Our tour starts from your hotel where we’ll be waiting for you upon a prearranged time. Athens…the city with the most glorious history in the world, a city worshipped by gods and people, a magical city… The enchanting capital of Greece has always been a birthplace for civilization. It is the city where democracy was born and philosophers lived. The most important civilization of the ancient world flourished in Athens and relives through some of the world’s most formidable edifices. Acropolis dates back to the 5th century BC, to the famous Golden Age of Pericles.
Athens went through glory and and decline, but still shines under the Attic sky gazing the future. Still sparkling like the marbles of Parthenon and the pure white of Pentelic marble. Athens is situated in the prefecture of Attica and extends to the peninsula that reaches up to Central Greece. It is surrounded by mountains Ymmytos, Pendeli and Parnitha, north and east, and the Saronicgulf south and west.
The sun shines over Athens all year round. The climate is one of the best in Europe, with mild winters and hot summers, ideal for tourism. It is located just a few kilometers from the port of Piraeus, the central commercial port of the capital, and the shores of southern Attica. Athens has been constantly inhabited since Neolithic Age. The 5th century was the time of its ultimate bloom, when moral values and civilization surpassed city limits and became the mother land of western civilization. In the centuries that followed, many conquerors tried to take over Athens. In 1834 Athens was chosen to be the capital of the newly established Greek State.
The city that now hosts more than 4,5 million people, was constructed around the Acropolis walls. Today it is the political, social, cultural, financial and commercial center of Greece. Cheap flights make it affordable and easy to reach Athens for vacation or business. Athens is a city of different aspects. A walk around the famous historic triangle (Plaka, Thission, Psyri) the old neighborhoods, reveal the coexistence of different eras. The heart of Athens beats in Syntagma Square, where Parliament and most of the Ministries are. Monastiraki, Kolonaki and Lycabettus Hill attract thousands of visitors all year round. A few kilometers from the historic city center areFaliro,Glyfada, Voula and Vouliagmeni where you can enjoy the sea breeze. Or you can head up north and enjoy the fresh air at the more classy neighborhoods of Marousi, Melissia, Vrilissia and of course Kifisia. Athens and Attica in general have the most important archaeological monuments (Acropolis, Odeion of Herodes Atticus, Olymbion, Roman Market, Panathinaiko Stadium or Kallimarmaro, The Temple of Poseidon in Sounio, etc).
In the capital you will admire many imposing neoclassic buildings, true ornaments of the city (The Greek Parliament, Athens Academy and University, etc). Don’t miss visiting the museums hosting unique treasures of our cultural inheritance (Archaeological Museum, Military Museum, Byzantine Museum, Benaki Museum, etc). The 2004 Olympic Games proved that, despite all the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. Athens put on a great Olympic event.
The capital is famous, more than any other European capital, for its nightlife. Athens by night totally changes. The options for entertainment satisfy all tastes. The famous “bouzoukia” are the leaders in the Athenian entertainment.While the numerous theaters all around Athens offer a different type of entertainment. Athens is a divine city. Let it enchant you…