We visit Athens/ Jewish sites as travelers, not as tourists. If you want to see the Jewish & Athens highlights, we recommend a 8 hour private day tour.
The tour starts with a convenient pickup from your location ( Athens - Piraeus) and then takes you to the Acropolis Museum & Hill, Zeus Temple, Olympic stadium, Jewish Museum, Synagogue, Monastiraki/ Flea Market - Giousouroum, the ancient & modern Agora, Lycavetus hill with a panoramic view of Athens and many more...
Schedule is flexible, but most importantly we can drive on small roads and you will see Athens from all different angles. We are content to show you the Athens we know and love, as travelers and not as tourists and for this reason we will avoid the tourist traps.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Air-conditioned vehicles, with high level of cleanliness (Sedan/ Minivan/ Minibus)
✔ Professional English speaking experienced Tour driver leader, throughout the day
✔ Your driver provides informative audio documentary with historical details as you travel
✔ Pick up/ Drop off -from / to your Hotel - Apartment in Athens. Up to 7km. from Athens center.
✔ Private Transportation & includes: (Fuels, Toll Roads, Parking Fees)
✖ Entrance Fees to sites & museums (Acropolis ticket 20€ - Museum 15 €) Jewish Museum 6€
✖ Licensed Archaeologist guide up request (Additional charge https://www.toursbylocals.com)
✖ Additional 25€ for Pick & Drop, more than 7 km from Athens. Piraeus port (12km) Cruise port (13km).
✖ Gratuities
Pickup Locations
1. Foivos Hotel Athens
2. Alter Athens Hotel
3. Ruby Rooms Athens
4. Zenith Hotel
5. Athens City Plaza
6. Wyndham Athens Residence
7. Apollo Hotel
8. Titania Hotel
9. Athens Zafolia Hotel
10. Philippos Hotel
11. The Editor Athens Hotel
12. Vision Omonia
13. Anixis
14. Crowne Plaza Athens - City Centre, an IHG hotel
15. Novotel Athenes
16. Hotel Tier Collection
17. Hotel Bryon
18. Bob W. Eolou Athens
19. Ambrosia Suites
20. Exarchion Hotel
Additional Info: For Private Tours: Traveler pickup/drop off is offered from/to your hotel/apartment in Athens center, at the arranged time of your tour departure or your tour return.
We suggest you start the tour at: 8.00 am in the summer, or earlier in summer time. If for any reason this is not convenient, you can adjust the time according to your needs.
Additional charge 15€ per way from longer pickup/drop off locations, more than 7 km from Athens city center. This charge does not Include *Airport (36km), Piraeus port (12km) or *Lavrio Port (75 km)
This is under prior agreement with the agent 's office
Itinerary
1
Kalimarmaro Stadium (fine Marble stadio) which held the first modern Olympic games in 1896, now hosting ceremonial events & live music concerts. Stop for photography
2
Tempio Di Zeus Olimpio
Visit the ancient temple on the site of an ancient outdoor sanctuary dedicated to Olympic Zeus. Largest temple in Greece with Corinthian Columns. Visit Optional.
Ticket cost 3€ Nov 1st / Mar 31st) and 6€ (Apr 1st/Oct 31st)
Duration: 20 minutes
3
Acropolis Museum
Ultramodern glass & steel museum housing ancient artifacts from the Acropolis archaeological site. Visit (optional) or have a drink in its veranda with a great view of the Acropolis Hill and Parthenon.
Veranda cafe restaurant its free entrance. Museum ticket is 5€
Duration: 60 minutes
4
Acropolis
Sightseeing in Athens starts with the Acropolis hill and includes: Dionysus & Herodion theaters, the Temple of the Athena Nike, the monumental entrance (Propylaea), the Erechtheion and the famous Parthenon Temple, which was dedicated to the virgin goddess Athena.
Acropolis Hill Ticket includes all the sites above. Cost 10€ (Nov1st / Mar31st) and 20€ (Apr1st/Oct31st) Visit Optional
Duration: 60 minutes
5
Parthenon
The temple was dedicated by the Athenians to Athena Parthenos, is the most magnificent creation of Athenian democracy at the height of its power. It is also the finest monument on the Acropolis hill.
Duration: 15 minutes
6
Erectheion
Honoring Athena & Poseidon, this famous, ancient Greek temple features a porch with 6 caryatids (female columns).
Duration: 15 minutes
7
The Jewish Museum of Greece
The Museum was founded in 1977 to collect, preserve, research and exhibit the material evidence of 2,300 years of Jewish life in Greece.
The collection contains more than ten thousand artifacts (some of which are unique) pertaining to the domestic and religious life, as well as the history of the Greek Jews.
The new building of the Museum houses its rich collection and visitor services in an area of 800 m2, organized in permanent exhibition areas with thematic modular exhibits, an art gallery, a periodic exhibition space.
Monday to Friday 9.00-14.30 / Sundays 10.00-14.00
Admission fees: Adults 6 euros, students 3 euros
Duration: 45 minutes
8
Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Annunciation popularly known as the "Metrópolis", is the cathedral church of the Archbishopric of Athens and all Greece.
Construction of the Cathedral began on Christmas Day, 1842 with the laying of the cornerstone by King Otto and Queen Amalia.
Workers used marble from 72 demolished churches to build the Cathedral's immense walls. On May 21 1862, the completed Cathedral was dedicated to the Annunciation of the Mother of God (Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου) by the King and Queen. The Cathedral is a three- aisled, domed basilica that measures 130 feet (40 m) long, 65 feet (20 m) wide, and 80 feet (24 m) high. Inside are the tombs of two saints killed by the Ottoman Turks during the Ottoman period: Saint Philothei and Patriarch Gregory V.
In the Square in front of the Cathedral stand two statues. The first is that of Saint Constantine XI the Ethnomartyr, the last Roman/ Byzantine emperor. The second is a statue of Archbishop Damaskinos who was Archbishop of Athens during World War II
Duration: 15 minutes
9
Ancient Agora of Athens
Famous landmark featuring, the ancient temple of Hephaestus, the ruins of an ancient Greek gathering place & a museum with artifacts. Ancient Greek Agora is known as the birthplace of democracy, philosophy and free speech.
During an excavation in the summer of 1977, a piece of Pentelic marble apparently once part of a frieze over a doorway was discovered a few meters from the northeast corner of the Metroon. The marble fragment is incised with the images of a seven-branched Menorah and a Lulav, or palm branch. The synagogue is thought to date from the period between 267 and 396 CE
Ticket includes Agora Museum & Hephestus Temple
Duration: 30 minutes
10
Museum of the Ancient Agora
Stoa (Portico) of Attalos. Rebuilt ancient structure once a gathering place & market, now a museum housing Athenian artifacts.
Duration: 30 minutes
11
Temple of Hephaestus
The Temple of Hephaestus in central Athens, Greece, is the best-preserved ancient Greek temple in the world, but is far less well-known than its illustrious neighbor, the Parthenon. The temple is also known as the Hephaesteum and the Theseum, due to a belief current in Byzantine times that the bones of the legendary Greek hero Theseus were buried there.
It was built in about 449 BC on what was then the western edge of the city of Athens, in a district which contained many foundries and metalwork shops. It was therefore dedicated to Hephaestos, the god of blacksmiths and metallurgy. It was designed by Ictinus, one of the architects who worked on the Parthenon. It stands on a slight rise and in ancient times commanded a fine view of the Agora.
Duration: 15 minutes
12
Beth Shalom Synagogue is the principal synagogue of Athens, Greece. It was built in 1935[3] of white Pentelic marble, the architecture is an austere Greek Revival style. Τhe building was renovated in 1975
Duration: 30 minutes
13
The Holocaust Memorial
The memorial, which was designed by Greek American artist DeAnna Maganias, was erected in 2010. Located in a small park overlooking the Keramikos archaeological site, the memorial features pieces of a broken marble Magen David, each representing a lost Greek Jewish community. The names of the communities are engraved in the marble piece pointing in the direction where they once existed.
Duration: 15 minutes
14
Monastraki Flea Market
A visit to the Monastiraki flea market in Athens is a must. Situated over a large area from Monastiraki square and metro station down to the end of Ermou street, the flea market is open every day, but on Sundays it is even more interesting to visit, as even more objects are on sale, especially on busy Abyssinias square. The flea market actually consists of shops which are open every day and on Sundays there is the extra bonus of open air improvised stalls. Things to buy range from clothes to old books, stamps, coins, furniture, bric a brac, postcards, memorabilia, decorative objects and more. The prices can vary and bargaining is always necessary. Even just browsing the shops and vendors is great fun.
Duration: 30 minutes
15
Central Market Athens
Fish, meat & produce are sold at this central market, also featuring restaurants.
Duration: 15 minutes
16
Syntagma
The city's broad, tree-lined central square, with a fountain, cafes & park benches.
17
Hellenic Parliament
Old palace from 1800s serve now as Greek parliament, with ceremonial guards & a memorial for unidentified soldiers. See and take photos of the famous Evzones / soldiers in their unique costumes. Stop for Photography
18
The Academy of Athens
National institution for sciences, humanities & fine arts in a landmark 1800s neoclassical building, decorated with the statues of Socrates, & Plato. The Academy of Athens is Greece's national academy, and the highest research establishment in the country. It was established in 1926, and operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Education. The Academy's main building is one of the major landmarks of Athens. Stop for a visit photography
19
The Academy of Athens
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in a landmark 1800s neoclassical building, decorated with Ionic columns and fresco.
It has been in continuous operation since its establishment in 1837 and is the oldest higher education institution of the modern Greek state and the first contemporary university in the Eastern Mediterranean. Today it is one of the largest universities by enrollment in Europe, with over 100,000 registered students
20
National Library of Greece
National Library of Greece in a landmark 1800s neoclassical building, decorated with Doric columns
21
Mount Lycabettus
The highest hill in center of Athens 280m ( 1000 feet) with a panoramic 360 view of the city. Great opportunity for Panoramic Photos from the Acropolis, the Olympic Stadium, Aegean Sea and more...
Minibus it's difficult to approach.
Duration: 15 minutes
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Additional info
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Have with you your passports, in order to enter in the Synagogue. Please dress appropriately
• You Have the options of 3 different Vehicles types: Sedan (up to 2 adults + 2 kids - up to 10 years old free) - Minivan ( from 1 to 7 persons - 2 kids/ up to 10 years old free ) - Minibus ( from 1 to 14 persons - 2 kids/ up to 10 years old free). Price varies by Group Size or Vehicle type.
• Your tour is private, flexible & available from Athens or Piraeus port. (luggage 10€extra) This is a private & flexible tour available from Athens. However we only request to have in mind the agreement hours. But if you like to extend it, please make a fair arrangement with your tour driver/ leader. Additional charge per hour is 30€ (Sedan) - 45€ (Minivan) - 60€ (Minibus).
• The driver is not a licensed tour guide to accompany you on your walk to the top of the Acropolis or inside any other site or museum. If you require an archaeologist guide to tour the sites with you, you need to hire one additionally. If you have any questions you can contact us on the phone number provided by Viator.
