Athens

September 12th                         Athens   

#1. Athens culinary bicycle tour: w/ballerine22
 A way to discover our culinary treasures and feel the modern beat of our city.
 Duration: 3 hours
 Distance: 6 km
 Difficulty level: Easy
 Price per person: € 25
 1 hour free bike rental after tour. 
 Tour leaves at 9am from office in Athens, we can grab the metro together after getting off the         ship to get to their office. I'd like to inform you that our tours are with escort (general   information about the sights that we visit, not so many details about historical dates etc.) in English. The Culinary tour lasts approximately 3 hours, during the tour we visit some major sights and the modern market where from you can buy some goodies and then have a picnic up a hill overlooking Athens and Parthenon.
We make discount for more than 5 people and the maximum number of a group is 7.
http://www.athensbybike.gr/    

 Please email ballerine22 at amberklispie@gmail.com for additional info on this tour. 

#2 Athens Full Day Tour  This tour is full
Suggested itinerary
We start the tour by visiting the so called “sacred rock”, the Acropolis. Here you will see the Parthenon that was dedicated to goddess Athena (Parthenos), Propylea, the monumental entrance to the sacred area, the temple of Athena Nike which was dedicated to Athena-Nike (Victory) the Erechtheion with its famous female figures-statues the Caryatides or Maidens dedicated to both goddess Athena and god Poseidon.  The Odeum of Herodus Atticus and the ruins of the first theatre in the whole world the Theatre of  Dionysus and finally the Areopagus (Mars Hill).
We will proceed to the Temple of Olympian Zeus (visit) and then to Panathenaic or Kallimarmaro Stadium which hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 (short visit).  We will drive by the Prime Minister’s Residence (Maximou Mansion), the former Royal Palace, today the Presidential Mansion and the House of Parliament with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (short stop so as to watch the changing of the guards).   We continue our tour by driving up to the highest point of Athens, the Lycabettus Hill (the best 360 degree panoramic view of Athens).  From Lycabettus Hill we’ll proceed to the oldest and most picturesque neighbourhood of Athens, Plaka (stone-paved narrow streets, traditional Greek tavernas -best gyros- antique and souvenir stores) and the Tower of the Winds.
After lunch in Plaka we’ll drive through the city centre to the area of the  Flea Market (street bazaar, antique stores) where we’ll visit the Ancient Agora (the political, financial and commercial centre of ancient Athens).  There we’ll see the temple of Hephaistos, known also as Theseum (best preserved ancient temple in Greece) and the Stoa of Attalos (an ancient shopping centre) which was restored in the fifties by the American Archaeological School.  It is a peaceful and inspiring site and especially in Spring when everything is in full bloom one’s spirit lifts!
Our tour will be completed with our visit to the National Archaeological Museum, the biggest museum in Greece with one of the most extensive and important archaeological collections in the world.  It houses, among other important exhibits, the frescoes of the island of Santorini and the prehistoric golden collection of Mycenae with the famous mask of Agamemnon.
 OR a visit to the New Acropolis Museum, "Home" of the Parthenon Marbles and important and impressive archaeological findings from the sacred rock of the Acropolis.  (Mondays closed)
Duration approximately 8 hours
All our private tours are flexible.  It is always up to you to change the itinerary according to your wishes.
Admission fees and lunch are not included in the price of the tour. 

#3 w/Casey&Ryan
We are looking for another couple share a cab (20 euro total approx) for a ride into the Acropolis with Arrival time at 8AM. 
      
#4   Suggested itinerary- Full Day Athens This Tour is Full
We start the tour by visiting the so called “sacred rock”, the Acropolis. Here you will see the Parthenon that was dedicated to goddess Athena (Parthenos), Propylea, the monumental entrance to the sacred area, the temple of Athena Nike which was dedicated to Athena-Nike (Victory) the Erechtheion with its famous female figures-statues the Caryatides or Maidens dedicated to both goddess Athena and god Poseidon.  The Odeum of Herodus Atticus and the ruins of the first theatre in the whole world the Theatre of  Dionysusand finally the Areopagus (Mars Hill).
We will proceed to the Temple of Olympian Zeus (visit) and then to Panathenaic or Kallimarmaro Stadiumwhich hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 (short visit).  We will drive by the Prime Minister’s Residence ( Maximou  Mansion), the former Royal  Palace, today the Presidential Mansion and the House of Parliament with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (short stop so as to watch the changing of the guards).   We continue our tour by driving up to the highest point of Athens, the Lycabettus Hill (the best 360 degree panoramic view of Athens).  From Lycabettus Hill we’ll proceed to the oldest and most picturesque neighbourhood of  Athens, Plaka (stone-paved narrow streets, traditional Greek tavernas -best gyros- antique and souvenir stores) and the Tower of the Winds.
After lunch in Plaka we’ll drive through the city centre to the area of the  Flea Market (street bazaar, antique stores) where we’ll visit the Ancient Agora (the political, financial and commercial centre of ancient  Athens).  There we’ll see the  temple of Hephaistos, known also as Theseum (best preserved ancient temple in  Greece) and the Stoa of Attalos (an ancient shopping centre) which was restored in the fifties by the  American Archaeological   School.  It is a peaceful and inspiring site and especially in Spring when everything is in full bloom one’s spirit lifts!
Our tour will be completed with our visit to the National Archaeological Museum, the biggest museum in Greece with one of the most extensive and important archaeological collections in the world.  It houses, among other important exhibits, the frescoes of the  island of Santorini and the prehistoric golden collection of Mycenae with the famous mask of Agamemnon.
 OR a visit to the New  Acropolis   Museum, "Home" of the Parthenon Marbles and important and impressive archaeological findings from the sacred rock of the Acropolis.  (Mondays closed)
Duration approximately 8 hours
All our private tours are flexible.  It is always up to you to change the itinerary according to your wishes.
Admission fees and lunch are not included in the price of the tour. 
Please contact  dbjore1@shaw.ca  for more information.