Athens Holiday Package

What's Included?

• 2 overnights in Athens, on B/B basis.
• Private transfer airport-hotel in Athens-airport.
• City tour, incl. visit at Acropolis and the New Acropolis Museum, by regular organized Coach Tours, with official English Speaking guide.
• Cape Sounio tour, on sic basis.
• All above mentioned rates include local taxes and VAT.

Athens is the capital city of Greece with a metropolitan population of 3.7 million inhabitants. It is in many ways the birthplace of Classical Greece, and therefore of Western civilization.

The sprawling city is bounded on three sides by Mt Ymettos, Mt Parnitha and Mt Pendeli; whilst inside Athens are twelve hills, the Acropolis and Lykavittos being the most prominent.

Day 1: Athens

Arrival in Athens. Our transfer will be waiting for you at the airport to take you to your hotel. Check-in. Overnight.

Day 2: Athens

Athens city tour starts from the Panathenaic Stadium, where the first Olympic Games of modern times were held in 1896 (short stop). Continue and pass by the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Hadrian’s Arch, the Parliament and the memorial to the Unknown Soldier, the Academy, the University, the National Library, the Constitution Square (Syntagma). On the Acropolis visit, 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 monument that “puts order in the mind”, the Parthenon. Continue our visit to the place where at last the statues found their home and admire the wonders of the classical era: The new Acropolis Museum. Drive along the coastal road, passing 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. Return to your hotel.

Day 3: Athens

Transfer to the airport, having the best impression from your trip!

Exclusions

• Entrance fees to museums and archaeological sites.
• Drinks and beverages are charged upon consumption.
• Hotel official check-in time: 15:00 p.m. & check-out time: 12:00 p.m.
• Anything not mentioned in the inclusions.