Pristine Parthenon: No-Crowds Acropolis Tour & Skip the Line Acropolis Museum Tour

Your Acropolis Tour starts early when you meet your local guide and small group of no more than 15 people near the Acropolis and head inside just as the gates open. Passing other Acropolis walking tours that pause to visit temples and monuments on the way up the hill, you’ll go straight to the main event. As you stand in the shadow of the Parthenon with virtually no one else around, your guide will tell you its millennia-spanning story and reveal some of its secrets, including why it has never been replicated.

As the crowds begin to arrive, your Acropolis tour will take you back down the hill to enjoy the other attractions on the Acropolis, including the Erechtheon, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Theater of Dionysus (the oldest theater in the world) and the Theater of Herodes Atticus. You’ll also enjoy stunning views over the Greek Agora, which was once the civic center of the ancient city.

At the foot of the Acropolis, you’ll enter the New Acropolis Museum with skip-the-line tickets to see a carefully-selected collection of the artistic treasures that once adorned the hill. The highlights are the Caryatids, enormous statues of women what once supported the entablature of the Erechtheion (the ones you saw on the actual temple are recreations) and the Parthenon Marbles. You will also get to explore the archeological excavations with access to the underground area of the museum. Your guide, a passionate art and history expert, will tell you the stories behind the stones and help you appreciate why we still consider these to be among the greatest works of art. Our tour will end inside the museum so you can spend more time looking at the exhibitions or sit down in the cafe for some lunch.