Athens, Mycenae, Epidaurus, Olympia, Delphi, Meteora, Vergina
TOUR OF GREECE
Itinerary
8 days / 7 nights
1st day
Athens:
Meet our representative at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Free time at leisure. In the evening you will visit a Typical Greek Tavern where you will enjoy your dinner with Greek live music and Folk Dances in traditional costumes.
2nd day
Athens city tour – Cape Sounion (optional):
During our half day city tour you will pass by main attractions of the city such as the Panathenaic Stadium, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch, the Parliament and the memorial to the Unknown Soldier, the Academy, the University, the National Library, the Constitution Square, the Acropolis, the Propylaea, the Erechtheion and finally the Parthenon. Continuing you will visit the new Acropolis museum. Free afternoon for shopping or take the optional trip to Cape Sounion, visit the temple of Apollo.
3rd day
Mycenae – Nafplion – Epidaurus:
We leave early in the morning and pass the Corinth Canal. Next stop we will visit the famous Mycenae a UNESCO World Heritage site. See the home of Mythical Agamemnon, the Cyclopean walls, the Lions gate and royal tombs. Depart for Nafplion, the first capital of Greece in Argolis, the picturesque town nestling at the foot of a cliff crowned by the mighty ramparts of the Palamidi Fortress, for a short stop. We continue to visit the ancient theatre of Epidaurus, most famous of its acoustics. Finally in the evening we continue to Olympia for our overnight stay.
4th day
Olympia – Delphi:
Olympia the birth place of the Olympic Games. We will visit the archeological site of Ancient Olympia, the Temple of Zeus and Hera, the altar of the Olympic flame, the Stadium and the museum, with the impressive statue of Hermes of Praxiteles. In the afternoon we continue north, over the Rio-Antirio bridge, to Delphi, overnight.
5th day
Delphi – Meteora:
Today, we will visit the archaeological area of Delphi. We will visit the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo Pythios, and learn the story of this brave god’s triumph over the dragon that guarded the omphalos. Visit the marble Treasury of the Athenians, built to store the rich offerings of grateful kings. Visit the temple of Apollo, where the eternal flame burned in the gloom. Then explore the on-site museums where you can see the omphalos stone itself as well as masterpieces of ancient Greek sculpture such as the bronze Charioteer and the famous athlete Aghias. In the afternoon we continue north to Meteora. Overnight at Kalambaka. In the evening we propose a visit to Kastraki village, within walking distance from Kalambaka, to taste one of the restaurant’s homemade sausages, cheese, yoghurt, wine and tsipouro, highly ranked in the gastronomical list of domestic products.
6th day
Meteora – Vergina – Thessaloniki:
Meteora is a place that monks found protection and settled on these “columns of the sky”.
The monasteries, the sandstone pillars and the quiet, still atmosphere inside the fresco-covered churches, the rock formations turns the sight into a unique experience. We continue driving north and through Temple Valley (Tempi) we shall reach Vergina. We will visit the museum of Vergina and the ancient royal tombs of Philip, the King of Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great, which testifies the culture of the Macedonian Kingdom. Late in the afternoon we will arrive in Thessaloniki.
7th day
Thessaloniki city tour:
Today we will meet the city of Alexander the Great. We will visit the Rotonda (Kamara), with the byzantine churches, the holocaust monument, the port of Thessaloniki and the White Tower, the trade mark of the city. After visiting the byzantine city walls and Trigonion Tower, we will go to the basilica of St. Demetrius. We will also visit the archaeological and the byzantine museum of the city. In the afternoon we can walk around the vivid center for shopping.
8th day
Thessaloniki:
Enjoy last hours in the city doing some last minute shopping. Gather as many pictures, flavors and smells as you can before leaving for Macedonia airport.
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