Private Walking Tour of Athens: Byzantine glory

• Visit the Byzantine museum and admire the Greek art
• Visit the famous Benaki museum
• Visit the most historical Byzantine churches
• Enjoy the pedestrian paths of Plaka
• Enjoy vibrant and colorful centre of Athens

If you are a lover of history, museums and Byzantine churches then this is the tour for you. Your walking tour begins with a stop at the Byzantine museum of Athens which was founded in 1914. The collections of the Byzantine Museum show the course of Greek art from the 4th to the 19th century. These works represent the artistic production of the Greek area, and other regions both central and peripheral of the Byzantine empire and subsequently of Hellenism on into post-Byzantine times.

Continue with a visit to the famous Benaki museum which houses Greek works of art from the prehistorical to the modern times, an extensive collection of Byzntine art, hosts periodic exhibitions and maintains a state-of-the-art restoration and conservation workshop.

After the end of your visit to the two of the most famous museums in Athens its time to visit and admire the most historical Byzantine churches which located in Plaka.