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Athens and Classical

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Athens - Athens:
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GUARANTEED DEPARTURE DATES an exceptional acoustics that allowsalmost and whose fame extended far beyond the
Thursday, Saturday and Sunday perfect hearing of the unamplified voice stage borders of Greece, kept in the temple of the
November to March: Saturday for any of the 15,000 places in which each wrath Apollo. Inside the museum enjoy some
viewer can be seated. The city of Epidauros masterpieces of ancient Greek sculpture
ITINERARY was one of the most important pilgrimage as the famous athlete Aghiasand the Brass
Day 1 - ATHENS centers of antiquity for having the famous Charioteer. The Oracle of Delphi acquired
Arrival in Athens. Our assistant will be waiting shrine of the God Asclepius doctor. The great influence in the world. The predictions
you for the transfer from the airport to the theater for his see is now the best preserved of the priestess of Apollo called Pythia,
Hotel. Take advantage of your assistant local theater of antiquity. Depart for Nauplion, this influenced the decisions and had agreat
tips and start a stroll through the center of picturesque town which wasthe first capital impact on the history of the cities ofancient
Athens for a first taste of the city. of Greece after the Turkishrule, in 1821. This times. Walk the Via Sacra which arrives at the
beautiful town, nestles atthe foot of the cliff temple of Apollo. After visiting and getting to
Day 2 - ATHENS - City tour – Optional were the Palamidi Fortress lies on the top. know this legendary location, we will continue
Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a city sightseeing After passing by the old town we continue our journey to the town of Kalambaka, an
tour of Athens passing through the main and visit the Acropolis of Mycenae, the inspiring and impressive destination.
highlights of the city. We start from Hadrian's Homeric city of King Atreides, the city "rich
Arch and continue visiting the Panathinaiko in gold" of the ancient poets, where we will Day 6 - METEORA
Stadium (also known as Kalimarmaro), which see the tomb of Agamemnon, the "lionsgate" Breakfast at the hotel. Kalambaka is at the
was originally built in 329 BC, and where the and Cyclopic walls among other interestsof foot of this astonishing complex of Meteora,
first Olympics of the modern era were held in antiquity. Late in the afternoon, depart to the an impressive backdropof gigantic rocks that
1896. We continue to the main square of the birth place city of the Olympic games called appear to be suspendedin the air, formed
city named "Syntagma" square (Constitution), Olympia, through Tripolis and Megapolis in over 60 million years ago. On top of these
where the presidential guard is located. With the center of Peloponnese. rocks, the monks who settled after the 12th
its typical costumes, the so called "Evzonos" century, despite being almost inaccessible,
make the change of guard in front of the Greek Day 4 - OLYMPIA built 24 monasteries in the hermit ideal
parliament and theTomb of the unknown Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast we time of the 15th century. Today six of these
soldier. After wecontinue the panoramic tour will visit the archaeological site of Olympia, are kept which enjoy excellent specimens of
visiting the Neoclassical buildings of Athens the site of the Olympic games of the Classic Byzantine art. Meteora is a UNESCO World
such as the College, the library and the Era, which were held every four years during Heritage Site. Depart in the a Gernoon from
Academy, and finally we will visit Acropolis antiquity, from the 8th century BC to the Kalambaka passing through the plains of
and Parthenon, this magnificent monument 4th century AD. We will see the temple of Thessaly, Lamia and Thermopylae, where the
built in 447 BC during the golden age of Olympian Zeus with the famous statue of monument of King Leonidas of Sparta is, and
Pericles dedicated to Goddess Athena. We will Zeus, which was about 13 metersand was Thiva. Arrival at our final destination Athens
appreciate the Propylaea, temple of Athens made out of gold and ivory, one of the seven late afternoon.
Nike, Erechtheum and all its magnificent wonders of the ancient world that the sculptor
constructions. AGer Acropolis we will visit the Phidias took about twelve years to build. We Day 7 - ATHENS
Acropolis Museum, a building of amodern will go by the old stadium, that hosted the Breakfast at the hotel. Free day in Athens.
architecture, hosting the unique antiquities various sports of the Olympic games, and Start the morning experiencinga typical Greek
from theAcropolis. Enjoy the free afternoon the archaeological museum. Leaving Olympia coffee and explore the ancient and modern
to discover the center of Athens around north ward and through the plain of Ilias and city. Walk the streets of the traditional
Acropolis, strolling through Monastiraki, Achaia, we arrive at the magnificent bridge neighborhoods of Plaka, Monastiraki and
Plaka and Thissio, enjoying the pleasant sites which unites the Rio with Antirio and passes Thissio, where modern buildings blend with
of the ancient city. over the bay of Corinth. Continuing our path the old. Experience the spectacular Greek
and passing through the picturesque towns cuisine that is the basis of the Mediterranean
Day 3 - EPIDAUROS - MYCENAE - OLYMPIA of Itea and Nafpactos wereach the "center of diet and follow with a typical greek drink
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning we the ancient world" Delphi. "ouzo" or a good Greekwine and discover the
leave Athens to Corinth Canal. After a brief real night life that Athens offers. Enjoy the
stop in the Canal which connects the Aegean Day 5 - DELPHI various optional tours that Athens
Sea with the Ionian Sea, we continue to Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning we will
Epidauros. Here we enter into the culture of visit the archaeological site and museum of Day 8 - ATHENS
the 4th century BC and admire the Theatre Delphi, where we see the Omphalos which Breakfast at the hotel. At a designated time,
of Epidauros, which is famous for having was the "navel ƒ center ofthe universe" transfer from your hotel to the airport.

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