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6. Eleusis (Monastery of Daphni)

Location Eleusis
Duration 4 hours
Price: Upon Request + Entrance fees
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Eleusis
Adults 18+ Per person
10€
Free Admission
Kids up to 18yo Upon presentation of their ID card or passport for verification of their age and country of origin.
00€
Free Admission
Monastery of Daphni
00€

includes a visit to: the city of Eleusis, which is located near the Saronic Gulf, and is best known for having been the site of Eleusinian Mysteries, the most famous religious center of ancient Greece. It was also the birth place of Aeschylus (one of the three great tragedians of antiquity) and one of the most important sanctuaries dedicated to the worship of Goddess Demetra and her daughter Persephone. Today Eleusis is the town where the majority of crude oil in Greece is imported and refined.
The Holy Monastery of Daphni: Daphni is an eleventh-century Byzantine monastery situated near the forest of the same name, on the Sacred Way that led to Eleusis. Open on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 08:30 – 17:00.
Tuesday closed.

 

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Breakdown of Tour Time

  • From Athens to Eleusis [45]
  • Eleusis Site and Museum [1h30m]
  • Holy Monastery of Daphni(1h)
  • Drive back to Athens [45m]
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