Where does ship dock ?: Cruise ships dock at the Port of Piraeus, about seven miles from Athens. An important port since antiquity, it's actually made up of three harbors: Megas Limani, where cruise ships come in; Zea Limani, where most of the ferries and hydrofoils come in from the islands; and Mikrolimano for the yatchs.
Getting Around : Most cruise travelers will be taking full - day tours to Athens, Acropolis, Cape Sounion, Ancient Delphi Corinth Canal, Archaeology Museum.
Athens Tour 4
Tour Code : ASU1
Itinerary
: Athens city tour, Acropolis ,
Glyfada and Sounio
Port : Piraeus
Duration : 9 hours
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Tour Plan :
Take
a short drive to Athens, the cradle of the European
civilization. For twenty-five centuries, the panorama of
this city is dominated by the rock of the Acropolis. Walk
uphill to visit the Acropolis and see the principal
buildings: the Propylaia, the Temple of Athena Nike, the
Erechtheion and the magnificent Parthenon. During your
visit, you will also have some free time. Continue on with
a panoramic tour of the city, where you will view the
Olympieion (the Temple of Olympian Zeus) from the 6th
Century BC, one of the largest Corynthian style temples in
Greek, history and Hadrian's Arch (2nd Century AD). This
divided the Greek city from Hadrian's new Roman city.
Arriving at Syntagma Square, see the Royal Palace, built
for Otto I of Bavaria and the present day Parliament. In
front of the Palace stands the Monument of the Unknown
Soldier where two soldiers (Evzoni) stand guard
continuously .Drive further along and pass the neoclassical
buildings of the University, Academy and Library before
arriving at the Stadium laid out under Lycurgus in the 4th
Century BC and rebuilt in 1896 on its original plan for the
modern Olympic Games.
Drive
via Syngrou Avenue, following the road you will enter
Poseidon avenue and cross the aristocratic district of
Glyfada. There you will have the opportunity to taste a
delicious lunch , in a sea side restaurant of the area.
After lunch follow again the road next to the sea, you will
have a view for about one hour until arriving to Sounion.
There will be enough time for a guided tour and beautiful
pictures to be taken. Along the enchanting Attic coastline
with its jagged inlets, we reach Cape Sounion, at the tip
of which the most famous monument in Greece after the
Parthenon: the Temple of Poseidon. Besides the remains of
the walls fortified in 409 BC for the Peloponnesian War and
of the small Propylaia leading into the sanctuary, there
still stand the 16 tall, graceful columns of the temple.
Built in 444-440 BC by the same architect responsible for
The Temple of Hephaistos of the Athenian Agora and the
temple of Nemesis at Ramnous, it had 6 columns on the ends
and 13 on the sides, each with 16 grooves instead of the
usual 20 to provide better resistance to erosion by the sea
elements, and a frieze sculptured on the architrave showing
exploits of Thesus, the Gigantomachy, and Centaurs and
Lapiths in battle. On the facing hill, the remains of the
Sanctuary of Athena Sounio. After your visit free time will
be offered for refreshment at the cafeteria of the site or
for taking some pictures of the magnificent view to the
Aegean sea having as back round the temple of Poseidon,
symbol of southern Attica. You will then take the seaside
road back to the port of Piraeus.
Included :
| • Transfer from port and back | |
| • Transportation by a comfortable AC non smoking Luxurious car / Van with professional driver. | |
| • Professional and experienced licensed guide during the tours. | |
| • Entry fees to the museums and sites. | |
| • Parking fees. |