Athens Archaeological Highlights and City Landmarks
Start your tour at the Acropolis site, a complex of monuments that includes the Parthenon, the finest example of classical architecture from the 5th century BC; the Erechtheion, the temple with the six female figures known as the Caryatides; the Temple of Athena Nike, dedicated to the Wingless Goddess; the Propylaea, the monumental gateway; the Odeon of Herodes Atticus; the Theatre of Dionysus; and finally Mars Hill, or Areios Pagos, the first ancient court and the place where St. Paul preached Christianity for the first time in Athens.
Continue to the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the largest temple in Hellenic and Roman times. Also visit the Panathenaic Stadium, the stadium of the first Olympic Games in 1896, as well as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the ceremonial changing of the guards, the Euzones, in front of the Greek Parliament, opposite Syntagma, or Constitution Square.
Stroll through the revered Trilogy of Athens - the Academy, the First University of Athens, and the National Greek Library.
Visit Lycabettus Hill, the highest peak in Athens, where you can take great pictures of the entire city.
Enjoy a visit to the New Acropolis Museum, where you can admire the marbles of the Parthenon and a superb collection of artifacts and relics found during the Acropolis excavations, or choose to visit the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
End the tour with a mouth-watering Greek lunch and linger on.
