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City breakGreece

Athens, the Acropolis and its markets

4 days · 3 nights

Three nights in Athens, a guided Acropolis morning and a free day to eat your way around the city.

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The journey

A short city break with three nights in Athens. The second morning is a guided half-day at the Acropolis and its museum, and the third day is free for the city or a food tour through its markets and delis.

Highlights

  • A guided morning at the Parthenon
  • The Acropolis Museum
  • The Varvakios market on the optional food tour
  • Transfers both ways
The Caryatid porch of the Erechtheion looking over Athens

Take a look around Athens, the Acropolis and its markets

The Temple of Olympian Zeus with the Acropolis behind
A well-preserved Doric temple among trees in Athens
The stone seats and arches of the Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Ancient columns and colourful houses below the Acropolis

Planned by one Wedded Advisor

The same person from your first question to the flight home, with a wedding or vow renewal planned alongside if you like.

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  • One advisor, start to finish
  • Hotels our team knows well
  • Dates and pace set around you
  • Flights and extra nights on request

Day by day

How the days unfold. Your advisor tailors the pace, the hotels and the extras to you.

Your route

4 days
  1. Athens3 nights

+1 day beforeA night in Athens first

  1. Athens

    Day 1 · Athens

    Arrive in Athens

    You are met at the airport and taken to your hotel, with time to rest after the flight.

  2. Day 2 · Athens

    The Acropolis and its museum

    A guided half-day takes you past the Panathenaic Stadium, where the first modern Olympics were held in 1896, the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Parliament, then up to the Propylaea, the Erechtheion and the Parthenon. It finishes in the Acropolis Museum among the sculptures found on the hill. You are back at the hotel by about 1.30 pm, with the afternoon free.

    The Acropolis and its museum
    Meals
    Breakfast
  3. Day 3 · Athens

    Athens at your pace

    A free day for the city. The optional food tour starts at 10.30 am in Syntagma Square with Greek coffee, then moves through specialty shops and the Varvakios market, tasting koulouri, olive oils, souvlaki, bougatsa and baklava before a final plate of meze.

    Athens at your pace
    Meals
    Breakfast
  4. Day 4 · Athens

    Depart Athens

    A last morning in the city before your transfer to the airport or Piraeus port.

    Meals
    Breakfast

+1 day afterA last night in Athens

Where you stay

The hotels for each stop. Your advisor confirms them, or something just as good, for your dates.

  1. Athens · 3 nights

    Your Athens hotel

    Or similar

    Standard, 3 star
    Jason Inn
    Superior, 4 star
    Ilisia

What's included

Included

  • 3 nights' accommodation
  • 3 breakfasts
  • Shared half-day guided city tour with the Acropolis and Acropolis Museum on day 2, entry included
  • Arrival and departure transfers in Athens
  • Meet and greet on arrival

Not included

  • Flights
  • Optional tours and activities
  • Meals and drinks not listed
  • Porterage and gratuities
  • Travel insurance
  • Local hotel taxes and the climate resilience fee, paid at the hotel

Make it longer

Add a few days before or after. Your advisor quotes them with the journey.

  • Before the journey · +1 day

    A night in Athens first

    Arrive a day early, at the same hotel level.

  • After the journey · +1 day

    A last night in Athens

    Stay on for one more evening in the city.

Good to know

Pace
Easy, with one guided morning
Starts
Athens airport
Ends
Athens airport or Piraeus port
Guides
English, shared, on the day 2 city tour
Hotel fees
Local taxes and the climate fee are paid at the hotel

Plan Athens, the Acropolis and its markets with an advisor

Tell us when you would like to travel. Your advisor confirms dates and hotels, tailors the trip to the two of you, and stays with you until you are home.

  • Dates, hotels and the price confirmed for your travel window
  • Every day adjusted to your pace, with time for the two of you
  • Flights and the nights before and after planned on request
  • One advisor from first question to the flight home

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Questions couples ask

Do we travel with other people?+
The half-day city tour on day 2 runs on a shared basis with an English-speaking guide. The rest of the trip is your own.
What can we add?+
A three and a half hour food tour on day 3, which runs every day except Sunday, and extra nights in Athens before or after.

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See what this trip covers

A short city break with three nights in Athens. The second morning is a guided half-day at the Acropolis and its museum, and the third day is free for the city or a food tour through its markets and delis.

  • A guided morning at the Parthenon
  • The Acropolis Museum
  • The Varvakios market on the optional food tour
  • Transfers both ways

Make this trip your own

Every trip can be shaped around you before you book.

  • Add nights before or after

    Arrive early or stay on at the end, in the same hotel or somewhere new.

  • Fly in from home

    Your travel expert books flights that fit the first and last day.

  • Upgrade where it matters

    Choose a better room or a hotel with a view for the nights that count.

  • Celebrate on the way

    A honeymoon, an anniversary or a birthday, planned into the trip.

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