Athens is also the birthplace of many sports, the first modern Olympic city of 1896 and the 2004 Olympic city. The 2004 Olympic Games were the peak moment in the sporting history of modern Athens. They displayed the excellent infrastructure of the city and placed it at the heart of the global athletic world. Sporting facilities in Athens are of a high standard and available for prestigious, international events. The Olympic Stadium complex, the Panathinaiko (Kallimarmaro) Stadium, where the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896, the Karaiskakis Stadium, the Peace and Friendship Stadium, the many riding clubs, the excellent soccer fields and basketball courts, the tennis courts, the outstanding sailing clubs, the House of Weightlifting, and many other facilities host major, well-attended sporting events all year round.

Athens is amongst our top destinations for sports tours and we always include in our packages and proposed itineraries visits to the Acropolis and the new Acropolis Museum, tours of the Olympic Stadium complex, training in famous Athens venues, stop overs at the Panathinaiko (Kallimarmaro) stadium and other must-see attractions of the capital city of Greece.