Parthenon
Dominating the Athenian skyline, this beautiful, world-renowned monument is dedicated to Goddess Athena, the virgin patron of Athens. The destroying consequences of the Persian campaign at 480 BC, lead Athenians to the desire of constructing a memorable temple in 438 B.C. by Ictinus & Callicrates, under the supervision of Phidias, which is considered to be the most important surviving monument of the ancient world. Parthenon which is the most brilliant construction during the Golden Age (5th BC) of Pericles, stands as an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece & the Athenian Democracy. Its’ metops & pediments representations depict scenes from the Ancient Greek mythology; Parthenon is regarded to be the most eminent landmark of Greek history & culture.
Temple Of Poseidon
The Temple of Poseidon was dedicated to the god of the sea Poseidon. Located at Cape Sounion, in the southeast tip of the Attica peninsula, 45 miles from Athens approachable via a coastal route that resembles the French Riviera, is considered to be constructed at 440 BC. However, prominent personalities of the history, like Homer & Herodotus, are referred to Sounion as a worship place centuries before. Surrounded by the sea at three sides, the Temple observes the Aegean sea discerned in the horizon, as Aegeas did, looking for his son Thisseus, several centuries before, according to mythology. Landmark of the temple is the inscribed name of the romantic poet Lord Byron in the base of the column.
Thermopylae
The pass of Thermopylae is the historical site of the battle that took place in 480 B.C. between the Greeks & the Persians. Under the command of King Leonidas of Sparta, the greatly outnumbered Greek army remained in the pass to prevent Xerxes’ vast cavalry & infantry force further invading the land. They held ground for three days before being outflanked via a hidden goat path, which according to legend, was shown to the Persians by a traitor named Ephialtes. However, their feat gave the Greek army enough time to reassemble & successfully combat the Persians in following battles.
The epigram on the monuments reads:
Oh stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians (Spartans), that here we lie, obedient to their words.
Acropolis Museum
The new Acropolis museum is under the south slope of the Acropolis and contains mostly pediment sculpture, reliefs, and statues found on the sacred rock of Acropolis, which formed most of its decoration. Among these statues, the well-known female figures with the characteristic archaic smile called ‘Korai’ such as the Kore of Naxos, the Kore of Chios, and the Kore of Lyons etc. There are also sphinxes, consecrated reliefs such as that of Athena in Medication and consecrated sculptures such as the Moschoforos (a man who is carrying a calf across his shoulders), the Boy of Kritias etc.
National Archaeological Museum
The National Archaeological museum houses the historical past of the Greek civilisation. It is considered as the most important museum in the whole world.
You can see findings and monuments from all the places of ancient Greece and Greek Civilisations. There are statues, vases, weapons, jewellery from Neolithic times, the Cycladic civilisation, the Minoan civilisation, the Classical and Hellenistic periods and the Roman period. Among the most important are the Golden mask of Agamemnon, the statue of Zeus from Donona, the statue of Poseidon of Artemision, the Marathon boy, the statues of Asclepius-Demeter and Persephone, the statue of Aphrodite etc.
Byzantine Museum
The Byzantine museum of Athens is one of the most important public institutions in Greece, established in 1914 in order to collect, preserve and exhibit the Byzantine and Post-Byzantine cultural heritage in the Hellenic territory. The collection contains more than 30000 artefacts such as icons, sculptures, ceramics, paintings, jewellery, wall paintings, and mosaics.
Numismatic Museum
The Numismatic museum is one of the five most important museums in the world and houses more than 600000 coins, metals and precious stones from the ancient Greek, Byzantine and Roman period.
War Museum
The war museum of Athens houses exhibits of the Greek Army from the prehistoric times to today.
Jewish Museum
The Jewish museum was founded in order to collect and exhibit the material evidence of 2300 years of Jewish life in Greece. The collection contains more than ten thousand artefacts related to the domestic and religious life of the Greek Jews.
The estimated time to visit each museum is about an hour.
The duration of the tour depends on the number of museums that we choose to visit.
Please take a look at the right and at the bottom of the page for additional tour information.
Entrance Fee Required Per Person
5 Euros for Acropolis Museum
10 Euros for National Archaeological Museum
8 Euros for Byzantine Museum
6 Euros for Numismatic Museum
6 Euros for Jewish Museum
4 Euros for the War Museum
Free Entrance Days
- 6 March (in memory of Melina Mercouri)
- 18 April (International Monuments Day)
- 18 May (International Museums Day)
- The last weekend of September annually (European Heritage Days)
- 28 October
- Every first Sunday from November 1st to March 31st
