This tour will show you the great contrasts that make Athens such a fascinating city. Our knowledgeable guides will take you to the Panathenaic Stadium, site of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. Continue on the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Hadrian's Arch, the Parliament and the Unknown Soldier Memorial, the Academy, the University, the National Library, and the Constitution Square (Syntagma).

Architectural wonders from Athens' Golden Age include the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion, and the Parthenon, the planet's gem that provides the ideal balance of soul and spirit.

Admire the majesty of the classical past in the new Acropolis museum, where the statues have finally found a home (The sequence of the program may alter due to constraints in the new Acropolis museum visitation hours).

Lunch will be served at a neighborhood wonderful local restaurant and after this, drive along the coast, via the amazing beaches of Glyfada, Vouliagmeni, and Varkiza, to the stunning Cape Sounion, Attica's southernmost point, where the Poseidon Temple stands imposingly.

On the trip, you get a great view of the Saronic Gulf and the little islands, and after visiting the Temple of Poseidon, you have time to wander around Sounion's rocky cape.