Athens

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Athens

 

Sep 2^nd:

10:30am – Airport arrival in Athens Greece

11:30am – Transit to hotel

• Take metro line 3 (blue) from airport, transfer to metro line 2 (red) at Syntagma station and head to Syngrou-Fix station (to Aghios Dimitrios, Alexandros Panagoulis direction). From there, take a cab or do a 10 min walk to hotel. Metro ticket 14 euros.
• Outside the arrival terminal, take X95 airport bus. Get off at Syndagma Sq (last stop). Transfer to metro line 2 (red) and head to Syngrou-Fix station.  From there, take a cab or do a 10 min walk to hotel. Metro ticket 14 euros.

12:30pm – Store luggage with hotel. Get some information on sites and lunch spot. (Check in if possible, if not, leave it at night)

1pm – Lunch

2:15pm – Transit to Monastiraki  station (blue/green)

2:30pm - Monastiraki Flea Market

3:15pm – Hadrian’s Library

4:15pm - Adrianou Street

4:45pm - Plaka historic neighborhood (visit Anafiotika, Lysikrates Monument)

5:45pm - Syntagma Square (Don’t wonder too far into Panepistimiou Street since the area gets unsafe as approaching Omonia Square. Watch change of guards ceremony in front of Tomb of Unknown Soldiers at 6pm.)

6:30pm – Walk to south east entrance of Mount Lycabettus

7:00pm – Mount Lycabettus + sunset (Take the two-minute funicular up the southeast flank if short in time)

8:00pm – Dinner

 

Sep 3^rd:

8:15am – Leave hotel, walk to Arch of Hadrian

8:30am - Arch of Hadrian

9:15am - National Gardens and Zappeion

10:00am - Panathinaiko Stadium, venue to the 1st modern Olympics in 1896

10:50pm - Temple of Olympic Zeus (Open at 11am, buy ticket first.  Combo ticket pack here sells for 12 euro, verify it’s valid for 7 days)

11:55pm - Dionysus Theater

1:00pm – Lunch (has to be quick, if run out of time, buy something to eat on the way)

2:05pm - Walk back to hotel (should be just a 10 min walk, but need direction)

2:25pm – Bring swim wares and wait at hotel lobby

2:30pm – Key Tour pick up at hotel

Half day trip to visit Cape Sounion, Temple of Poseidon 3-7pm

Key tour: http://www.keytours.gr/en/packet.asp?packet_id=11&category_id=2

7:45pm - Dinner

 

Sep 4^th

5:45am - Checkout from hotel

6am – With luggage, take a taxi to Petraiona metro station (green).  From there, take the line 1 (green) to Piraeus port

6:35am – Arrive at port, pick up ferry ticket to Mykonos

7:35am – Ferry to Mykonos

 

Sep 8^th

11:25pm – Arrival at port Piraeus.

• Take metro line 1 (green) back to Omonia station, transfer to line 2 (red). Get off at Syngrou-Fix and walk or take taxi back to hotel. 
• If metro do not operate past midnight, take line 1 (green) to Thissio station.  Take taxi back to hotel.

 

Sep 9^th

8:00am – Leave hotel and walk to Acropolis

8:15am - Acropolis

10:15am - Ancient Agora

12:30pm - Roman Agora

1:45pm – Lunch

3:00pm - Kerameikos Cemetery + Museum

4:00pm – Transit to Acropolis station

4:15pm – Acropolis Museum

6:45pm – Areopagus (Mars Hill, for sunset)

8:00pm – Psirri, dinner and night life

 

 

Sep 10^th:

8:30am – Breakfast

9am – Leave from hotel to airport: Taxi -> Metro line3 final stop. (Note: not all line 3 goes to the airport, look for an airport sign in front of the train).

10am – Arrive at airport

12pm – Flight depart

 

References:

One day in Athens

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g189400-i194-k2784570-One_Day_in_Athens_Does_This_Sound_Right-Athens_Attica.html#17825528

Metro map:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Athens_metro_2007.png

Transit to hotel Ilissos

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g189400-i194-k1137911-From_metro_Sygrou_Fix_to_Ilissos_Hotel-Athens_Attica.html

Athens transit system

http://www.greeceathensaegeaninfo.com/h-athens/getting-around/buses-trolly.htm

Attraction opening hours

http://www.athensinfoguide.com/open.htm

Lycabettus Hill

http://www.tourtripgreece.gr/athens_guide/sightseeings/07.php

 

 

Additional sites: Marinas dotted around Faliro and Piraeus, the coastal area between Kalamaki and Varkiza (including Glyfada)

Note: I am taking Omonia Square, Plateia Kotzia, and the walk between Syntagma Square to Omonia Square along Panepistimiou Street OUT because the area around Omonia Station is reported as unsafe with lots of drug dealers, illegal immigrants, and robbers.

 

 

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