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Athens half day tour begins with a panoramic drive around Syntagma square, passing by National Garden, Hadrian’s Arch, St. Paul’s Church, Parliament, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Catholic Cathedral,and Schliemann’s House. You will then drive past the Athens Trilogy which includes the University of Athens, the Academy of Athens, and the National Library. Your licensed guide will explain more of Athens’s history old and new as you look at these stately buildings. Continue for a photo stop at Panathinaiko Stadium where the first Olympic Games took place in 1896. It is the only stadium built out of white marble. Proceed, passing by Zappeion and Temple of Olympian Zeus. Make your way to the archaeological site of Acropolis an UNESCO’S world heritage monument and visit Propylae 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 citade and of course the Parthenon, and Erechtheion with its porch of Maidens. With this half day tour you will enjoy one of the top UNESCO'S world heritage monuments, Acropolis.  

LANGUAGES Portuguese, English, Spanish & German.
INCLUSIONS Pick-up at central hotels in Lisbon; Transport by coach; Guided visit; Entrance fee to the Sintra National Palace
EXCLUSIONS Gratuities (optional); Food & drinks unless specified; Hotel drop off.
DEPARTURE TIME 14:30
DEPARTURE POINT Hotel pick up in Lisbon (selected hotels only). Hotels in Cascais/Estoril - €8 per person.
DURATION 5 hours
FREQUENCY Daily except 25th December & 1st January
REDEMPTION INSTRUCTIONS Present your Voucher to the Tour Guide.
 

Salads Organic Mixed Field Greens  Smoked Bacon | Grape Tomatoes | English Cucumbers | Carrots | Corn | American Cheddar Cheese | Herb Croutons  House-Made Ranch Dressing | Balsamic Vinaigrette | Low-Fat Italian Dressing Organic Spinach & Kale Salad  Aged Reggiano Parmesan Cheese | Red Bell Peppers | Red Onions | Lemon & Oregano Dressing Roasted Red Beet Salad  Pickled Shallots | Fresh Mint | Italian Parsley Mediterranean Couscous & Chickpea Salad  Scallions | Plum Tomatoes | Cumin & Paprika Vinaigrette                            ~ ~ ~ Vegetables, Potatoes & Pasta Roasted Broccoli Florets  Toasted Garlic | Chili Flakes Creamed Corn & Cheddar Cheese Casserole  Green Chilies | Scallions | Fresh Cilantro Baked Ziti Pasta  Aged Reggiano Parmesan Cheese | Mozzarella Cheese | Spinach & Garlic Sauce Mashed Potatoes  Idaho Potatoes | Roasted Garlic                            ~ ~ ~ Entrees Oven Baked Atlantic Cod Filet  Tomato, Shallot & Caper Sauce Honey & Sesame Chicken  Scallions | Fresno Chilies Whole-Roasted Pork Loin  Dijon Mustard Cream Sauce                            ~ ~ ~ Desserts Seasonal Fruit Lemon Pound Cake & Strawberries  Vanilla Bean Mousse & Raspberry Sauce  Red Velvet & Chocolate Chip Brownie  Caramel Apple Bread Pudding   *Unlimited coffee, hot tea, iced tea and water   *Menu subject to change. Please inform your server if anyone in your party has a food allergy.

Shearwater is a classic Newport-style schooner yacht, only recently recognized as a national landmark in 2009. The vessel was built by Rice Brother Corporation in East Boothbay, Maine, back in a time when yachting was a rare combination of elegance and adventure; Rice Bros. were well known for building luxury pleasure yachts and produced some 4,000 hulls over a period of 64 years. The keel was laid down on January 4, 1929 and a news clip from the Boothbay Register reflects alongside a photograph "Tyler Hodgon at the old Tide Mill is getting out timbers for the schooner to be built at Rice’s. Vessel to be built of native white oak." Traditionally built from hand-hewn native white oak, she was the last boat to be constructed at that yard - likely due to the ensuing Great Depression brought on by the Stock Market Crash that occurred later that autumn. East Boothbay was a small coastal town with shipbuilding being its only industry. About 40 workmen were employed for the construction of SHEARWATER. Her designer Theodore Donald Wells was born in Hudson Falls, N Y on October 22, 1875. He was a naval architect and marine engineer, a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and also the Institute of Naval Architects London. His education included post-graduate work at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. He began his career as a member of the firm Herreshoff and Wells, N. Y. City in 1902. Working with Herreshoff no doubt had an influence on his designs, which bear similarities to many of the famous Herreshoff designed yachts of that time. From 1903 to 1907 he worked for Wintringham and Wells and then began practicing his profession under his own name. Mr. Wells joined the Navy Department in March 1917 and became Superintending Constructor of the Baltimore District U. S. N. Notable yachts designed and constructed under his supervision are "Viking" a 272 foot steel motor yacht built for George F. Baker in 1929 by Newport News and "Karina" a three masted schooner built for Robert E. Tod in 1932 by Staten Island Shipbuilding. Mr. Tod was a well-known offshore yachtsman as was his former yacht ‘Thistle", which competed in the Emperors Cup ocean race. SHEARWATER was launched on May 4, 1929 and photographs in the Boothbay Register reflect her graceful and elegant lines. Her first Captain, Leon Esterbrook of Edgarton, MA, arrived to take charge of the fitting out. Her owner Charles E Dunlap was a member of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, Oyster Bay, NY and this became SHEARWATER’s first homeport after her completion in late September 1929. It was there in Oyster Bay that she first started to thrill those who sailed in luxury aboard her and those who were privileged to crew her on race day. Since her launching and documentation in Lloyd’s Register of American Yachts in 1929, she has had a colorful history and has been carefully maintained and restored to standards that few contemporary vessels are able to match and is truly a piece of American Maritime History. On November 7, 1942 SHEARWATER was requisitioned by the War Shipping Administration and became a member of The United States Coast Guard’s Coastal Picket Patrol during World War Two. She was painted gray and bore the numbers CG67004. Based at Little Creek, Virginia she patrolled the waters east of the Chesapeake Bay entrance and south towards Cape Hatteras. Her skipper during that period reflected on how they used their free time while out on submarine patrol to race against other yachts and in his own words "sailed in tandem with the schooner Lord Jim, racing in and out of port, up and down the east coast and winning." She was designed and built as a gaff rigged schooner but during this period was changed to a Marconi rig. She carries over 2,550 square feet while under full sail. A true veteran world cruiser, she first transited the Panama Canal in July 1946 and in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s completed a two and a half-year global circumnavigation. In December 1971 Mrs. John B. Thayer of Rosemont, wife of a former trustee and treasurer, donated SHEARWATER to the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute of Environmental Medicine. She was used by the university as a laboratory for research on physiological responses to the stresses of living and working underwater. Captained by James Shearson, she was fitted with compressors, generators, monitoring instruments and a small decompression chamber. She has participated in many Ancient Mariner and Classic yacht races in U S waters as well as racing in the Bay of Islands in New Zealand while on her circumnavigation in the early 1980’s. It is rumored she was once dismasted in the famous Newport to Bermuda race. She was last raced by the current owners in San Diego in May 1995 in the American Schooner Cup and finished second overall. She entered the yacht charter industry in 1966 whilst on the West Coast sailing to the Channel Islands and was again used to generate income to keep her shipshape while owned by the University of Pennsylvania. During the chartering industry’s infancy in the Caribbean, SHEARWATER was known as the " Queen of the Fleet". Today she continues this tradition offering the most unique sailing experience and has passed rigid Coast Guard inspections and can carry up to 49 passengers. We welcome you to join us for an excellent opportunity to experience the ambiance of a vintage sailing vessel while delighting in the splendors of The Manhattan sky-line, the Statue of Liberty or the beauty of the oceans beyond.

Visita Panorámica de Madrid Comience el tour desde la oficina de Julia Travel, donde tomarán el autobús y se dirigirán a la Plaza de Oriente, luego llegaremos al Templo de Debod, donde se detendrán para a caminar y tomar algunas fotos acompañados por el guía. Después de esta visita se dirigirán en autobús hacia la Plaza Mayor, donde se hace una nueva parada y para visitar la Plaza de Villa y la Puerta del Sol. El tour sigue hacia la Calle Carrera de San Jerónimo, Las Cortes, Plaza de Neptuno, Paseo del Prado (Museos Thyssen, Prado y Reina Sofía), Ferrocarril de Atocha Estación, Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, Plaza de Cibeles, Calle Alcalá, Puerta de Alcalá, Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas donde se hará la última parada. Final del tour en el estadio Santiago Bernabéu. Se realizarán paradas en la Plaza Mayor, el Templo de Debod y en la Plaza de Toros para pasear y tomar fotos, siempre que el tiempo lo permita y en compañía del guía. Tenga en cuenta que el itinerario está sujeto a cambios debido a los eventos que se celebrarán en la ciudad (demostraciones, eventos deportivos, eventos culturales, actos oficiales y obras públicas).   Estadio Bernabéu Recorre más de cien años de historia del Real Madrid. Bienvenido al Tour del Bernabéu, donde podrás ver el estadio como nunca lo has visto antes. Prepárate para sentir la fuerza del terreno de juego, la tensión anterior al partido, el reflejo de los momentos de gloria y la historia que ha forjado uno de los equipos  de fútbol más importantes del mundo. Tras subir por una de las 4 torres del Estadio accederás a la vista panorámica desde donde podrás tocar el cielo y escuchar, en silencio, el eco de una grandísima afición. Entra en acción recorriendo el perímetro del terreno de juego en el que desde hace más de 60 años luchan, sienten y disfrutan las leyendas blancas. Sigue sintiéndote el protagonista de la visita, fotografiándote con jugadores históricos del Real Madrid y levantando algunos de los trofeos más deseados del deporte (fotomontajes), visita la Sala de Prensa, donde después de 90 minutos de juego, comienza otro partido para jugadores, entrenadores y periodistas. Accede al Túnel de Jugadores, los Banquillos y la Zona Técnica: La emoción se dispara, la cabeza debe mantenerse fría. Un movimiento puede cambiar el rumbo de un partido… Desde aquí todo se ve distinto y más difícil todavía. El Palco Presidencial, la zona más exclusiva, reservada a directivos, autoridades e invitados especiales. Reservada hoy, para ti. El Club más laureado del mundo te enseña las joyas de su corona: la Sala de Trofeos. Aquí están los trofeos que han levantado las grandes estrellas: Copas de Europa, Ligas, Copas de España, Copas Intercontinentales… Una colección insuperable. Descubre uno de los Vestuarios más modernos, y con más historia, del mundo del fútbol. Grandes jugadores, equipos legendarios… Todos ellos han estado en este mismo lugar. Y finalmente no dejes de visitar la Tienda Oficial, la más amplia variedad de artículos oficiales para que te lleves el mejor recuerdo de tu visita.

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