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Athens Academy Tour: Walk in Plato and Socrates' Footsteps
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Athens
Explore ancient Athens on a private luxury tour for couples. Walk the paths of Plato and Socrates, and discover the birthplace of platonic love.
Explore ancient Athens on a private luxury tour for couples. Walk the paths of Plato and Socrates, and discover the birthplace of platonic love.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Parthenon - The heart of ancient Athens, serving as the focal point for ancient religion, daily life, and civilization as a whole.
- Temple of Olympian Zeus - The largest and most historically significant temple of ancient Greek religion.
- Temple of Athena Nike - A small yet distinctive temple dedicated to the ancient Greek goddess of…
- Parthenon - The heart of ancient Athens, serving as the focal point for ancient religion, daily life, and civilization as a whole.
- Temple of Olympian Zeus - The largest and most historically significant temple of ancient Greek religion.
- Temple of Athena Nike - A small yet distinctive temple dedicated to the ancient Greek goddess of victory in battles. Located at the edge of the Acropolis, it also served as a guardhouse for the temples on the city’s renowned rock. The statue of the goddess Nike was depicted without wings, contrary to myths, to symbolize her permanent presence with the Athenians.
- Panathenaic Stadium - The renowned venue for the ancient Panathenaic Games, celebrating the legendary Athenian king and hero, Theseus. This magnificent stadium also hosted the revival of the Olympic Games in the modern era in 1896.
- Changing of the Guard Ceremony - The esteemed presidential guard of the Hellenic Republic, dressed in traditional uniforms from the Greek War of Independence, simultaneously honors the President of the Republic and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, paying tribute to all heroic soldiers who sacrificed their lives for Greece.
- Lykavittos (Mount Lycabettus) - The highest point in Athens. At its base lie the remnants of the famous school of the great ancient philosopher Aristotle. At the summit stands a beautiful Orthodox church dedicated to Saint George.
- Acropolis - Like all ancient Greek cities, Athens has a rocky hill that housed the city’s most important temples and treasures for protection. Such a rocky fortification was called an Acropolis. The most magnificent and beautiful Acropolis is that of Athens, which was and remains the greatest city of Greece.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- English Speaking Expert Driver/Guide
- Bottled water
- On-board WiFi
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Private transportation
- English Speaking Expert Driver/Guide
- Bottled water
- On-board WiFi
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Entrance fees to the monuments 30per per person please prebook them
- Lunch
- Entrance fees
- Gratuities, tips kindly up to the customer
- Entrance fees to the monuments 30per per person please prebook them
- Lunch
- Entrance fees
- Gratuities, tips kindly up to the customer
Additional Information
Embark on a tour through the heart of Athens, centered around the ancient Athenian Academy, where the teachings and studies of the world’s greatest philosophers took place. Plato and Socrates imparted many profound truths about everyday life and the nature of love. They both held the belief that love is the most beautiful aspect of life, and it was in…
Embark on a tour through the heart of Athens, centered around the ancient Athenian Academy, where the teachings and studies of the world’s greatest philosophers took place. Plato and Socrates imparted many profound truths about everyday life and the nature of love. They both held the belief that love is the most beautiful aspect of life, and it was in their school that the concepts of platonic love and the universal quest to find one’s other half were born. Guests will have the unique opportunity to walk and reflect on the very roads and paths where Plato and Socrates once stood.
- All travellres will be picked up by a Mini Van or Limousine Mercedes-Benz
- For the Acropolis tickets please contact us to pre-book
Location
Parthenon
Acropolis, Top of Dionyssiou Areopagitou
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(15 Ratings)
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Al
Sep 18, 2025
Wonderful private tour of Athens - Today was a wonderful tour around Athens from Piraeus to Mount Lycabettus, to the Acropolis, and even witnessed the changing of the Presidential guards. Kostas was our most excellent private guide in his luxury Mercedes Van. He picked us up at the Piraeus harbor port as we disembarked our cruise ship and we traveled around Piraeus, pausing at the Temple of Olympian Zeus. We then traveled to the highest point in Athens at the Orthodox Church on Mount Lycabettus. What spectacular views all around Athens! We then went to the Acropolis and ventured up to the Parthenon and temple of Athena Nike. So much history all around. Kostas brought us to Panathenaic stadium where ancient Olympic Games were held as well as a venue for the 2004 Olympics. We then witnessed the changing of the presidential guards and caught a glimpse of the president of Greece departing the presidential mansion. Kostas provided commentary and history as we drove all over Athens. His experience and expert driving through the tight streets was amazing. Whenever you need a driver and tour guide in Athens, Kostas is your guy!
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Manuel_g
Aug 28, 2025
Great short visit to Athens - Great idea for a short visit to Athens
Our driver Kostas was a great guy and took us to the most important spots
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Venture62111239620
Aug 25, 2025
Excellent trip. - We got to see lots of beautiful places all over Athens. Guide was very helpful and at the end brought us right to our apartment. I recommend this tour.
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Keithpm1096fd
Jun 5, 2025
Amazing experience - Kontantinos was a great guide! We traveled in style and comfort in a nice Mercedes van. Very friendly and knowledgeable of the facts on the tour. We went to tourist spots and some other spots not on the tour to see some authentic parts of Greece. Not only did we learn about the travels of Paul, but a lot about the vegetation of Greece. I had no idea about so many things that grew here (pistachios, almonds, pomegranates, lemons, etc.) We stopped for lunch at a nice restaurant with lovely views. Nothing was rushed and he allowed us to take our time with everything. Overall a great experience and would highly recommend his services.
As a believer in Christ, there is a lot of Greek mythology that doesn't align with God's word, but you block it out and discern what is true. I leave you with these verses...
1 Corinthians 2:12-16 ESV
[12] Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. [13] And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. [14] The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. [15] The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. [16] “For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
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L2903fucraigt
Oct 15, 2024
Athens private tour - Konstantine was an incredible host! Friendly, knowledgeable ambassador of this beautiful city. Best way to see the history, sites and city!
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O4900padougb
Oct 10, 2024
Review of trip - He was great . Excellent . Spoke very good English. Very knowledgeable. On time. Good driver. The places that are we went was perfectly
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Leehk6749gf
Sep 23, 2024
We were shown all the important things to give us a overall understanding of the city - We had a great day exploring Athens thanks too our very informative driver. He knew exactly were to take us
And his knowledge was amazing
Thanks for giving us a insight to Athens
We recommend this company 10 / 10
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318millam
Jul 10, 2024
Great tour !! - We had an amazing time seeing Athens with Nick ! He is Very knowledgeable about the history of Athens and its sights. This is the perfect way to see everything especially if you don’t have the whole week . The car was brand new , super comfortable with AC. He gave us great recommendations for dinner, shopping and future travels .
The restaurant he took us was amazing! We got to try all the local specialties and drinks .
Highly recommend!!
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O8737mgjackm
Jul 1, 2024
Great day in Athens! - Our day was fantastic! We had a very good tour of the city and we were well taken care of by Constantine. We saw many sites and finished with a great meal. We would definitely recommend it!
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Tarikandtreshaw
Jul 5, 2024
Great way to see Athens - Constantine was everything you want in a guide. He was prompt, flexible, and knowledgeable. He provided much needed context but also gave us freedom to explore on our own. He managed the itinerary according to our needs and weather.
We would absolutely recommend.
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