Athens half day tour morning tour, begins with a panoramic drive around Syntagma square, passing by National Garden, Hadrian’s Arch, St. Paul’s Church, Parliament, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Catholic Cathedral and Schliemann’s House. We will then drive past the Athens Trilogy which includes the University of Athens, the Academy of Athens and the National Library.
Continue for a photo stop at Panathinaiko Stadium where the first Olympic Games took place in 1896 and is the only stadium built out of white marble. We then proceed, passing by Zappeion and Temple of Olympian Zeus.
We the make our way by foot to the archaeological site of Acropolis an UNESCO’S world heritage monument and visit Propylae the monumental entrance to the Acropolis which blends Doric and Ionic building principles, and the small temple Athena Nike, which stands on a protruding mass of rock, protecting the gate to the citade and of course the Parthenon, and Erechtheion with its porch of Maidens.
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