Sparta Full Day Tour

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PrivateTour:11-15 Travelers

2 Adults x $1,214.13

$2,428.26

Approx Total

$2,428.26

Private - Lyxury - Stressfree
Duration: 12 hours
Bottled Water
Mercedes Minibus: 16 Passengers' seater Fully air-conditioned Non smoking Free WiFi
Sparta Full Day Tour: Experience the Sparta Full Day tour in a private tour by a Mercedes minibus in style
Pickup included

Private Tour 7-10 Travelers

2 Adults x $1,015.27

$2,030.54

Approx Total

$2,030.54

Private - Luxury - Stressfree
Duration: 12 hours
Bottled Water
Mercedes Minibus: 11 Passengers' seater Fully air-conditioned Non smoking Free WiFi
Sparta Full Day Tour: Experience the Sparta Full Day Tour in a private tour by a Mercedes minibus in style
Pickup included

Private Tour for 4-6 Travelers

2 Adults x $879.20

$1,758.40

Approx Total

$1,758.40

Private -Lyxury - Stressfree
Duration: 12 hours
Bottled Water
Mercedes minivan,Vito or Viano: 6 passengers' seater Fully air-conditioned Non smoking Free WiFi
Sparta Full Day Tour: Experience the Sparta Full Day tour in a private tour by a Mercedes minivan in style
Pickup included

Private Tour for 1-3 Travelers

2 Adults x $743.13

$1,486.26

Approx Total

$1,486.26

Private -Lyxury - Stressfree
Duration: 12 hours
Bottled Water
Mercedes sedan or similar: 3 passengers' seater , Fully air-conditioned, Smoke Free
Sparta Full Day Tour: Experience the Sparta Full Day tour in a private tour by a luxurious Mercedes sedan or similar in style
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Skip the line to purchase tickets
Private transportation
WiFi on board
Bottled water
Air-conditioned vehicle
Professional Drivers (Not licensed to accompany you into the sites)

Meals' costs
Entrance fees (Total Cost: 16 Euros per adult)
Local Licensed tour guide upon request, depending on availability (Additional cost 210 Euros)
Airport pickup and drop off (Additional cost)
Gratuities

Overview

Our tours and services are flexible and can be adapted to the customer’s needs. All our professional drivers have the required certifications and are fluent in English. Their experience will help you feel safe and at easy in one of our well maintained, comfortable vehicles. You will have the added benefit of visiting archaeological sites at different times from the large tour buses and groups of visitors, thus enabling you to experience the wonderful monuments and learn their history at a time of the day when they are not overcrowded. The cost of hiring our services is smaller than purchasing individual tickets from large tour and excursion companies.

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Itinerary

Corinth Canal

The Full Day Sparta tour starts with a 45-mile drive along the National highway. We will reach the well-known Corinthian canal or else Isthmus canal that connects the Saronic Sea and the Corinthian Sea. The canal, though executed in the late 19th century, has been a 2000-year-old dream. Before its construction, ships in the Aegean Sea that wanted to cross to the Adriatic or anchor in Corinth, a rich shipping city, had to circle the Peloponnese, which would prolong their journey an extra 185 nautical miles. It is believed that Periander, the tyrant of Corinth (602 BC), was the first to conceive of the idea of digging the Corinth Canal. As the project was too complicated given the limited technical capabilities of the times, Periander constructed the diolkós, a stone road which allowed ships to be transferred on wheeled platforms. On 67 AD that Emperor Nero attempted the construction of the canal with a group of 6,000 slaves. But he was murdered before the plans were finalized. Finally, the construction of the canal came to an end at the last decade of the 19th century.

20 minutes
Archaeological Museum of Sparta

Continuing with a 2-hour drive through the mountains, in central Peloponnese, arriving at Sparta, a prominent city-state in Ancient Greece, situated on the banks of Eurotas River in Laconia, in the southeastern Peloponnese. Findings at this archaeological site were unearthed by the pioneer excavations of the British School of Archaeology starting in 1910. Excavations resumed in the early 1990’s, primarily in the areas of the ancient theatre and the merchant stalls. The most significant monuments of this archeological site include: The Temple of Athena Chalkioikos whose position has been defined by few surviving relics found at the northwest end of the Acropolis. The ancient theater of Sparta on the south side of the Acropolis is a product of the early Imperial Period. The orchestra, the retaining wall with engraved inscriptions of the rulers of Sparta in Roman times and the concave portion of the large theater has been preserved. The so-called Circular Building of Unknown Destination is a circular structure built of hewn blocks and smaller stones. The section that has been preserved, perhaps due to Roman repairs, seems to have been an important building in ancient Spartan life (the Skias). The remains of merchant stalls adjacent to the ancient theater discovered in recent excavations by the British School seem to be products of the Roman Imperial period. The relics of a grand Basilica of the mid Byzantine Era have been linked to the Basilica of Saint Nikon (10th century AD). Concluding the visit at the archaeological site of Sparta the traveler will continue with a visit at the archaeological museum of Sparta. The museum hosts thousands of findings from the province of Lacedaemon, along with those coming from other areas of the Laconian prefecture,which are not included in the archaeological collections of Gytheion and Neapolis Vion. The objects exhibited in its halls, cover the time period between the Neolithic and the Later Roman eras, while findings from the great sanctuaries of Sparta hold the most prominent position. The museum visitors will have the opportunity to admire retrieved material coming from the greater pre-historical sites of Laconia, sculptures dated from the Archaic to the Roman eras, found at various locations of the prefecture, along with artefacts from rescue excavations, the most important of which being the remains of Roman mosaic floors from Sparta. In addition, the museum exhibition includes a few but extremely valuable epigraphs,providing rare information on the history of the area.

2 hours
Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil

The Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil, in Sparta (Peloponnese), transports you to the culture, history and technology of the olive and olive oil production in the Greek realm, from prehistoric times to the early 20th century. The Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil offers you the opportunity to see the very first testimonies about the presence of the olive tree and the production of olive oil in Greece. For each historical period the visitor will discover the contribution of the olive and olive oil to the economy and to everyday life: nutrition, body care, but also now outdated uses, such as lighting.

30 minutes
Mystras

Mystras, the ‘wonder of the Morea’, developed down the hillside from the fortress built in 1249 by the prince of Achaia, William II of Villehardouin, at the top of a 620 m high hill overlooking Sparta. The Franks surrendered the castle to the Byzantines in 1262, it was the centre of Byzantine power in southern Greece, first as the base of the military governor and from 1348 as the seat of the Despotate of Morea. Captured by the Turks in 1460, it was occupied thereafter by them and the Venetians. After 1834 the inhabitants of Mystras gradually started to move to the modern town of Sparta leaving only the breath-taking medieval ruins, standing in a beautiful landscape. Many monasteries were founded there, including those of the Brontochion and the monastery of Christos Zoodotes (Christ the Giver of Life). Under the Despots, Mystras reached its zenith with the building of churches, outstanding examples of Late Byzantine church architecture, such as Hagioi Theodoroi (1290-1295), the Hodegetria (c. 1310), the Hagia Sophia (1350-1365), the Peribleptos (3rd quarter of the 14th century), the Evangelistria (late 14th – early 15th century) and the Pantanassa (c. 1430). The city was a major piece on the political chessboard of the time and was developed and beautified as befitted its role as a centre of power and culture. The city’s complex history is clearly evident in its fortifications, palaces, churches, convents, houses, streets and public squares. Mystras is a truly outstanding example of late Byzantine culture which influenced the rest of the Mediterranean world and beyond.

1 hour 30 minutes

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Your English- speaking driver will explain about the ancient monuments that you are about to visit, the ancient history of Greece and interesting facts about historical and modern-day Greece but is not allowed by law to accompany you in the sites. If you wish to have a licensed tour guide to accompany you into the sites, we will help you arrange a licensed tour guide to be with you at an extra cost
Your tour is totally private. No unknown passengers will participate in your group.
Infant car seats are available upon request

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Family time.

Published on Oct, 2024

The tour was amazing. Jimmy was a great driver/guide and gave us a lot of space and time to enjoy our stops. He was friendly and very informative. When we got to Sparta, Joanna was great and made us feel welcome. She provided a lot of history and culture and we couldn't have been happier. Thanks, to all for a great time. P.S. the restaurant and coffee stops were great as well.

Above and beyond professional tour experience. Hellenic Private Tours is a step above all other providers!

Published on Aug, 2024

Frank was an exceptional guide and driver. The Mercedes was immaculate and his knowledge of Greek history and events was extensive! A consummate professional there are few professionals like this and Hellenic Private Tours is a treasure and a rare find. Your needs will be there needs and we will cherish our memories for a lifetime.

The repetur family trip

Published on Jul, 2023

Our guide was really nice, the tour was really fun and well planned. Sparta is beautiful, everything great. The food in mystras inn so good.

Superb hospitality and knowledge

Published on Nov, 2019

Our lovely driver had an in depth knowledge of the attractions and was incredibly helpful at suggesting other sites in Greece that my son would enjoy (mad about greek and roman history). Our guide was a professional archaeologist and was charming and

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