Quick tour inside the station's museum. Above the metro station lies the gently sloping Syntagma square, the most popular meeting point of the Capital. Above and behind the Syntagma square is the National Parliament Building (Vouli). A stop there to see the Monument of the Unknown Soldier which is guarded 24 hours a day by two “Evzoni”, members of the Presidential Guard, an elite unit of the Greek Army. After watching the changing of the Guards, the walk continues in front of the Presidential Palace, the official residence of the President of the Hellenic Republic and the Maximos building, the official residence and offices of the Prime Minister of Greece to the next stop, which is the Panathenaic Stadium, home of the first Olympic Games in modern history. Next, we visit the Zeus Temple and Hadrian’s Arch monument from the Roman Era. After that,we will  admire the neoclassical architecture of Zappeion Hall and walk through the National Gardens, a large - shady and enfenced refuge from the Athenian reality.  The tour ends back to the Syntagma metro station.

Meeting Point

The meeting point for the tour is inside Syntagma metro station at 09:00am. Your tour guide will be standing, one level down, by the ticket machines underneath the big hanging clock holding a light blue Athenian tours sign.    

Good to know

• We are doing our tours only to small groups with a maximum capacity of 10 people
• The tours are conducted in English
• The walking pace during the tour is moderate with lots of stops and sitting opportunities
• Wear comfortable shoes and have a bottle of water with you
• We advise you to bring an umbrella on rainy days and wear a hat during summer