Half-day tours to Marathon, Athens
Half day private taxi tours to Brauron – Marathon
Brauron
Athens Taxi Tours will take you to one of the most famous towns near Athens; Marathonas, or Marathon as is it referred to, gave its name to the renowned Marathon running. The original route and starting point is located 42km outside Athens.
Sightseeing tour includes a visit to the site of the Marathon Stadium and the place where one of the most decisive battles of the ancient years took place: the Battle of Marathon in 490BC, where the Athenians defeated the Persians.
Our taxi tour will take you to the spot where it all begun: according to the myth, Phidipides, an Athenian soldier, started running from the battle site to the city of Athens to announce the glorious victory. He died instantly after informing the Athenians of the great news. To his memory, the Marathon Route was introduced and is still the focal point of Athletics in all Olympic Games.
Your private tour will continue with a drive to Ramnous, a picturesque seaside site, where you will see the Temple of Nemesis, the Godess of Vengeance. A few kilometers further, lies Vravron (Brauron), one of the most important landmarks of the antiquity; although little reminds of the former glory, this place was the epicenter of worship of Goddess Artemis (Diana in Roman).
Our professional and well informed drivers can drive you to the seaside resorts of the area if you are in a mood to try some local specialties by the sea. Athens private taxi tours ensure that you will combine both knowledge and entertainment, as Athens and its suburbs can offer both in abundance.