Glasgow on Monday 10th august at 05.55

Athens on Monday 10th August at 13.40

Amsterdam at 08.40 – 09.25

Athens on Friday 14th August at 05.00

Amsterdam at 07.30 – 10.00

Glasgow on Friday 14th August at 10.35

KLM Flight Number KL1470

KLM Flight Number KL1572

£806 per person

Business Class

o Has a roof garden with a view

o Has an internet corner on the 1st floor

o Reception can help you with travel services e.g. day trips around Athens

3 star hotel

Situated in the heart of Athens

Get 1 night free if you stay 4 nights

Twin room 145 euros per night

Pick up the car once arrived in Athens Airport at 14.00

Extra £50 for insurance on the car

The car will be an air conditioned Toyota Yaris

Car must be dropped back off at Athens Airport on day of departure at 03.00

The total cost of the car rental is £178

The car hire company is Atlas Choice

Originally there were 104 Corinthian columns of which only 15 remain standing. One of the columns actually blew down in a storm in 1852. Hadrian had a giant gold and ivory status of Zeus inside the temple with an equally large one of himself next to it. Nothing remains of these statues. It is not known when the temple of Zeus was destroyed but it probably came down in an earthquake during the mediaeval period. Like other ancient buildings much of it was taken away for building materials. In the early 1800s a stylite built his dwelling on top of one of the columns of the temple and it can be seen in early paintings and drawings.

The Parthenon and other main buildings on the Acropolis were built by Pericles in the fifth century BC as a monument to the cultural and political achievements of the inhabitants of Athens. The term acropolis means upper city and many of the city states of ancient Greece are built around an acropolis where the inhabitants can go as a place of refuge in times of invasion. It's for this reason that the most sacred buildings are usually on the acropolis. It's the safest most secure place in town. As little as 150 years ago there were still dwellings on the

Acropolis of Athens.

The building of the Temple of Olympian Zeus actually began in the 6th Century by Peisistratos but work was stopped either because of a lack of money or because Pisistratus's son, Hippias, was overthrown in 510 BC. The temple was not finished until the Emperor Hadrian completed in 131 AD, seven hundred years later.

The Hellenic Parliament is the Parliament of Greece and is a very popular tourist attraction.

The Hellenic Parliament situated overlooking the popular Syntagma Square.

The Plaka it is one of the oldest parts of modern Athens, its central square was founded in1813 and is filled with cafes, restaurants bar and nightclubs, it is the best area in Athens to shop for souvenirs and traditional Greek jewellery.

Total plane budget at £806 pp £1612

Twin room 145euros per night 580Euros

Amount for dinner and bar bill £1500

Car Hire £178

Total Amounts: 580Euros

£3290