Itinerary

1. Marathon Tomb to Perama Trip

   • Visit Historical Battlefields as travellers, not as tourists. The Greek tour driver gets as excited as you to travel, to enjoy the history, scenery, culture & photography.

   • Head to the:

     • Marathon Tomb: Visit Marathon battlefields and read the amazing history captured by the location and the burial mound, filling the area with a unique meaning. This 10m-high burial mound sits 1 km west of Marathon beach. Ticket: 6€ Reduced: 3€

     • Marathon Bay: These battlefields become one of the most popular coastal resorts in Attica, located 40 km northeast of Athens. Marathon Bay or Schinias has an excellent reputation for its crystalline waters and comfortable facilities.

     • Marathon Museum: 5 km from Marathon Bay, this excellent museum displays local discoveries from various periods, including Neolithic pottery from the Cave of Pan and finds from the Tomb of the Athenians.

     • Marathon town: The Athens Marathon is like no other on Earth. The starting line is in Marathon modern town, and the finish line is in Athens’ magnificent Olympic Stadium, the birthplace of the modern Olympic Games.

     • Marathon Lake: Pass by Lake of Marathon, a water supply reservoir formed from the construction of Marathon Dam at the junction of Charadros and Varnavas Torrents near the town of Marathon. It was the primary water supply for Athens from 1931, when it became operational, until 1959. In 1959, water from Lake Yliki became available.

     • Thermopylae: This is world-famous for the battle that took place there between the Greek forces (notably the Spartans) and the invading Persian forces, commemorated by Simonides in the famous epitaph, "Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, That here obedient to their laws we lie." This passage from north to south along the east coast of the Greek peninsula requires the use of the pass, and for this reason, Thermopylae has been the site of several battles.

     • Thermopylae Monument: Next to Leonidas's monument, in the historic Thermopylae, lies the innovative museum dedicated to the 480 BC battle that changed the course of Greek history. Ticket 3€

     • Thermopylae Therms: The baths of Thermopylae is known for the battle of Thermopylae between the Greeks and Persians in 480 BC. The Hot Gates is "the place of hot springs", and in Greek mythology, it is the cavernous entrances to Hades.

     • Thebes Museum: Drive via Thebes and visit the Archaeological Museum. One of the most important museums in Greece since some of its collections are rare or unique. The exhibits originate from excavations all around Boeotia and cover a long chronological period spanning from the Paleolithic to the Post Byzantine periods. General/summer admission: 6 € Reduced/ winter admission: 3 €

     • Plataea: Visit the battlefields in Plataea and travel back in time 479 BC. See Gargathia spring, which was the place of the beginning of this Battle.

     • Drive via Mount Cithaeron, Eleuthera, on the old Athens - Thebes National Road, north of the Villia junction, that encompasses part of the lowland and rocky hill, where the ancient fortress, known as Gyftokastro, stands. Eleutherai was allegedly the birthplace of Dionysus, who founded the homonym city and was thus called Dionysus Eleuthereus. Originally a Boeotian city, Eleutherai went over to Athens in the sixth century BC. The cult statue of Dionysus Eleuthereus was reportedly moved from Eleutherai to Athens on Peisistratus' orders, leading to establishing the homonym sanctuary on the south slope of the Acropolis. Strategically located on the borderline of the Athenian territory, with control over the narrow passage between Athens and Thebes and overlooking the plain of Oinoe, Eleutherai was part of the Athenian defence network in the fourth century BC. Next, pass by Elefsina (seaside) and follow the coastal road to Piraeus & Perama.

     • Perama/ Salamis: This is a port city and part of Athens urban area and Piraeus regional unit. It lies on the southwest edge of the Aegaleo mountains, on the Saronic Gulf coast. The name Perama comes from the Greek word "perasma", which means "passage".