Athens monuments & the New Acropolis Museum

On arriving in Athens, you start the city sightseeing driving past the Temple of Zeus, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, guarded by the "evzones" dressed in their traditional costume, the Parliament, and the Panathinaikon Stadium, where the first Olympics of modern times took place in 1896. The drive continues by the Library - the Academy - the University (the "Neoclassical Trilogy" of Athens), three buildings representing 19^th century architecture blended with the classical influence. The tour then passes by Omonia Square, the commercial centre of the city and Syntagma Square, which is the business and cultural centre.
Your Athens' city sightseeing ends at a leading café at the foot of Acropolis, from where you can view all the majestic monuments of the amazing Acropolis while enjoying your refreshment.
The tour continues to the old part of the city called "Plaka" where you can explore its mainly pedestrian streets with picturesque houses, shops and numerous cafés.

The final destination is the modern, imposing, bright Acropolis Museum. Located at the foot of the Acropolis, the museum displays statues, reliefs and artifacts from the Parthenon and other sites on the Acropolis. It is a thematic archaeological museum of exceptional aesthetics, which opened its doors to the public in 2009.