Acropolis and Parthenon Walking Tour: A Journey through Western Civilization

Embark on a 4-hour walking tour of the Acropolis and Parthenon, led by an experienced licensed guide. Skip the lines, explore ancient monuments, and visit the New Acropolis Museum. Discover the rich history of Western civilization and enjoy stunning views of the Acropolis.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Athens - The capital
    Of Greece
What's Included
  • Small groups of less than 20 people per guide
  • Professional licensed tour guide
  • Skip the line
  • Entrance tickets if you book the options with entrance tickets
  • Professional meeting point (check in area) with WIFI available close to Acropolis
  • Whisper tour guide system for better listening of your guide (for groups larger than 5)
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees unless you book an option with entrance tickets
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Discover the origins of Western civilization with a knowledgeable licensed tour guide on a 4-hour walking tour of this UNESCO World Heritage site. Experience the fascinating history as you pass by the Parthenon and other iconic monuments of the Acropolis; explore the New Acropolis Museum to marvel at ancient sculptures. Walk across the glass floor of…

Location
Porinou 5
Porinou
Porinou street 5 inside Athens Walks office
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Joseph_p
Mar 28, 2025
The Best Way To Visit The Acropolis - Absolutely excellent tour! And we believe necessity if you want to do the acropolis right. Our tour guide Margaríta was fantastic. She was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and considerate. Highly recommended especially if you want to know deeper details of one of the most culturally significant sites in the world.
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Karen_w
Mar 27, 2025
Acropolis and Museum - Demos the tour guide was very knowledgeable and humorous. The acropolis is a very special place. Museum was great too.
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Mazen_s
Mar 24, 2025
Enjoyable - Enjoyable Learned a lot I forgot the lady name (sorry) but was really friendly The museum worth seeing
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Steve_m
Mar 22, 2025
Athens Walks- A+ Provider of an Acropolis Walking Tour in Athens! - We had a wonderful experience with this tour. The guide (Anna) was extremely knowledgeable! We opted in for the museum tour (very worthwhile)! We were very pleased with this tour, and would not hesitate to do it again. Be advised- the tour did involve a lot of walking, but it was spaced out in a way that made participation easy. We booked this tour while our Celebrity cruise ship was docked in the Piraeus Cruise Port. Our cab found the meeting location easily, and the cost of this experience was a fraction of what Celebrity wanted to charge for a comparable tour. We were very happy with the quality of the experience, and we would not hesitate to use an outside vendor like Athens Walks again in the future!
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66declans
Mar 22, 2025
The best 4 hours you can spend in Athens - Superb guide. A very knowledgeable lady named Artemis. We initially were just going to do the Acropolis tour, but Artemis was so brilliant we decided to also do the museum tour afterwards. Really recommend this. Probably the best 4 hours you can spend in Athens.
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Natalie_r
Mar 21, 2025
Wonderful tour! - This was an amazing tour! Artemis did a great job of giving enough history so we could place sites in context. She was engaging and moved us along at a good pace. Would totally do another tour with her!
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Helenaclare_g
Mar 21, 2025
Tour was brilliant,... - Tour was brilliant, really worth doing. Our tourguide, Artemis, was so knowledgeable and passionate about the subjects. We learnt a lot. The museum part is a must do!
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Darcy
Mar 20, 2025
Acropolis tour was fabulous! - We enjoyed our tour of Acropolis and the museum. Guide was very knowledgeable and enjoyable. Took time to engage with guests.
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Isitsnowing
Mar 20, 2025
Engaging and educational tour of the Acropolis and Parthenon - Athens walks tours company gave us a very professional and enjoyable tour of the Akropolis grounds and museum. The tour started from their office which is located right next to the Akropolis metro station exit. They provided the listening devices and headphones here. The check in person also refunded us the €10 Akropolis ticket price for each person as Akropolis tickets were free that Sunday (March 2). Different groups were color coded and we were the orange group. It’s all very well managed and our guide Aegli took us into the grounds. Before taking us up she gave us a much needed brief about the history of Akropolis and Parthenon from its inception to Roman, Persians and Ottomans’ effect on this historical site. She showed us artists renderings of pulley mechanisms used to carry the rocks up the hill to build the temples. We took the scenic walk up the slopes to enter the Akropolis while she explained the significance of the various atriums and amphitheatres we came across along the way. Once inside the Akropolis grounds, there were three main temples, the Parthenon, the old temple of Athena and the temple of Athena Nike. The Athena Nike temple is no longer accessible to tourists. She told us though Parthenon has fallen into a state of disrepair the Greek govt did not want to rebuild it to its original form but sustain it in its current form as much as possible. She showed us sketches of how it used to look like when before it was semi-destroyed during Ottoman times. She also told us that large portions of the Akropolis excavated remains now lie in the British museum. I was interested in the temple of Zeus and she pointed out to me the pillars of the temple of Olympian Zeus located at the bottom of the hill. She gave us some time to experience the Parthenon for ourselves before taking us down to the museum. In the museum we started on the top floor (at the lego replica of Akropolis) and moved down. Our guide explained to us the significance of the Parthenon sculptures on display there. Most of the sculptures were broken in one way or another. She explained that some salvageable ones were recreated to completion while others left as it is (in pieces) with a sketch of the French traveller Carrey underneath it. The sketch showed what the sculpture looked like originally (as seen by Carrey in 1674 when he had visited the Parthenon prior to its destruction).
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667matsg
Mar 19, 2025
Much to soak in - Mike was a very knowledgeable guide that took us through the history of Acropolis on our walk through the area, pointed out all the main attractions, and also guided us in the amazing museum as well. Now in March the crowds were not so large, so it was quite manageable.
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