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Athens City Breaks:
Athens Highlights (4 days)
Day 1: ATHENS
Arrival in Athens and check-in to the hotel. Balance of day at leisure. Overnight in Athens.
Day 2: ATHENS
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning pick up for the city tour of Athens which will give you the opportunity to observe the striking contrasts that make Athens such a fascinating city. Your guide will take you to the centre: Constitution Square, the House of Parliament, the Memorial to the Unknown Soldier. Then driving down Herod Atticus Street you will see the Evzones in their picturesque costume and the Presidential Palace. On your way to the Acropolis you will see the Panathenaic Stadium (where the first Olympic Games of the modern era were held in 1896) and the Athens of the 2nd century A.D., the temple of Olympian Zeus and the Adrian’s Arch. On the Acropolis visit its museum and the architectural masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: the Propylaea, the temple of Athena Nike, the Erechteion and finally, the “harmony between matter and spirit”, the monument that “puts order in the mind”, the Parthenon. (08:00 – 12:30, please consider that departure is earlier due to pick up of tour participants from their hotels). Afternoon at leisure. Overnight in Athens.
Day 3: ATHENS
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel and the rest of the day at leisure to explore the city of Athens on your own, visit the museums or join one of the optional tours described below. Overnight in Athens.
Day 4: ATHENS
Breakfast at the hotel and departure to the airport.
This 4 Day / 3 Overnight tour incorporates a guided tour of Athens and is fully inclusive of the following:
- 3 overnights Athens accommodation on BB basis (3, 4 or 5 star hotels)
- Half Day Athens Sightseeing including new Acropolis Museum
- All tours include pick up / drop off from the hotel
- All entrance fees and official guide
- VAT Tax
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| Package Prices per person sharing a double room |
| Hotel Category |
01 APR - 30 JUN 2012
01 SEP - 31 OCT 2012 |
01 JUL - 31 AUG 2012 |
| in 5 star hotel in Athens / 4 star hotel during tour |
Euro 482,00 |
Euro 385,00 |
| in 4 star hotel throughout |
Euro 239,00 |
Euro 217,00 |
| in 3 star hotel throughout |
Euro 204,00 |
Euro 204,00 |
| Supplement for optional transfers: Euro 42,00 per person per way |
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Optional tours:
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1. Athens By Night (Dinner and Folkloric Show) Euro 59,00 per person
The evening will start with a ride to the port of Piraeus, passing by the Port of Zeas (marina for private yachts), and a short stop at the famous Mikrolimano where participants will enjoy a drink of ouzo with Greek appetizers. Dinner in a typical Greek Tavern with bouzouki music and Greek Folk Dances. (20:15 – 00:30, please consider that departure is earlier due to pick up of tour participants from their hotels)
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2. One Day Cruise to the Saronic Gulf Islands Euro 94,00 per person
In the morning, pick up by bus, from Athens to Piraeus for your embarkation to the cruise boat. At 8.30 departure to Hydra, arrival at 11.45. Here you have free time for a walk or a swim. At 13.30 embarkation and sail for Aegina past through Poros and the seashore of Peloponnese. The lunch will be served during the voyage. At 15.30 we arrive at Aegina where you have time for a swim. Optional excursion, by bus, to the fine preserved Temple of Afea Athena. At 18.00 embarkation for the voyage of return to the port. Arrival at Piraeus late in the afternoon. (08:00 – 19:15, please consider that departure is earlier due to pick up of tour participants from their hotels)
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3. Cape Sounion in the afternoon Euro 40,00 per person
Drive along the coastal road, past the wonderful beaches of Glyfada, Vouliagmeni and Varkiza to the most Southern point of Attica, Cape Sounion, where the white marble pillars of the Temple of Poseidon stand. On the way, you have a splendid view of the Saronic Gulf and the little islands offshore. After visiting the Temple of Poseidon, you have time to walk at leisure on the rocky promontory of Sounion. (14:30 – 18:30, please consider that departure is earlier due to pick up of tour participants from their hotels)
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4. Full Day Delphi Euro 94,00 per person
Drive though the fertile plain of Boeotia, crossing the towns of Thebes connected with the tragedy of King Oedipus – Livadia and Arachova (short stop on the way back). Arrive at Delphi, the centre of the Ancient World – the Omphalos (Navel of Earth) – whose prestige extended far beyond the boundaries of the Hellenic World. On the slopes of Mount Parnassus, in a landscape of unparalleled beauty and majesty, lie the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo Pythios. Visit the Treasury of the Athenians, the Temple of Apollo and the Museum containing such masterpieces of Ancient Greek sculpture as the bronze Charioteer and the famous athlete Aghias. Lunch in the modern village of Delphi, return to Athens by the same route. (08:45 – 19:00, please consider that departure is earlier due to pick up of tour participants from their hotels)
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5. Full Day Argolis Euro 94,00 per person
Leave by the coastal road along the Saronic Gulf to the Corinth Canal, which connects the Aegean Sea with the Ionian Sea (short stop). Drive to Mycenae, the Homeric city of Atreides – the city “rich in gold” of the ancient poets. Visit the Lion’s Gate, the Cyclopean Walls, and the Royal Tombs etc. Depart for Nafplion through the fertile plain of Argolis, the picturesque town nestling at the foot of a cliff crowned by the mighty ramparts of the Palamidi Fortress. In the afternoon, leave for Epidaurus to visit the Theatre (4th century B.C.), famous for its astonishing acoustics. Return to Athens by the National Road connecting Epidaurus with Corinth. Lunch in Mycenae or in Nafplion. (08:45 – 19:00, please consider that departure is earlier due to pick up of tour participants from their hotels)
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