Athens Private Tour

Marcus Aurelius street in Plaka with the Acropolis above, walked on every Athens private tour

An Athens private tour gives your party a licensed guide and a vehicle of its own for four to eight hours, with the route set by you rather than a printed itinerary and pickup at the hotel door or the cruise terminal. Plan the rest of the trip with Greece Tours. This page covers the … Read more

Athens Shore Excursion

The port of Piraeus with the ships alongside, where an Athens shore excursion starts

An Athens shore excursion runs four to eight hours from the Piraeus cruise quay to the Acropolis, the Acropolis Museum and Plaka, timed against the all-aboard hour with the return buffer built in, and sold both by the ship’s desk and by local operators at the gangway. Plan the rest of the trip with Greece … Read more

Athens Night Tour

The Acropolis of Athens floodlit at night, the centrepiece of the evening tours

An Athens night tour runs two to three hours after 19:00, either on foot through Plaka, Anafiotika and Monastiraki or from the upper deck of an open-top bus past the lit Acropolis, the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Panathenaic Stadium. Plan the rest of the trip with Greece Tours. This page covers the evening: … Read more

Athens Mythology Tour

The Erechtheion on the Acropolis, where the contest of Athena and Poseidon is told

An Athens mythology tour is a guided walk of two to four hours that reads the city through its myths, running from the Acropolis and the Erechtheion down to the Ancient Agora and the Areopagus with a licensed guide and a group of six to fifteen. Plan the rest of the trip with Greece Tours. … Read more

Athens Olive Oil Tasting

Freshly picked olives in the hopper at a Greek mill, the fruit behind the oils poured at the tasting

An Athens olive oil tasting is a seated seminar of 60 to 120 minutes in a tasting room around Plaka or Monastiraki, pouring three to six single-variety oils from a blue glass with bread, tomato and cheese alongside, and ending with a bottle to take home. Plan the rest of the trip with Greece Tours. … Read more

Athens Helicopter Tour

Athens spread below with the Acropolis and the Parthenon on the rock and the Saronic Gulf beyond, the view an Athens helicopter tour delivers

An Athens helicopter tour is a twenty to fifty minute sightseeing flight over the Acropolis, Lycabettus Hill, the port of Piraeus and the coastline of the Athens Riviera, flown in a Bell 206, Bell 407 or Bell 505 with four to six passenger seats. Plan the rest of the trip with Greece Tours. This guide … Read more

Athens Scuba Diving

A vivid green Posidonia seagrass meadow underwater, the habitat divers cross on Athens scuba diving

Athens scuba diving is diving from the Attica coast, on the Athens Riviera south of the city at Vouliagmeni, Varkiza and Anavyssos and on the east coast at Nea Makri, with dive centres running PADI and SSI programmes for beginners and certified divers alike. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers Athens … Read more

Athens Yacht Charter

The marble columns of the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion on the Athens Riviera, a sail on an Athens yacht charter

An Athens yacht charter is the hire of a catamaran, motor yacht or sailing yacht from Athens, as a crewed private charter, a shared cabin charter or a self-skippered bareboat charter, for a day sail or a week in the Saronic Gulf and the Cyclades. Athens is the largest yacht-charter hub in Greece. Plan the … Read more

Athens Airport Transfers

The Acropolis and Parthenon lit at twilight over the city of Athens, the destination for airport transfers from Athens International Airport

Athens airport transfers run from Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), 33 kilometres east of central Athens, by pre-booked private transfer, official flat-fare taxi, the metro Line 3 to Syntagma, or the 24-hour X95 and X96 express buses. A private transfer meets you in arrivals and drives door to door. Plan the whole trip with … Read more

Vyronas Athens

Vyronas Athens

Vyronas is a residential suburb on the eastern edge of Athens at the foot of Mount Hymettus, with pine-shaded forest trails and authentic local life. Explore it alongside skip-the-line sightseeing tickets and tours from My Greece Tours. This green, authentic district is a hiker’s corner of the Athens travel guide. The sections below cover what … Read more

Spata Athens

Spata Athens

Spata is a town in East Attica beside Athens airport, at the heart of Attica’s wine country, with vineyards, a designer outlet and a zoo nearby. Explore it alongside skip-the-line sightseeing tickets and tours from My Greece Tours. This airport-area town is a practical and surprising corner of the Athens travel guide. The sections below … Read more

Artemida (Loutsa) Athens

Artemida Loutsa beach, East Attica

Artemida, also called Loutsa, is a beach town on the east coast of Attica near Athens airport, with long Blue Flag sands, windsurfing and seaside tavernas. Plan a beach day alongside skip-the-line sightseeing tickets and tours from My Greece Tours. This east-coast resort is a sandy escape in the Athens travel guide. The sections below … Read more