ATHENS RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE TOUR

Tour Details

The tour starts outside Syntagma Metro Station. Our tour guide will be holding a Parthenon Tours sign. Please be at the meeting point 15 minutes prior to the departure time of the tour. Our guide will walk you through Athens City centre where you will have the chance to take magnificent photos of Athens’ most iconic monuments and buildings. Our pilgrim tour starts at Sotira Lykodimou-Russian church, which is the biggest medieval building of Athens. It continues through Plaka, where you will be able to visit the historical churches of Sotiras tou Kotaki, Ayia Ekaterini, Ayios Nikolaos Rangavas and Ayios Ioannis Theologos. Our guide will then take you to the picturesque neighbourhood of Anafiotika, where you will have the chance to admire Metochi Panayiou Tafou and Panayia Chryssokastriotissa, where according to popular belief, the miraculous icon of the church protects believers in difficult circumstances. The tour will continue through Monastiraki one of the most vibrant areas of Athens, where you will visit one of the oldest churches of Athens Ayioi Apostoloi tou Solaki and Pantanassa church. Our walking tour continues to Kapnikarea church in Ermou street the most famous commercial street of Athens and ends at the Old Metropolis Cathedral. Given the package purchased and your request, our guide will take you to a traditional Orthodox church where you will be able to witness and participate in an orthodox ceremony. Your tour leader will then guide you to your van that will take you to visit a carefully selected restaurant offering a unique menu that is aligned with the Orthodox faith and monastic tradition. After a day full of new experiences, our guide will leave you outside the Syntagma Metro Station or your accommodation and will provide you a Parthenon Tours souvenir.