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Private transfer to Plaka
Spata
Skip the taxi queue: a driver meets you at arrivals for the 40-minute ride into the old town.
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Overview
Total trip cost
Athens · 5 days · 4 nights
Estimated
$1,360
Accommodation · 4 nights$560Estimate for your budget
- 1 stay via Booking.comBoutique hotel in Plaka$560Book
- 2 transfers via Welcome PickupsPrivate transfer to Plaka · Transfer to the airport$80Book
- 5 activities via ViatorChanging of the guard at Syntagma · Acropolis Museum · Athens street food tour · Sunset on Mount Lycabettus · Philopappos Hill walk$225Book
- 6 activities via GetYourGuideAcropolis & Parthenon skip-the-line tour · Wander Anafiotika · Psirri street art & coffee · Swim at Lake Vouliagmeni · Sunset at the Temple of Poseidon · Shop local in Koukaki$270Book
- 5 meals via Google MapsEstimate · Rooftop dinner facing the Acropolis · Taverna dinner in Plaka · Kolonaki wine bar · Seafood lunch by the water · Farewell rebetiko dinner$225Book
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01
Mon 10 May
Arrival & the sacred rock
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2
afternoonhotelBooking.com
Boutique hotel in Plaka
Plaka
Stay on the slopes below the Acropolis, steps from cafés and the metro.
3
eveningactivityViator
Changing of the guard at Syntagma
Syntagma
Watch the Evzones in their pleated kilts outside Parliament, on the hour.
4
eveningrestaurantGoogle Maps
Rooftop dinner facing the Acropolis
Monastiraki
Grilled octopus and a glass of Assyrtiko while the Parthenon lights up.
02
Tue 11 May
Ancient marvels & Anafiotika
1
morningactivityGetYourGuide
Acropolis & Parthenon skip-the-line tour
Acropolis
Go at opening time to beat the heat and the crowds, with a licensed guide.
2
afternoonactivityViator
Acropolis Museum
Makrygianni
See the Caryatids and walk over the excavations through the glass floor.
3
afternoonactivityGetYourGuide
Wander Anafiotika
Anafiotika
Whitewashed island-style lanes tucked under the rock — a little Cyclades in the city.
4
eveningrestaurantGoogle Maps
Taverna dinner in Plaka
Plaka
Moussaka, horta and live bouzouki under the vines.
03
Wed 12 May
Markets, street art & Lycabettus
1
morningactivityViator
Athens street food tour
Omonia
Koulouri, loukoumades and souvlaki with a local guide through the old market.
2
afternoonactivityGetYourGuide
Psirri street art & coffee
Psirri
Murals, craft workshops and a freddo espresso in the city's liveliest quarter.
3
eveningactivityViator
Sunset on Mount Lycabettus
Kolonaki
Ride the funicular to the highest point in Athens for a 360° view to the sea.
4
eveningrestaurantGoogle Maps
Kolonaki wine bar
Kolonaki
Small plates and Greek natural wines among the city's chic set.
04
Thu 13 May
Athenian Riviera & Cape Sounion
1
morningactivityGetYourGuide
Swim at Lake Vouliagmeni
Vouliagmeni
A warm, mineral-rich lake beneath a limestone cliff, open all year.
2
afternoonrestaurantGoogle Maps
Seafood lunch by the water
Varkiza
Fresh catch of the day and Greek salad with toes almost in the sea.
3
eveningactivityGetYourGuide
Sunset at the Temple of Poseidon
Sounion
Watch the sun drop into the Aegean from the marble columns of Sounion.
05
Fri 14 May
Koukaki & farewell
1
morningactivityViator
Philopappos Hill walk
Koukaki
A quiet pine-scented path with the best close-up view of the Parthenon.
2
afternoonactivityGetYourGuide
Shop local in Koukaki
Koukaki
Ceramics, olive-oil soaps and designer sandals from small Athenian makers.
3
eveningrestaurantGoogle Maps
Farewell rebetiko dinner
Thiseio
Meze and live Greek blues music in a family-run taverna.
4
eveningtransferWelcome Pickups
Transfer to the airport
Spata
Door-to-door ride back to Athens International for your flight home.
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