Enjoy the most famous landmark of Athens with a guided Acropolis walking tour. Get the chance to learn more about this Unesco world heritage monument by joining in this 2-hour fascinating journey back in time with a knowledgeable licenced tour guide.
During this tour you will get to know all the interesting details and many amazing stories about the history of the most striking ancient Greek monumental complex.
No need to worry about waiting in a long queue as your guide can provide you with the admission tickets (Not included in the price).
Meet your guide at the Acropolis metro station. You will get a short introduction about the tour’s schedule and you can purchase your Acropolis admission tickets on the spot.
The Acropolis entrance is about 100m away, where your journey in ancient Athens will start. A pleasant walk for about 15 minutes, following an ancient path dated from 5th century B.C., leads you to the Propylea, the monumental entrance of the Acropolis. You will be amazed when you will be on top of the hill and visit the Parthenon, the glorious temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. Enjoy a full panorama of the city of Athens and admire the temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion, known for its exquisite Caryatid statues.
You will also visit the ancient Greek Theatre of Dionysus and the impressive Odeon of Herodes Atticus, where concerts and theatrical plays are attended until today. By the end of the tour you will have travelled back in time and have explored the fascinating world of Ancient Greece.
You will be accompanied by a certified licenced guide who will share amazing stories about ancient Greece and give you interesting details and facts about the golden era of the city.
The Acropolis of Athens
The Parthenon
The Theatre of Dionysus
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus
The Erechtheion
The Temple of Athena Nike
The Propylaea, the monumental entrance
Acropolis | Propylaea 02/05/2018 10h13 You are never alone at this place on Earth! A propylaea, propylea or propylaia (Greek: ?????????) is any monumental gateway in ancient Greek architecture. The prototypical Greek example is the propylaea that serves as the entrance to the Acropolis in Athens. The Greek Revival Brandenburg Gate of Berlin and the Propylaea in Munich both evoke the central portion of the Athens propylaea. The monumental gateway to the Acropolis, the Propylaea, was one of several public works commissioned by the Athenian leader Pericles in order to rebuild the Acropolis at the conclusion of the Persian Wars. Pericles appointed his friend Phidias as the supervisor and lead architect of this massive project, which Pericles allegedly financed with funds appropriated from the treasury of the Delian League. According to Plutarch, the Propylaea was designed by the architect Mnesicles, about whom nothing else is known.Construction began in 437 BC and was terminated in 432, when the building was still unfinished. Source: Wikipedia - Propylaea Acropolis An acropolis (Ancient Greek: ?????????, tr. Akrópolis; from ákros (?????) or ákron (?????) "highest, topmost, outermost" and pólis "city"; plural in English: acropoles, acropoleis or acropolises) was in ancient Greece a settlement, especially a citadel, built upon an area of elevated groundfrequently a hill with precipitous sides, chosen for purposes of defense. Acropoleis became the nuclei of large cities of classical antiquity, such as ancient Athens, and for this reason they are sometimes prominent landmarks in modern cities with ancient pasts, such as modern Athens. [ Wikipedia ]">
