Private Best of Athens Full-Day Tour with Transportation

Your private tour starts early morning from your centrally located hotel in Athens, or from your cruise terminal. You will drive by the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Parliament House, and the Panathenian Marble Stadium, the site of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. Continue towards Panepistimiou Avenue, and see the Catholic Cathedral of Athens, the Academy of Athens, Athens University, and the National Library. You will definitely be impressed with their aesthetics and architectural design.
The tour to Athens continues with a drive to the Temple of Zeus and the Hadrian’s Gate that blend the ancient and the Roman Era in Athens. The destination now is the crown of the city, the imposing Acropolis of Athens with its glorious Parthenon. The Parthenon is the most characteristic example of classic architecture of 5th century BC, constructed to house the immense statue of the Goddess Athena, the protector goddess of the city. You will get to see the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, and the temple of the Erectheion that is mostly known due to the statues of the Caryatides, the Porch of Maidens. You can enjoy the amazing vista of the entire city of Athens along with the surrounding mountains, and your sight will reach the shores of Athens and the famous port of Piraeus.
Once you descend from the Acropolis, you have the chance to visit the New Museum of the Acropolis that is built at the feet of the Sacred Rock, and admire the marbles of the Parthenon and an impressive collection of artifacts and relics found on the Acropolis during the excavations.
Later on, the private tour will drive you through Plaka, the old part of the city, located at the foot of the Acropolis Hill. Here you will have free time for lunch in a local restaurant, shopping at lovely little shops with handmade crafts and gifts, and time for coffee
Also visit the ancient Agora of Athens, where the philosophers and orators of Athens used to present their views and Roman agora. The full-day tour to Athens will also give you the chance to get a glimpse of modern Athens as well, visiting the fish and meat market in downtown Athens and walking by the Monastiraki Market, which is the famous flea market of the city. 
Finishing the private tour in Athens, your driver will drop you at your hotel or your cruise terminal.
*The English-speaking tour driver has a good knowledge of the history and culture of Greece and will guide you till you enter sites. Please note that tour drivers cannot escort you inside the archaeological sites and museums.