Row on an Ancient Greek warship and experience its glorious Naval History

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Stop At: Floating Naval Museum Battleship Averof, Hellenic Maritime Heritage Park, Paleo Faliro 17510 Greece

An exciting hands-on experience reviving the ancient Greek Naval History at its authentic location.

Our experience will start at the entrance of the Floating Naval Museum, right next to the Flisvos Marina. Under the watchful eye of the god Poseidon, in view of Athens’ historical naval port, you will meet our expert facilitator and settle down in the adjacent open-air park.

In the next 1 hour you will learn everything about the trireme warship, its crew and the hard work of training. The role of the oarsmen, their positions and why the oarsmen of first row enjoyed extra salary. You will become familiar to the philosophy of sea war in tactical level and you will "taste" the feeling of fighting on a warship 2500 years ago. We will discuss and examine three methods of ramming, define what was the “ideal strike” and how the enemy’s ship could be out of naval battle in no time. You will also gain a deep understanding of ship warriors (marines) and their decisive role during the naval battle.

Then, for the next 2 hours, you will practice your knowledge while boarding and sailing the trireme, becoming a fearless ancient seafarer! The ship is owned by the Hellenic Navy and it is a replica of an ancient Greek warship, while it moves exclusively with the power of its 170 rowers! You will take your place as a rower and learn to row according to the captain’s orders in ancient Greek. Then the trireme will sail and do a round of about 60min until it returns in the harbor. As this is a real warship with 170 rowers, the whole process (boarding, training, sailing, rowing, docking, and debarkation) lasts approximately 2 hours.

Extra bonus:

This experience takes place at the Floating Naval Museum of Athens, where, besides the trireme, you can see and visit several historical ships, amongst them the ''Averof ''& ''Velos'' warships, the sailboats ''Evangelistria'' and ''Evgenios Evgenidis'' and the Cable Steamboat "Thalis the Milesian". Moreover the Museum is right next to the Flisvos Marina, where you can later enjoy the view of the Mediterranean esplanade along with luxury yachts, lined with many fine dining and shopping venues.

Duration: 3 hours