Acropolis + Ancient Athens Tour

Our Acropolis + Ancient Athens Tour will start at 8:15am visiting the Acropolis and it will start from the south slope, avoiding the main entrance that is always more crowded. Our licensed tour guide will explain the most interesting legends of the archaeological site while we are visiting all the temples and monuments.

See the temple of the Parthenon and the Propylaea, the monumental gate to the Acropolis. Visit the Theater of Dionysus, which had a capacity of 17,000 spectators and was used to host festivals honoring the birth of the Greek god. Marvel at the Erechtheum, named after the demigod Erechtheus, and the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, a huge building for musical performances.

Take a look at the stone carvings of the Caryatids and the Temple of Athena Nike, the smallest temple. After the guided tour of the Acropolis, you will have free time to admire all of them at your leisure and take all the photos you want before starting the second part of our visit.

Starting at 11:00am we will visit all the relevant temples and/or monuments of Ancient Greece; We will talk about history, mythology, a bit of philosophy and another bit of its scientific advances, as well as sharing endless curiosities about its ancient culture and society.

This tour will be carried out too with a licensed Spanish-speaking guide and includes guided visits to the interior of the Roman Agora and Library of Hadrian and the exterior of the Ancient Agora, Hadrian's Arch and Temple of Zeus.

FAQ

1. Regular tickets can be purchased online but all free or discounted tickets can only be purchased in person at the ticket office. Even if you benefit from free admission, it is necessary to have the physical ticket that is only given at the ticket office.

2. You can buy your regular ticket online here in advance: https://toursgratis.com/athens/Acropolis-&-Parthenon-Skip-the-line-Tickets

2.1. For this tour you need tickets to the Acropolis, the Roman Agora and Hadrian's Library. You must select the Acropolis and Slopes option, select the date and time 8:00-9:00. You will then be able to select the type of ticket you want and the quantity. We recommend that you take the combined ticket because it will be better economically for you to enter several venues in this activity. It is very important that you know that the time you will select when purchasing it will be the time you have to enter the Acropolis, and from that moment on you will have 5 days to enter the rest of the monuments without time restrictions.

Note: If you can't get the ticket because there is no availability, we will help you.

3. Once you have purchased your regular ticket, you should not go through the ticket office, but go directly to the meeting point indicated on your reservation voucher.

4. If you do not have your ticket purchased, you have to go to the ticket office area of the South entrance around 30 minutes before the tour time so that you have time to buy them while waiting in line. Once they give you the tickets, you have to go to the meeting point that is less than 2 minutes walk from the ticket office.

Ticket office location: https://goo.gl/maps/2NrUQSAh2ww5XZxG6

Meeting point location: https://goo.gl/maps/84CxmmK2pvrSsRrU9

5. As the route is not adapted, child strollers will not be able to access the tour either.

6. Inside the archaeological sites is not allow to eat or smoke. Only water is allowed as drink.