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Private
Mainland Tours: Half Day
TOUR
1: ATHENS
includes
a visit to: The Acropolis (where you will
see the Temple of Parthenon which is dedicated to Athena
Parthenos, Propylea which is the monumental entrance to
the sacred area, the Temple of Athena Nike which is dedicated
to Athena-Apteros Nike, the Temple of Erechtheion which
is dedicated to Athena Polias, the Cariatides, the Herodeon
Theater, the ruins of the Theater of Dionysus and finally
Areopagus [Mars Hill]), and The Acropolis Museum*.
(Duration 4h)
* The Acropolis Museum can be replaced
by The
Temple of Zeus (which is the largest ancient
temple in Greece in the Corinthian order), The Panathenaic
Stadium (also known as The Kallimarmaro; the original
stadium built in the 1863 for the first modern Olympic games
in 1896) for a short photo stop, and finally The Old
Palace, The Tomb of The Unknown Soldier
in front of The Parliament & The Changing of
The Guards.
TOUR 2: ATHENS BY NIGHT
includes
a visit to: the main Greek port of Piraeus
passing by the most important points of the harbour of Microlimano
etc, and a drive through the central streets of Athens passing
by The Acropolis, The Temple of
Zeus, The Panathenaic Stadium,
The Tomb of The Unknown Soldier in front
of the Parliament, The Neoclassical Trilogy
[The Academy, The National Library, The First University
of Athens], The Hill of Lycabettus (short
stop), and finally The New Olympic Stadium
(built for the 2004 Olympic Games). If you want you can
have dinner in one of the most popular tavernas in the area
of Plaka (with live Greek music and Greek folk dances).
(Duration 4h)
TOUR 3: CAPE SOUNION
includes:
a wonderful drive along the scenic coastal road of the Saronic
Gulf passing through some of Athens most beautiful suburbs
(Glyfada, Lake of Vouliagmeni, and Varkiza).
In Cape Sounion you will visit The Temple of Poseidon
[5th century B.C ] with one of the most breathtaking panoramic
views in the world (on a clear day you can see at least
seven islands) and you will have lunch or dinner by the
sea. (Duration 5h)
TOUR 4: ANCIENT CORINTH
includes a visit to: The Canal (which is
about 6 km long and connects the Aegean Sea with the Ionian
Sea, its width upon completion was 25 meters, and 8 meters
deep), Acro-Corinth (the fortress acropolis
of Ancient Corinth and Medieval Corinth, being on a steep
of a rocky hill 575 meters high at its highest peak, with
uninterrupted views across the Corinthian and Saronic Gulfs)
for a short photo stop and finally Ancient Corinth
(where you can see the Long Walls that begin at the summit
of Acro-Corinth and descend all the way to Lechaion, the
artificial harbour on the Corinthian Gulf, the Agora, the
Dorian Temple of Appollo [6th c. BC with 1st c. AD restorations],
the museum which contains mosaic floors, Mycenaean and Corinthian
pottery, terra cotta sphinxes, statues of two supernatural
beings, relief plaques, the Roman head of the goddess Tyche
and small objects of various kinds, and the Bima where St
Paul preached). (Duration 5h)
TOUR 5: ELEUSIS
includes
a visit to: the city of Eleusis, which
is located near the Saronic Gulf, and is best known for
having been the site of Eleusinian Mysteries,
the most famous religious center of ancient Greece. It was
also the birth place of Aeschylus (one of the three great
tragedians of antiquity) and one of the most important sanctuaries
dedicated to the worship of Goddess Demetra and her daughter
Persephone. Today Eleusis is the town where the majority
of crude oil in Greece is imported and refined. (Duration
3h)
TOUR 6: MARATHON
includes
a visit to: The Marathon Lake, The Burial
Ground which was raised in honor of the Athenian
Warriors who fell in the battle of the Marathon in 490 B.C.,
The Marathon Museum (with the allmarble
dam, which supplies Athens with water (there is a cafeteria
near the lake where you can have a coffee break), and finally
The Triumph. (Duration 4h)
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