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Athens City Break, Italian-speaking guide

From $505 • 4 days • Destination Services Greece • Athens, Greece • Pickup available • Not Cancellable

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Why we love it?

The Athens City Break is a 4-day tour designed for travelers who prefer an Italian-speaking guide while exploring the historical and cultural highlights of Athens. The itinerary includes a half-day city tour on the second day, allowing participants to delve into the rich heritage of the city, including iconic sites such as the Acropolis and the Parthenon. This experience is ideal for Italian-speaking visitors seeking a deeper understanding of Athens, as the local guide provides insights and context in their native language. Accommodations are provided for three nights, along with daily breakfasts and airport transfers, ensuring a convenient and immersive stay in Greece's vibrant capital.

Inclusions

Operated with Italian-speaking local guide during the half-day Athens city tour on day 2
3 nights´ accommodation
3 Breakfasts
Arrival transfer from Athens International Airport or Piraeus Port to the hotel in Athens
Departure transfer from the hotel in Athens to Athens International Airport or Piraeus Port
Air-conditioned transportation for Athens half-day city tour on day 2 on a shared basis
All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary: half-day city tour of Athens with Acropolis site and museum (day 2)
Meet & Greet on day 1

Exclusions

Any airfares or airport taxes, supplements for which are quoted separately if applicable
International nor domestic flights
Expenses of a personal nature like tipping, laundry, telephone/fax calls, alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages, video camera fees at monuments, medical expenses, any insurance etc.
Any visit not mentioned in the programme
Optional tours and activities
Travel Insurance, any loss or extra cost arising due to unforeseen circumstances such as flight delays, accidents, etc.
Climate Change Resilience Fee. Clients will have to pay the TAX on the spot at the hotels.
Visa fees

Itinerary

Day 1 ARRIVAL ATHENS

Arrive at Athens International Airport. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Check-in and enjoy some free time to freshen up after your flight. If you feel like it, you can go on an optional excursion (not included):

Half-day tour of Cape Sounio (Italian guide, available on Saturdays only):

Drive along the coastal road, passing the wonderful beaches of Glyfada, Vouliagmeni & Varkiza to the most Southern point of Attica, Cape Sounion, where the white marble pillars of the Temple of Poseidon stand. On the way, you have a splendid view of the Saronic Gulf and the little islands offshore. After visiting the Temple of Poseidon, you have time to walk at leisure on the rocky promontory of Sounion.

Overnight in Athens.

Day 2 ATHENS: HALF-DAY CITY TOUR

Early in the morning, after breakfast, begin your half-day Athens city tour. Meet your guide, hop on to your bus and explore the striking contrasts that make Athens such a fascinating city. Our expert guide will take you to see the Panathenaic Stadium where the first Olympic Games of modern times were held in 1896 (shortstop). Continue and pass by the Prime Minister's residence (ex-Royal Palace) guarded by the Euzones in their colourful uniform, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Hadrian's Arch, the Parliament and the memorial to the Unknown Soldier, the Academy, the University, the National Library, the Constitution Square (Syntagma). On the Acropolis visit the Architectural Masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: The Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and finally "the harmony between material and spirit", the monument that "puts an order in the mind", the Parthenon. Continue and visit the place where at last the statues found their home and admire the wonders of the classical era: The new Acropolis museum (due to certain restrictions in the visiting hours of the new Acropolis museum the order of the program can be changed). You will be back at the hotel at approx. at 13:30 pm. The rest of the day at leisure.

Overnight in Athens.

Day 3 ATHENS

Wake up to a luscious breakfast at the hotel and enjoy your day at leisure in this fascinating city. Explore the city and its hidden corners at your own pace.

Overnight in Athens.

Day 4 DEPART ATHENS

Wake up to your breakfast in the hotel and enjoy your last day in this long-standing metropolis. At the indicated time, you will be transferred to the airport of Athens (or Piraeus port) to take your flight home or to your following destination.

Please Note

Please note that local conditions prevalent at the time of travel may result in modifications to the tour contents without prior notice
Hotel early check-in, late check-out, connecting or adjoining rooms are subject to availability and are not guaranteed.
The distances and travel times described in the itinerary may vary.
No refund for unused services. Splitting of package is not allowed
Please note city tax for the hotel overnights will be paid directly at the hotel.
Please note that the inbound airport Athens - City hotel transfers are included only as part of the package and if pre and post-night stay is booked as an extra. Otherwise additional transfers should be purchased separately.