sounion is noted as the site of ruins of an ancient Greek temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea in classical mythology. The remains are perched on the headland, surrounded on three sides by the sea. The site is a popular day-excursion from Athens, with a spectacular view of the Aegean Sea, as viewed from the ruins, a sought-after spectacle. The site is accessible by road from Athens. This is a scenic highway, which closely follows the west coast of Attica (the "Attic Riviera"), passing through numerous upscale residential districts and resorts. From this jutting headland, there is a panoramic view of the surrounding Aegean islands.

Price: € 40 per person
       The above price includes:
  • English speaking licensed guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Transfer to and from hotel in A/C coaches
  • All taxes

 

Suggestion No 3

Full-day Tour to Delphi (including lunch)

Time: 07:30-19:00 approximately

Days: Wednesday, Friday, Sunday

DURATION: APPROXIMATELY 12 hrs)

The tour to Delphi departs the hotel in the morning for what is considered one of the most important archaeological sites of classical Greece. The ride passes by colourful cliffs en route to the mountain village of Delphi, from which participants have a spectacular view of the olive groves in the valley below as they look out toward the sea. According to mythology, it was here in Delphi that Zeus released two eagles, one from the East and the other from the West.

Following your visit to the excavations, you will have time to visit the Delphi Museum, where all the fine objects on display have been discovered in or near Delphi.

Price: € 95 per person
       The above price includes:
  • English speaking licensed guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Transfer T to and from hotel in A/C coaches
  • Lunch at local restaurant
  • All taxes

PLEASE BOOK YOUR TOUR BY CONTACTING Mr. Panagotidis at
Mail: s.panagiotidis@erasmus.gr | Direct: +30 2107414750 | Fax: +30 210 7257 532

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