Jewish Heritage Private Tour Of Athens

Experience Athens’s Jewish culture on a fascinating 6-hour private specifically designed for those who are interested in both the history of the Jewish community of Greece and the must-see sites of ancient and modern Athens.

You will be picked up in the morning by our luxury vehicle and our professional guide to see the old Synagogue of Athens, Etz Hayyim, which was built in 1904 and is used today only during the High Holidays. Right across the street is the newer and larger Beth Shalom Sephardic synagogue, built in 1935, renovated in the 70s, and the one fully used today.

Its exterior is in white marble with neoclassical elements, while the spacious interior bears not much resemblance to the Greek tradition regarding synagogue design.

We will continue with a visit to the Jewish museum. This museum was founded in 1977 to collect and exhibit the material evidence of 2300 years of Jewish life in Greece. The collection contains more than ten thousand artifacts (some of which are unique) about domestic and religious life, as well as the history of the Greek Jews. The Jewish museum is under the slopes of the Acropolis, so you will have the opportunity to have a nice walk to Acropolis Hill, which will be the next stop of this tour.

The Acropolis is a UNESCO World Heritage monument. You will visit the Propylaea, the monumental entrance to the Acropolis which blends Doric and Ionic building principles, and the small temple Athena Nike, which stands on a protruding mass of rock, protecting the gate to the citadel and of course the Parthenon, and Erechtheion with its porch of Maidens.

The half-day Jewish tour ends with a panoramic drive around the center of Athens before the drop off at the door of your hotel in Athens.

Highlights:

Visit the old and the new Synagogue of Athens

Explore the Jewish Museum of Athens

Guided tour of the Acropolis and Parthenon

Pass by the most important monuments of Athens

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