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#1
- ATHENS CITY SIGHTSEEING
VALIDITY:
APR.01, 2005 - MAR.31, 2006
Daily
service all year round (except holidays)
Dep. 8:45 am - Ret. 1:00 pm
Enjoy a tour
of Athens, combining many of the cities principal modern and
classical sights. This tour includes an overview of the modern city,
and striking contrasts to the remains of its glorious past. Drive to
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of the Parliament House on
Constitution Square, the Panathenian Stadium (site of the first
modern Olympic Games in 1896). See vistas of the Presidential Palace
(ex Royal Palace), government buildings and elegant homes. Drive
along Panepistimiou Avenue and view the Catholic Cathedral, the
Academy, University, National Library and Omonia Square. In
contrast, we visit the Roman Temple of Olympian Zeus, and the
crowning beauty and glory that was Athens, the Parthenon with its
many monuments atop the Acropolis, including the Propylea, the
Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion with its Porch of Maidens.
We also visit the Acropolis Museum.
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#2
- ATHENS BY NIGHT
VALIDITY:
APR.01, 2005 - MAR.31, 2006
Dinner Included
Daily
service from Apr 1 to Oct 31
From Nov 3 to Mar 31, 2006 every Thur and Sat
Dep. 8:30 pm - Ret. around midnight
Your evening
dinner/tour begins with a pleasant orientation drive along the
illuminated boulevards of Athens, as far as Piraeus, Greece's
principal commercial port. Continue to Marina Zea, one of the
busiest yacht harbors in the Mediterranean, and home port to many
luxury pleasure yachts belonging to Greece's shipping and jet-set
communities. From here, a short drive to pretty Mikrolimano, another
picturesque yacht and fishing boat harbor, home to the ex Royal
Yacht Club and many fine waterfront seafood restaurants. We finally
return to Athens and the renowned "Plaka" district,
located around the base of the Acropolis, for dinner with live floor
show at a typical Greek taverna.
Note: Drinks with dinner are not included.
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#3
- CAPE SOUNION
VALIDITY:
APR.01, 2005 - MAR.31, 2006
Daily
Apr 1 to Oct 31: Dep. 3:00 pm - Ret. 7:00 pm
Daily except Tues, Thurs & Sun Nov 1 to Mar 31, 2006
Dep. 2:30 pm - Ret. 6:30 pm
Driving
along the coastal road past the wonderful beaches of GLYFADA,
VOULIAGMENI, VARKIZA and countless coves, one has a splendid view of
the Saronic Gulf. A crowning feature of the tour is Cape SOUNION,
dominated by the spectacular Temple of POSEIDON overlooking the
Aegean Sea.
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SAME
DAY TOUR
#4A
- ANCIENT CORINTH (Half Day)
VALIDITY:
APR.01, 2005 - MAR.31, 2006
Every
Mon & Fri from Apr 18 to Oct 28
Dep. 8:45 am - Ret. 1:30 pm
Drive west
from Athens, along the scenic coastal highway to the bridge crossing
the spectacular Corinth Canal (brief rest stop and photo
opportunity). Continue to the site of Ancient Corinth, one of the
most celebrated cities of antiquity, owing its great importance to
its strategic physical location that controlled the only land route
into the Peloponnese. Most of the remains we see today date from the
city’s Roman control; but the archaic Greek Temple of Apollo still
partially stands in ruins and is one of the oldest in Greece. Here
is 52AD St. Paul appeared before the Roman governor Gallio and later
wrote his famous letters to the Corinthian Christians. Before
returning to Athens we will make a brief stop at the site of the
ancient port of Kenchreai where St. Paul disembarked in 51AD and
founded a Christian community.
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