In Athens Limo Tour, we consider that special occasions require a special transportation experience which should be characterized by luxury, comfort and safety… A luxury minibus of 13 seats in combination with our experienced & well trained staff, can ensure you that you will receive a high level of services comparable to your expectations

Services

Transportation Service from/to Athens Airport (El Venizelos) & Ports

Athens Limo Tour offers you luxurious, comfortable, fast and safe transfer from Athens airport of Eleftherios Venizelos and ports (Piraeus/Rafina/Lavrio) to the city center or your hotel and vice versa.

Choosing Athens Limo Tour, your transfer in Athens becomes a splendid and carefree experience… your personal chauffeur can offer you the best transport services concerning pick up and return on time from/to the spot you choose.

Transportation Service for Wedding Events in Athens

If you are planning your wedding in Athens… you have no reason to worry about yours or your guest’s transference…. Just leave it over to the experienced staff of Athens Limo Tour and live happily the magic moments of your wedding day.

We promise to do our best in order to get you there radiant and smiling, as it fits to this special occasion.

Corporate Transportation Service in Athens

If your company is looking for a luxurious means of transport of your executives, partners or customers in the Athens area, Athens Limo Tour has the ideal solution.

Our luxury minibus perfectly meets even the most demanding standards of corporate transport, whether it is about moving to and from the hotel, conference center, meeting, dinner, or to any other destination.

We fully guarantee that the experience of travel and the quality of services you receive, will add points to the prestige of your company.

Daily trips

Day trips to very popular destinations near Athens

• Sounio
• Mycenae – Nafplio – Epidaurus
• Arachova – Delphi
• Ancient Olympia
• Ancient Corinth

Athens by night Transportation Service

The capital of Greece, apart from being known for its history and monuments, is also known as the city of endless fun. Experience the nightlife of Athens in a different way than the usual… live the city in its true magical dimension as only the locals do.

Athens Day Tour…showing you around Athens

If you wish to see the most significant sights in Athens, all you have to do is just ask us! Athens Limo Tour takes up to organize, exclusively for you, a complete tour around the Ancient, as well as the Newer, History of Athens.

In addition to the services offered, the Athens Limo Tour provides you with flexibility by offering the possibility to plan the destination or the route you desire and we will be happy to serve you and provide you with a comfortable and luxurious transportation.

During the trip, our experienced and specialized staff will take care to relax and enjoy the route using the facilities on board, free wi fi, leather seats, refrigerator with free bottled water and mp3 infotainment

Athens Limo Tour guarantees a quality and luxurious transportation, in order to reach your destination relaxed and refreshed.

• Mercedes Viano Black Color 7 to 9 seaters
• Mercedes Sprinter 316 CDI VIP CLASS 13 to 20 seaters

Contact

Tel: +30 212 102 66 27

Mobile +30 6974 58 60 62

Email: info@athenslimotour.com

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Facilities & services

All our 78 rooms are air-conditioned and fully equipped and our charming roof garden/bar provides the perfect setting for enjoying a spectacular view of the Acropolis. Ideally located for sightseeing, discovery, shopping, and entertainment, the Attalos is just a short distance from the Acropolis, Ancient Agora, the Plaka, an enchanting neoclassical neighborhood, the oldest area of Athens, with its artistic flair, shops, and cafes; Monastiraki, the flea market and bazaar, and Psiri, the hub of Athens nightlife, with a variety of restaurants and cuisine, bars and clubs. Whether you are visiting for business or pleasure, Attalos Hotel is your base in Athens.

Hotel Facilities

24-hours Reception Desk
• Lounge TV Room and Library
• Free Wi-Fi Internet Corner with computers and printer on the 1st floor
• Free Coffee and hot water for tea on the 1st floor from 11:00 until 16:00
• Free Wi-Fi in all rooms and public areas of the hotel
• Luggage Storage Free of Charge
• Daily Housekeeping
• Map of the city and information at the Reception
• Tourist info and ticketing/tour services
• Taxi booking service, rental car service & laundry service available
• Possibility for the doctor on call
• Parking at an extra cost nearby

ROOF GARDEN/BAR

The rooftop of Attalos Hotel features a bar where you can enjoy your favorite beverage or drink while being able to admire the wonderful views of the Acropolis, Lycabettus hill, and across Athens and in Piraeus! The Bar is open all year long from 16.00 until 24.00. The rooftop area remains accessible all day until midnight.

BREAKFAST

Attalos hotel offers a rich breakfast buffet to start your day before heading out to explore Athens, which includes: hard-boiled eggs & scrambled eggs, a variety of ham & cheese, yogurt, honey, fresh fruits, fruit salad, croissants, cakes, homemade jams & various types of bread. Our breakfast has been certified as “Greek Breakfast” by the Hellenic Hotels Chamber offering feta cheese, olives, fresh Greek vegetables, traditional pies, bougatsa cream pie & a variety of traditional syrup sweets from different regions of Greece. Finally, it offers a wide range of beverages to choose from. The breakfast area is open from 07.00 until 11.00.

INTERNET CORNER

There is an internet corner and lounge room on the first floor. There is free WIFI , computers and a printer ready for use 24/7 . The lounge room also has a TV and a library with books in many languages. Last but not least , free coffee and hot water for tea are offered everyday from 11:00 until 16:00 pm.

ACCOMMODATION

All our 78 rooms are air-conditioned and fully equipped and our charming roof garden/bar provides the perfect setting for enjoying a spectacular view of the Acropolis. Ideally located for sightseeing, discovery, shopping and entertainment, the Attalos is just a short distance from the Acropolis, Ancient Agora, the Plaka, an enchanting neoclassical neighborhood, the oldest area of Athens, with its artistic flair, shops and cafes, Monastiraki, the flea market and bazaar, and Psiri, the hub of Athens nightlife, with a variety of restaurants and cuisine, bars and clubs. Whether you are visiting for business or pleasure, Attalos Hotel is your base in Athens.

Room facilities

• Possibility cot addition
• Pillow Selectable (pillow menu)
• Room service 24 hours
• Providing breakfast early in the morning (early breakfast service)
• Providing food in special packaging
• Towel change on request
• Air Conditioning
• Central Heating
• Soundproof windows
• Smoke Alarms
• Direct-dial telephone
• Satellite TV
• Free Wi-Fi Internet
• Mini Refrigerator
• Safe Box Deposit
• Private Bathrooms with hair dryers, slippers, bath amenities

Single Room

Featuring parquet floors, this air-conditioned room comes with a satellite TV and a safety deposit box. It has a mini fridge and a private bathroom with free toiletries, slippers and a hairdryer. Free WiFi is provided.

Economy Double / Twin Room

Featuring parquet floors, this air-conditioned room comes with a satellite TV and a safety deposit box. It has a mini fridge and a private bathroom with free toiletries, slippers and a hairdryer. Free WiFi is provided. Daily housekeeping service is provided and bed preference is subject to availability upon arrival. Please note that this room type is interior and has a window.

Double / Twin Room without Balcony

Featuring parquet floors, this air-conditioned room comes with a satellite TV and a safety deposit box. It has a mini fridge and a private bathroom with free toiletries, slippers and a hairdryer. Free WiFi is provided. Daily housekeeping service is offered, while bed preference is subject to availability upon arrival.

Double / Twin Room with Balcony

Featuring parquet floors, this air-conditioned room comes with a satellite TV and a safety deposit box. It has a mini fridge and a private bathroom with free toiletries, slippers and a hairdryer. Free WiFi is provided. Daily housekeeping service is offered, while bed preference is subject to availability upon arrival.

Triple Room without Balcony

Featuring parquet floors, this air-conditioned room comes with a satellite TV and a safety deposit box. It has a mini fridge and a private balcony. Free toiletries, slippers and a hairdryer are included in the private bathroom. Free WiFi is provided. Daily housekeeping service is offered, while bed preference is subject to availability upon arrival.

Triple Room with Balcony

Featuring parquet floors, this air-conditioned room comes with a satellite TV and a safety deposit box. It has a mini fridge and a private balcony. Free toiletries, slippers and a hairdryer are included in the private bathroom. Free WiFi is provided. Daily housekeeping service is offered, while bed preference is subject to availability upon arrival.

Quad/Family Room

Featuring parquet floors, this air-conditioned room comes with a satellite TV and an en-suite bathroom. It has a safety deposit box and a mini fridge. Free toiletries, slippers and a hairdryer are included in the private bathroom. Free WiFi is provided. Some units offer a balcony. Daily housekeeping service is offered, while bed preference is subject to availability upon arrival.

Contact:

Phones

+30 210 3212801

+30 210 3212802

+30 210 3212803

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His exhibition sections also include votive and resolution reliefs, pottery such as vases, figurines and reliefs as well as other small items such as bronze votive figurines and utensils. Some of the sculptures of bronze objects and pottery were transferred from the National Archaeological Museum where they were kept. The inscribed works (votive bases, honorary resolutions, lists of the votive offerings of the goddess Athena, building inscriptions of the Erechtheion) were transferred from the Epigraphic Museum and the coins (“treasures”) from the Numismatic Museum of Athens.Important is the gap in the Acropolis Museum of the original sculptures of the Parthenon, which are in European Museums and University collections (British Museum, Louvre, etc.). The Acropolis Museum and its activities are inextricably linked to the archeological site and the restoration works carried out on the monuments of the rock and the slopes of the Acropolis.

Administrative Information

Official Unit:
Acropolis Museum
15 Dionysiou Areopagitou Street, Τ.Κ. 11742, Athens (Prefecture of Attiki)
Telephone: 210 9000900
Email: info@theacropolismuseum.gr

Tickets:
Full: €5, Reduced: €3

Amenities for the physically challenged:
All public areas of the Museum are wheelchair accessible. Wheelchairs are available free of charge at the Museum entrance.

Source: www.odysseus.culture.gr
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The museum is housed in an imposing neoclassical building of the end of the nineteenth century, which was designed by L. Lange and remodelled by Ernst Ziller. The vast exhibition space – numerous galleries on each floor accounting for a total of 8,000 square metres – house five large permanent collections: The Prehistoric Collection, which includes works of the great civilizations that developped in the Aegean from the sixth millennium BC to 1050 BC (Neolithic, Cycladic, Mycenaean), and finds from the prehistoric settlement at Thera. The Sculptures Collection, which shows the development of ancient Greek sculpture from the seventh to the fifth centuries BC with unique masterpieces. The Vase and Minor Objects Collection, which contains representative works of ancient Greek pottery from the eleventh century BC to the Roman period and includes the Stathatos Collection, a corpus of minor objects of all periods. The Metallurgy Collection, with many fundamental statues, figurines and minor objects. And, finally, the only Egyptian and Near Eastern Antiquities Collection in Greece, with works dating from the pre-dynastic period (5000 BC) to the Roman conquest.

The museum possesses a rich photographic archive and a library with many rare publications, the latter of which is constantly enriched to meet the needs of the research staff. There are also modern conservation laboratories for metal, pottery, stone and organic materials, a cast workshop, a photographic laboratory and a chemistry laboratory. The museum has temporary exhibition spaces, a lecture hall for archaeological lectures and one of the largest shops of the Archaeological Receipts Fund.

The National Archaeological Museum welcomes thousands of visitors each year. Besides displaying its own treasures, it organizes temporary exhibitions and lends artefacts to exhibitions both in Greece and abroad. It also functions as a research center for scientists and scholars from around the world and participates in special educational and other programs. An important feature is the availability of guided visits for people with hearing impediments. The Museum functions as a Special Regional Service of the Ministry of Culture and its five permanent collections are administered autonomously.

Administrative Information

Official Unit:
National Archaeological Museum
44 Patission St., Τ.Κ. 10682, Athens (Prefecture of Attiki)
Telephone: +30 213 214 4800, +30 213 214 4891
Fax: +30 210 8213573, 8230800
Email: eam@culture.gr

Tickets:
Full: €12, Reduced: €6

Amenities for the physically challenged:
Ramps, Lifts, WC

Access:
Metro – Omonia or Victoria Station
Βuses No. Β5, Α7, Α8, Β8, Β12, Γ12, 022, 035, 046, 060, 224, 605, 608, 622
Trolley: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 13, 15, 18, 19

Source: www.odysseus.culture.gr
National Archaeological Museum

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The fortress and sanctuaries belonged to the deme of Sounion, formed through the state reorganization by Kleisthenes in 510 BC. The deme belonged to the tribe of Leontis and extended in the area between Lavrion, Megala Pefka, Kamariza (Agios Konstantinos) and the cape. The settlement in the fortress probably forms the center of the deme, of which more remains are also known. In the surroundings of the fortress, a settlement is located over the port and a cemetery of the classical period on the shore where the church of Saint Peter is, as well as part of a settlement of roman times west of the church.

Inside the fortress, the summit is occupied by the sanctuary of Poseidon. Entering through the gate at the NW part of the fortification wall, one ascended through the settlement which covered the slopes to reach the monumental gateway of the sanctuary. Nowadays, the visitor enters the fortress crossing over the east part of the wall. In the sandy cove north of the cape the port was located. On the rocky shore at the entrance of the inlet, ship sheds were cut out for warships to be hauled

Homer testifies to the sacredness of the area at least from the 8th century BC. In the archaic period (7th- 6th cent. BC) the sanctuary was thriving, though lacking monumental arrangement. Plenty of votive objects were found buried in depositors, gathered there following the destruction of the sanctuary by the Persians in 480 BC. At the end of the archaic period construction of a monumental temple of limestone began, which was destroyed by the Persians before being completed. The temple was rebuilt on the foundations of the previous one around 444-440 BC. In the classical and hellenistic times (5th – 2nd cent. BC) the sanctuary was frequently visited. A grand four-yearly festival was organized, officials sailing there in a sacred ship, as in the sanctuary on Delos island. With the decline of Greek religion the sanctuary was abandoned and the temple gradually decayed

The sacred precinct of Poseidon, occupying the highest area in the fortress, is defined by a wall except for its south precipitous side, on a surface of around 5000 m2. It was entered through a monumental gateway at the NE. The most important building is the temple of Poseidon, in the south part, while the NW part is occupied by the big north portico and the smaller west one.

The doric temple seen today was built of local marble from the Agrileza quarries on top of the destroyed archaic temple. Palmette antefixes crowned the gable roof. At least the east pediment (on the entrance side) was decorated with statues. On the same side a relief frieze was running on the top of the interior of the colonnade. On the Parian marble frieze slabs scenes of the Centaur battle and the deeds of Theseus are sculpted, an allegory for the victory of the Greeks led by the Athenians against the Persians and for the superiority of the Athenian democracy over the eastern monarchy. The temple is attributed to the same architect with the ones of Hephaistos (?Theseion?) at the Athenian agora, Ares at Akharnes and Nemesis at Ramnous.

Administrative Information:

Ephorate of Antiquities of the Eastern Attiki
Sounio (Prefecture of Attiki)
Telephone: +30 22920 39363

Tickets:
Full: €10, Reduced: €5

Open:
9:30 until sunset
Last entry: 20 minutes before sunset time

Source: www.odysseus.culture.gr
Ephorate of Antiquities of the Eastern Attiki

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