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Almighty Goddess Athena!

The holiest, most sacred place in the ancient world, the Acropolis hill! The place of worship of the Goddess Athena! Every civilization knelt before her, prayed for her favor, stood in awe before her power.
On this rock, that stands out in the center of the city of Athens, one of the oldest and most powerful cities of the ancient world, was built the most brilliant buildings of antiquity.
Let us be carried away by the myth as we ascend the sacred path that will lead us to the famous buildings of the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheum and the Parthenon and discover through stories about kings, gods and heroes the greatness of architecture, art and democracy.

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A 2hrs family-friendly tour on the Acropolis Hill

A wolrd of myths, history & art wonders!

The Acropolis museum is one the most amazing thematic museums in the world! It hosts the collections of the findings of only one archaeological site, the Athenian Acropolis.Located in the historical area southeast of the Rock of the Acropolis, the Museum narrates the story of life on the Rock from prehistoric times until the end of Antiquity.
Only a hop and a jump away, where an ancient Athenian neighborhood once bustled, stands contemporary, bright and full of light and invites you to discover its famous exhibits, myths and stories.
Children's favorite museum unfolds the wealth of its rooms through a tour especially designed for young visitors.
Can the most important Temple of antiquity fit inside a museum? And yet it can!
Come and meet the sculptures of the Parthenon, the Caryatids, the Kores and the Horsemen, accompanied by beloved stories of Greek mythology with Amazons, Centaurs, Giants and Heroes like Hercules and Theseus!

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A 2 hrs family-friendly tour

Gods, Kings & Heroes

The Greek mythology, rich in characters, plot and emotion, resembles a film script where gods, heroes, mythical monsters, creatures of fantasy and passionate people are the protagonists. The Collection of Sculptures of the National Archaeological Museum is the best starting point for children to understand how the myths connect with history and art.

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A 3hrs family-friendly tour at the most significant collections of the Archaeological Museum of Athens

Walk in the steps of Socrates!

Walk in the steps of Socrates! See where Democracy and Philosophy were born. Visit Ancient Athens’ trade center – the heart of the city – the Agora! The most renowned trade center of the ancient world!
The Agora was the heart of ancient Athens, it comprised the political, commercial, administrative and social center of the city. With our imagination we will take a walk on the Panathenaic road leading to the sacred rocky hill of the Acropolis and will have the chance to see how and where the ancient Greeks were having their daily trading.

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A 2 hrs family-friendly tour

The remains of the Byzntine Empire

Discover a different side of Athens! Visit the remaining ruins of the Byzantine Empire and learn how all eras and religions coexist in the city by taking an amazing kids-friendly walk to the glorious history of the Byzantine Empire through distinct monuments of Byzantine Athens. This tour includes:
Panaghia Kapnikarea. Built sometime in the 11th century, perhaps around 1050. As it was common with the early Christian churches, it was built over an ancient Greek pagan temple dedicated to the worship of a goddess, possibly Athena or Demeter.
Panaghia Gorgoepikoos. Built over an ancient temple dedicated to the goddess Eileithyia and situated next to the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens.
The Roman Agora. Visit the Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos – the Tower of the Winds the first Meteorological station of the ancient world and talk about the topography of the city during the Byzantine era.
The Library of Hadrian. A living monument of the coexistence of all religions!
Monastiraki square. Past, present, future!

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A 3 hrs family-friendly walking tour at the heart of Athens

2 museums 1 mysterious and fascinating world!

A journey from the ancient world to the Byzantium and the temples of the new religion. From Byzantium to Modern Era. A fascinating walk through history unravelled through everyday objects with sophisticated decoration, precious jewelry of high aesthetics and craftsmanship, gold coins symbols of the Byzantine Emperors, rare manuscripts and icons of vast artistic value that compose a puzzle of a 1000 years of history of the Byzantine Empire that defined Europe's evolution!
The spacious halls of the Byzantine museum will guide our visit through the glorious history of the Byzantine Empire. The children will learn to recognize the boundaries of the empire, its radiance and significance until today and have a taste of the everyday life of the people that lived in it. Emperors and peasants, saints and common people will tell us their story through the various exhibits and will be the guides to our journey.
On the Benaki Museum we will leave the artifacts of the Neoclassic Art Collection to take us on a journey from Crete to Macedonia and from Zakynthos to Kappadokia, reviving the everyday life of Hellenism during the 18th and 19th century. Goldwork outfits, embroideries full of imagination, colorful ceramics that point the high standards of our popular culture.

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A 3 hrs family & kids-friendly tour