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DAILY SIGHTSEEING TOURS - Departing from ATHENS, GREECE
 
 
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ATHENS CITY TOUR (Daily departures, start 08:45 end 12:30)
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 center 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 Hadrian's Arch, visit
the Temple of Olympian Zeus and you will make a short stop at the Panathenaic Stadium where
the first Olympic Games of the modern era were held in 1896. 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. You complete the visit with the Museum of Acropolis
RATE: 48Euro per person (includes guiding in english, entrance fee, tour transport)
   
   
ATHENS BY NIGHT DINNER & SHOW (Daily departures, start 20:15 end 00:30)
Your evening will start with a ride to the port of Piraeus, passing by the Port of Zeas (special
port for private yachts), and a short stop to the famous Mikrolimano where you will enjoy a
drink of ouzo with Greek appetizers. Then you will drive back to Athens, to the old area Plaka,
for dinner in a typical Greek Tavern with bouzouki music and Greek Folk Dances.
RATE: 55Euro per person (includes tour escort, transport, dinner and show - drinks extra)
   
   

CAPE SOUNION TOUR (Daily departures, start 15:00 end 19:00)
Drive along the coastal road, past the beaches of Glyfada, Vouliagmeni and Varkiza to the most
Southern point of Attica, Cape Sounion, where the 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 visit to the Temple, you have time to walk at leisure on the rocky promontory of Sounion.
RATE: 34Euro per person (includes guiding in english, entrance fee, tour transport)

   
   
ANCIENT CORINTH TOUR (Departures on Mondays & Fridays, start 08:45 end 14:00)
Leave Athens and drive South West until we reach the Corinth Canal which connects the
Aegean Sea with the Ionian Sea (short stop). Drive on and visit the Ancient Town of Corinth
where St. Paul lived and preached for two years. The remains of the City, which include the
Agora (market place) and Apollo's Temple (6th century B.C.) clearly show how rich and
important Corinth was in Ancient Times. A short stop at the Site of the Ancient Port of Cehries,
where St. Paul disembarked, will conclude the visit before returning to Athens.
RATE: 53Euro per person (includes guiding in english, entrance fee, tour transport)
   
   
DELPHI TOUR (Daily departures, start 08:45 end 19:00)
Drive through the fertile plain of Boeotia, crossing the towns of Thebes connected with the
tragedy of King Oedipus - Levadia and Arachova (short stop on the way back). Arrive at Delphi,
the center of Ancient World - the "Omphalos "(Navel of 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.
RATE: 88Euro per person (includes guiding in english, entrance fee, lunch, tour transport)
   
   
ARGOLIS TOUR (Departures on Tues / Wed / Thu / Saturdays, start 08:45 end 19:00)
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 to Mycenae, Homeric city of Atreides -
the city "rich in gold "of the ancient's poets. Visit the Lion's Gate, the Cyclopean Walls, and
the Royal Tombs e.t.c. Depart for Nauplion 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.
Afternoon, leave for Epidauros to visit the Theatre (4th century BC) famous for its astonishing
acoustics. Return to Athens by the National road connecting Epidauros with Corinth.
RATE: 88Euro per person (includes guiding in english, entrance fee, lunch, tour transport)
   
   
SARONIC ISLANDS CRUISE (Daily departures, start 08:45 end 19:00)
In the morning transfer by bus from Athens to Piraeus for embarkation on the cruise boat.
At 08:30 departure to Hydra, with arrival at 11:45. Here you have free time for a walk or a
swim. At 13:30 embarkation and sail for Aegina passing through Poros and the seashore of
the Peloponnese. The lunch will be served during the voyage. At 15:30 we arrive at Aegina
where you have time for a swim. Optional extra excursion available, by bus, to the fine
preserved Temple of Afea Athena. At 18:00 embarkation for the return voyage to Athens.
RATE: 85Euro per person (includes tour escort, lunch, tour/cruise transport)
   
   
 
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