Prehistory at the National Archaeological Museum and the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art, with Athenian panorama from Lycabettus Hill. Same-day, private tour.
- Duration: 330 Minutes
- Location: Athens
- Product code: PAN1DN
This novel and convenient private, half-day afternoon programme combines the exploration of the two most important archaeological museums of Athens with a tour of this illustrious city.
The programme is led by a licensed archaeologist-guide, lasts approximately five hours and is offered round the year.
Points of Interest and programme highlights, in chronological sequence:
- The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the largest archaeological museum in Greece and one of the most important museums in the world devoted to ancient Greek art, housing in Athens houses some of the most important artifacts from a variety of archaeological locations around Greece from prehistory to late antiquity. It is considered one of the greatest museums in the world and contains the richest collection of artifacts from Greek antiquity worldwide.
Periods and Sections covered: Prehistoric / Neolithic / Cycladic /
Mycenaean / Santorini.
- On our Athenian Panorama en route from the National
Archaeological Museum to the Acropolis Museum we will drive up Lycabettus Hill
(299 m/981 ft) to take in a bird's-eye
view of Athens, the vista stretching from the northern mountains of Attica all
the way to the Saronic Gulf, with Athens sprawling in between and with the
iconic Acropolis Hill just a couple of miles away to the south-west.
- The Goulandris Museum
of Cycladic Art was
founded in 1986, initially to house collection of Cycladic and Ancient Greek
art belonging to Nicholas and Dolly Goulandris. It is one of the great museums
of Athens, housing a notable collection of Greek
antiquities, with special interest in the prehistoric art from the Cyclades
islands of the Aegean Sea.
Starting and ending times:
From 14:00 till 16:00 at the National
Archaeological Museum,
followed by the visit to Lycabettus Hill lasting and arriving at the Museum of Cycladic Art at 18:00 with the tour
ending there at 19:30. These times and durations are approximate.
Meeting and drop-off points:
Our team will pick you up and return you to your central Athens hotel.
Price includes:
Licensed archaeologist-guide throughout the tour
Transportation by air-conditioned minibus
Museum tickets
Price does not include:
Refreshments
Gratuities (optional)
Please note that all times and durations are indicative and may vary due to traffic, weather and other conditions.