Athens Philosophy Tour

The marble statue of Socrates seated in thought outside the Academy of Athens, the symbol of an Athens philosophy tour.

An Athens philosophy tour is a guided walk through the places where Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics taught, from the Ancient Agora to Plato’s Academy, with the ideas explained at each stop. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tour formats, the sites on … Read more

Acropolis Museum Guided Tour

The Caryatids of the Erechtheion standing in their gallery in the Acropolis Museum, the centrepiece of an Acropolis Museum guided tour.

An Acropolis Museum guided tour is a visit to the museum below the Acropolis of Athens led by a licensed guide, who explains the finds from the sacred rock gallery by gallery. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tour formats, the galleries floor by … Read more

Rethymno Day Trip from Heraklion

Boats in the old Venetian harbour of Rethymno with the lighthouse at the end of the breakwater, the heart of a Rethymno day trip from Heraklion.

A Rethymno day trip from Heraklion is a day out from the capital of Crete to the Venetian town of Rethymno on the north coast, by bus, car or guided tour, with the return in the evening. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the road … Read more

Meteora Day Trip from Ioannina

The Varlaam monastery on its sandstone pillar above the wooded valley, the first view on a Meteora day trip from Ioannina.

A Meteora day trip from Ioannina is a tour that leaves the capital of Epirus in the morning, crosses the Pindus mountains to the monasteries of Meteora and returns in the evening. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tour formats, the drive, the monasteries, … Read more