Acropolis sightseeing Tour in Athens

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The Athens Acropolis sightseeing tour starts at the Acropolis hill, after having picked you up the airport or at your hotel. Here you can admire the architectural masterpieces built during the Golden Age of Athens: the temple of Athena Nike, the first Ionic Temple to celebrate the Goddess of Wisdom;  The Propylaea, which is the monumental gateway to the Acropolis; the Erechtheion, a Temple dedicated to the legendary hero erichthonius; the New Acropolis Museum; and finelly the Parthenon, which is the most important building of Classical Greece, and considered as one of the masterpieces of Greek art.

Our Athens Acropolis sightseeing tour continues with a drive to Athens to see Panathenaic Stadium, seat of the firtst modern olympic games, and the Temple of Olympian Zeus, also known as the Olympieion, which is a colossal ruined temple in the centre of Athens.
In the city centre you can admire also the presidential Palace, Constitution Square, the House of Parliament, the National Library and the Memorial to the Unknown soldier.
Another not-to-miss building of our Sightseeing Tour is the National Archaeological Museum, which contains the richest collection of artifacts from Greek antiquity in the world, and thus reasonably considered as one of the greatest museum worldwide.

Our tour of Athens will also give you the chance to observe the striking contrasts of these fascinating city: in the Flea Market or in Hermou Street you can stop to have a drink and to taste traditional Greek food, as well as do some shopping. 

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