Athens Highlights walking tour
6 hours walking tour
Your officially licensed experienced tour guide will be waiting to meet you at the entrance of the New Acropolis Museum and offer you a walking tour of Athens that will include visit and guided tour at the New Acropolis Museum, the Acropolis Hill and Parthenon, and a walk through the Plaka district, the old town of Athens, to see Anafiotika, the Tower of the Winds, the Roman Agora, the Library of Hadrian and Monastiraki (flea market).
At the New Acropolis Museum you can walk on a glass surface viewing the ancient city of Athens under your feet. Besides the museum exhibits on the top floor you will be able to take a good look at the Parthenon through the glass walls of the museum. For those who do not wish to climb all the way up to The Acropolis this is the next best way to admire this superb monument which is recognized as the culmination of Greek Architecture.
Leaving the Acropolis museum you will continue with a guided tour on the Acropolis Hill. For those who do not wish to climb up to the rock alternatively they will see the ancient Agora and have more time in Plaka or Monastiraki. Climbing up the Hill there will be several stops made, for your guide to explain and you to admire the monuments of Herodion Music Theater, Pnyka, Philopapos Hill, Mars Hill or Areos Pagos, the Ancient Agora, the Temple of Nike, the Propylaea, the Erechtheion, and finally the Parthenon.
From the Acropolis Hill you will pass outside the Ancient Agora and stroll around Plaka area the old city of Athens. There you will walk among well preserved neoclassical buildings where people still have their residence and excavations that revealed the ancient city beneath.
You can choose to have the above tour in 4 hours and explore the Plaka and Monastiraki area with their sights on your own. If you choose the shortened version of the tour, your guide will give you tips on the places you can visit. Contact us to customize your walking experience of Athens according to your preferences and timeframe.
Your officially licensed experienced tour guide will be waiting to meet you at the entrance of the New Acropolis Museum and offer you a walking tour of Athens that will include visit and guided tour at the New Acropolis Museum, the Acropolis Hill and Parthenon, and a walk through the Plaka district, the old town of Athens, to see Anafiotika, the Tower of the Winds, the Roman Agora, the Library of Hadrian and Monastiraki (flea market).
At the New Acropolis Museum you can walk on a glass surface viewing the ancient city of Athens under your feet. Besides the museum exhibits on the top floor you will be able to take a good look at the Parthenon through the glass walls of the museum. For those who do not wish to climb all the way up to The Acropolis this is the next best way to admire this superb monument which is recognized as the culmination of Greek Architecture.
Leaving the Acropolis museum you will continue with a guided tour on the Acropolis Hill. For those who do not wish to climb up to the rock alternatively they will see the ancient Agora and have more time in Plaka or Monastiraki. Climbing up the Hill there will be several stops made, for your guide to explain and you to admire the monuments of Herodion Music Theater, Pnyka, Philopapos Hill, Mars Hill or Areos Pagos, the Ancient Agora, the Temple of Nike, the Propylaea, the Erechtheion, and finally the Parthenon.
From the Acropolis Hill you will pass outside the Ancient Agora and stroll around Plaka area the old city of Athens. There you will walk among well preserved neoclassical buildings where people still have their residence and excavations that revealed the ancient city beneath.
You can choose to have the above tour in 4 hours and explore the Plaka and Monastiraki area with their sights on your own. If you choose the shortened version of the tour, your guide will give you tips on the places you can visit. Contact us to customize your walking experience of Athens according to your preferences and timeframe.
