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Private Tour Epidaurus,Mycenae and Nafplio from Athens
Private Tour Epidaurus,Mycenae and Nafplio from Athens
Private Tour Epidaurus,Mycenae and Nafplio from Athens
Private Tour Epidaurus,Mycenae and Nafplio from Athens
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Private Tour Epidaurus,Mycenae and Nafplio from Athens

By Greece Athens Transfers & Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$453 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 9h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Explore the archaeology and mythology of ancient Greece on this private full-day tour. Following pickup at your Athens address, visit the archaeological sites of Epidaurus and Mycenae plus the historic port town of Nafplio. Along the way, discover 2,300-year-old amphitheatres, spectacular countryside scenery, and ancient ruins, and listen as your driver introduces mythical figures like King Agamemnon. Venture from Athens to discover highlights of the Peloponnese and visit two UNESCO sites in a single day. Enter the mythical kingdom of Agamemnon at the ancient ruins of Mycenae. Explore the historic harbour town of Nafplion, and step inside the classical Greek theatre at Epidaurus, a 4th-century venue still prized for its acoustics.Enjoy regional cuisine with an optional lunch stop at a restaurant.

Activity location

  • Archaeological Site Mycenae
    • 21200, Mycenae, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • McDonald's Syntagma
    • 2 Ermou
    • 105 63, Athina, Greece

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Private Tour
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h9h

Pickup included

Price details
AU$453.46 x 1 AdultAU$453.46

Total
Price is AU$453.46
Until Fri, 22 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate transport
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional drivers with deep knowledge of history (not licensed to accompany you in any site)
  • What's includedWhat's includedWiFi on board
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport with MiniVan or Mercedes Benz or Scoda Fabia(2023)
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel/ airport/ port / Airbnb pickup and drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance tickets to Ancient Mycenaes (Adult 12€) Epidaurus Theatre (Adult 12€) Palamidi (Adult 8€)

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • This is a private tour/activity
  • Most travellers can participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Travel time from Athens to Nafplio is approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes
  • Free of charge entrance to the archaeological site and museum is valid for youths of up to 25 years old and students inside the European Union
  • Reduced entrance (-50%) is valid for European Union citizens aged over 65 and students of Higher Education Institutes outside the European Union

Activity itinerary

Mycenae (Pass by)
The fortified citadel of ancient Mycenae, the seat of the mythical and mighty King Agamemnon. An impressive and well-preserved site, the city of Mycenae gave its name to an entire civilisation. Admire sites such as the Tomb of Clytemnestra, the infamous Lion’s Gate, the Cyclopean walls and learn of their blood-stained past. In the second millennium BC, Mycenae was one of the major centres of Greek civilisation, a military stronghold which dominated much of southern Greece, Crete, the Cyclades and parts of southwest Anatolia. The period of Greek history from about 1600 BC to about 1100 BC is called Mycenaean in reference to Mycenae. At its peak in 1350 BC, the citadel and lower town had a population of 30,000 and an area of 32 hectares.
Archaeological Site Mycenae
  • 30m
The archaeological site of Mycenae comprises the fortified acropolis and surrounding funerary and habitation sites, which are located mainly to its west and southwest. Most of the visible monuments date to the centre's great floruit, from 1350 to 1200 BC. Great Cyclopean walls surround the almost triangular acropolis, which is accessed from the northwest through the famous Lion Gate, the symbol of the Mycenaean rulers' power. The gate was named after the two opposing lions carved in relief and set into the relieving triangle, a typical feature of Mycenaean architecture, over the door.
Lion Gate
  • 15m
The Lion Gate was the main entrance of the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, southern Greece. It was erected during the 13th century BC, around 1250 BC, in the northwest side of the acropolis and is named after the relief sculpture of two lionesses or lions in a heraldic pose that stands above the entrance. The Lion Gate is the sole surviving monumental piece of Mycenaean sculpture, as well as the largest sculpture in the prehistoric Aegean. It is the only monument of Bronze Age Greece to bear an iconographic motif that survived without being buried underground, and the only relief image which was described in the literature of classical antiquity, such that it was well known prior to modern archaeology.
Archaeological Museum of Ancient Mycenae
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
The Archaeological Museum of Mycenae is found at the entrance of the ancient site, just a few steps before the Lion Gate.
Citadel and Treasury of Atreus
  • 15m
The Treasury of Atreus or Tomb of Agamemnon is a large tholos or beehive tomb on Panagitsa Hill at Mycenae constructed during the Bronze Age around 1250 BC. The stone lintel above the doorway weighs 120 tonnes, with approximate dimensions 8.3 x 5.2 x 1.2m, the largest in the world. The tomb was used for an unknown period. Mentioned by the Roman geographer Pausanias in the 2nd century AD, it was still visible in 1879 when the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered the shaft graves under the "agora" in the Acropolis at Mycenae.
Epidaurus Archaeological Museum
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Archaeological Museum of Epidaurus is a museum in Epidaurus, in Argolis on the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece. The museum, noted for its reconstructions of temples and its columns and inscriptions, was established in 1902 and opened in 1909 to display artefacts unearthed in the ancient site of Epidaurus in the surrounding area.
The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus
  • 30m
Archaeological Museum of Epidaurus is a museum in Epidaurus, in Argolis on the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece. The museum, noted for its reconstructions of temples and its columns and inscriptions, was established in 1902 and opened in 1909 to display artefacts unearthed in the ancient site of Epidaurus in the surrounding area.
Sanctuary of Asklepios
  • 15m
The Temple of Asclepius was a sanctuary in Epidaurus dedicated to Asclepius. It was the main holy site of Asclepius. The sanctuary at Epidaurus was the rival of such major cult sites as the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia and Apollo at Delphi. The temple was built in the early 4th century BC. If still in use by the 4th century AD, the temple would have been closed during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire, when the Christian Emperors issued edicts prohibiting non-Christian worship.
Nafplio
  • 1h 30m
Free time for lunch, coffee, or shopping at the ‘Naples of the East’ rich in Venetian architecture, cobbled squares, and towering castles with commanding views of the Argolic Gulf. Afterwards, unwind by the harbour or get lost in the colourful back streets of the most elegant town in mainland Greece. Nafplio is a seaport town in the Peloponnese in Greece that has expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf. The town was an important seaport held under a succession of royal houses in the Middle Ages as part of the lordship of Argos and Nauplia, held initially by the de la Roche following the Fourth Crusade before coming under the Republic of Venice and, lastly, the Ottoman Empire. The town was the capital of the First Hellenic Republic and of the Kingdom of Greece, from the start of the Greek Revolution in 1821 until 1834. Nafplio is now the capital of the regional unit of Argolis.
Bourtzi
  • 10m
Enjoy the view of the water castle of Bourtzi, a Venetian castle located in the middle of the harbour of Nafplio, and take fascinating photos from the harbour side.
Acronauplia (Pass by)
The Acronauplia is the oldest part of the city of Nafplion in Greece. Until the thirteenth century, it was a town on its own. The arrival of the Venetians and the Franks transformed it into part of the town's fortifications. Later, part of it was used as a prison until the Greek government decided that the view provided from its location would benefit the local tourism and built a hotel complex which still stands there today.
Palamidi Castle
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Optional-(It is your choice if you want to visit the castle or spend more time walking at Nafplio beautiful city).Palamidi is a fortress to the east of the Acronauplia in the town of Nafplio in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece. Nestled on the crest of a 216-metre high hill, the fortress was built by the Venetians during their second occupation of the area (1686–1715). The fortress commands an impressive view over the Argolic Gulf, the city of Náfplio and the surrounding country. There are 913 steps in the winding stair from the town to the fortress. However, to reach the top of the fortress there are over one thousand, while locals in the town of Nafplion will say there are 999 steps to the top of the castle.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESArchaeological Site Mycenae
    • 21200, Mycenae, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMcDonald's Syntagma
    • 2 Ermou
    • 105 63, Athina, Greece

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