Athens & the new Acropolis museum

Live the experience of admiring worldwide treasures of ancient times in one of the oldest capitals of the world 

DAY 01 - FRIDAY

Morning Arrive in Athens – Meet and Greet by Intermed staffPrivate Transfer to the Hotel
Time at leisure to unpack and become acquainted with the new surroundings
Afternoon Guided visit of the New Acropolis Museum
Evening Dinner at leisure

DAY 02 - SATURDAY

Morning Breakfast at leisure at the Hotel
Entire day at leisure or with options of tours as offered below
Lunch At leisure
Evening Dinner at leisure

DAY 03 - SUNDAY

Morning Breakfast at leisure at the Hotel
Entire morning at leisure or with optional activities as offered below)
Lunch At leisure
Afternoon Private departure transfer from Hotel to the Athens Airport

DAY BY DAY - FULL ITINERARY

DAY 1 – FRIDAY

Arrive in Athens – Private Transfer from the Airport to the Hotel Upon arrival at the Athens airport guests will be met by designated Intermed English speaking staff holding sigh with guests' expected name or with signage bearing group's name. With the assistance of our staff guests will be directed to their waiting transportation for their private transfer to the Hotel. Upon arrival at the Hotel, Intermed staff will direct guests to the Reception area or designated Hospitality Desk to ensure check in procedures

Check in at Hotel / Time at leisure to unpack and become acquainted with the new surroundings

Afternoon Guided visit of the NEW ACROPOLIS MUSEUM

· Duration (ex City Hotels) : Approx. 2 ½ hours · Dress code : Comfortable shoes

A lifelong vision, a cultural duty, but above all "the need and duty of a Nation towards its legacy," the New Acropolis Museum that houses invaluable finds dating from the 4th Millennium BC to the 5th century AD found on the Sacred Hill of the Acropolis has finally come into being.

A Modern Museum Is Born: A few metres away from the Acropolis entrance and the Ancient Theatre of Dionysos, the New Acropolis Museum, built on pedestrian walkway of Dionysiou Areopagitou Street, looks like hanging between the past and the present of Athens. Designed by Bernard Tschumi and Mihalis Fotiades, the new Acropolis Museum has a total area of 25,000 square meters, with exhibition space of over 14,000 square meters. Made of stainless steel, glass, marble and concrete, materials typical of the Athenian environment, the new museum has a direct view of the Acropolis. With bioclimatic planning, which gives ideal lighting and heating conditions, the New Museum offers all the amenities expected in an international museum of the 21st century. "Never did we try to give the building an ancient-Greek or neo-classical touch, because our goal was to keep it anonymous, as a shell embracing the universals features of our civilization," explained the leading architect.

The Exhibits and the Surprises of the Museum: The Parthenon sculptures and the copies of those located in the British Museum, the 130 metres of the frieze, the pediments, the antiquities of the Holly Rock of the Acropolis, the emblem of goddess Athena, Karyatides are what visitors will have the chance to enjoy during the opening ceremony of the museum. The reasoning behind the exhibition, is to give the visitors the feeling they are walking through the place to realize the place where the excavations and the artifacts lie. The exhibition is divided into five theme galleries, with one of them being the excavation itself that is expected to open to the public in a year's time. The about 4000 finds of the New Museum can be found at the gallery of The Acropolis Slopes, shortly before the main galleries, the gallery of the Acropolis during the Archaic Period (where life-size statues and horse riders are overwhelmed by the daytime light reflected on the details of the statues), and the gallery of the Parthenon, where the metopes, the frieze and the pediments of the ancient temple are presented before the visitors eye in full swing.

Return at Hotel – Dinner at leisure

DAY 2 – SATURDAY

Buffet breakfast at leisure at Hotel Entire day at leisure with the option of enjoying optional tours as suggested below. Return at Hotel – Dinner at leisure

DAY 3 – SUNDAY

Buffet breakfast at leisure at Hotel Morning at leisure (for shopping etc) OR with optional activities (as offered below). In the afternoon depart Athens – Private Transfer to the Airport

On Hotel's departure day, Our  staff will be meeting guests at Hotel's lobby at a pre-arranged time, control all porterage and will direct them to their waiting vehicle for their private transfer to the airport. Upon arrival at the airport and with the assistance of our staff guests will proceed to the designated ticket counter for check-in formalities.