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2.5 Hours Private Philosphical Tour in Athens

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This tour aims to create an experience in the exact places where philosophy was born to provide the opportunity for tourists and travelers to experience in a popular way the main philosophical approaches to the road to happiness (EUDAIMONIA). You can have an acquaintance with the way of achieving the bliss proposed by exceptional thinkers who lived and taught in the city of Athens. This is the best tour for personal development while you wander along the ruins of Athens (BE YOUR BEST VERSION IN ATHENS)

Itinerary
Starting point METRO ACROPOLIS (Makrygianni Exit)
1st route: Theater of Dionysos -Socrates Prison-Philopapou Hill-Pnyx -Observatory of Athens (Myth of the Cave, Platonic Philosophical Approach to Happiness - Socrates), Tour at the Monument of Philopappos, best photos of PARTHENON
2nd route: Keramikos - Roman Market (Epicurean and Stoic approach to happiness)
3rd route Monument of Lysikrates (Dionysian and Apollonian approach to happiness )- Anafiotika

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  • Speaker in order to hear the stories

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    Athens 117 42
    Greece

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    What To Expect

    Theatre of Dionysus

    We stand outside the Theater of Dionysus, the birthplace of tragedy. They will learn why there was an obligation to see a tragic play as a cure for easy judgment and how Carl Jung told us how tragedy can help us be our best selves. We will discuss the view of Budism and evolution psychology to the term of the shelf
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    15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Herod Atticus Odeon

    The most well-known open-door theater in the world and the message of persona, animus and anima characteristics of the personality.
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    10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Prison of Socrates

    The allegory of the cave ,Plato's philosophy
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    20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Eglise D'agios Dimitrios Loumbardiaris

    The birth of democracy in this place
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    20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Philopappos Monument

    The most highly energetic point in Athens, with the best view of the Parthenon and Acropolis . The recipe of Happiness according Plato and Socrates
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    15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Pnyx

    The best view of Athens, the assembly area of Athenian citizens. Aristoteles's perspective of Eudaimonia (blissful) The secret place of Socrates.
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    15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

    Keramikos Archaeological Site

    The ancient cemetery of Athens and the Epicurian recipe of Happiness (Epicurus's garden)
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    15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Ancient Agora of Athens (Pass By)

    The place Stoicism was born. Philosophy was born, Theater was born, and Democracy was for the first time executed
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    Adrianou Street (Pass By)

    The most beautiful street in Athens
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    Roman Agora

    The place stoicism was taught as a philosophy of Life
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    15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Tower of the Winds (Pass By)

    The first meteorological station in the world
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    Mnisikleous (Pass By)

    The discussion point of the philosophers. You will experience the atmosphere of the Mnisikleous stair. Best place for lunch
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    Lysikratous Square

    The place Nitze conceive the Apollonian and Dionysian side of Athens
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    15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Anafiotika

    The 2nd most energetic point in Athens feels to be on a Cycladic island
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    10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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    Additional Info

    • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
    • Wheelchair accessible
    • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

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    Q: What is the cancellation policy for the 2.5 Hours Private Philosphical Tour in Athens?

    A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EEST). Read more Apr 2025

    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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    Activity code: C-385345P1

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    • Wheelchair accessible
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    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

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    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

    • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
    • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
    • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
    • Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EEST).
    • This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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