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Greek Odyssey Thursday, August 17 - Monday, August 28, 2017 Syracuse Florence Signature Seminar

August 16-17: US - Italy • 2:30 Free time for lunch on your own and swim at Matala • Students leave the U.S. on Wednesday, August 16 and arrive in beach Italy at 6:50 a.m. on Thursday August 17. • 5:00 p.m. Depart for • 6:50 a.m. Arrive (international arrivals – look for HOTEL Syracuse sign), load semester luggage on bus to Florence 4, 1821 Street tel: +30 2810 281071 • 11:00 a.m. Depart Rome for . www.elgrecohotel.gr • 2:00 p.m. Arrive Athens • 5:00 p.m. Depart Athens for (). Sunday, August 20: • 5:50 p.m. Arrive Chania • 9:00 a.m. Early departure for Santorini by Hellenic Seaways • Bus transfer to hotel in Chania • 10:45 a.m. Arrive Santorini, visit the site of Akrotiri • Tour of Chania with HERC’s Rhea Skourta • Drive from site to Fira, check in at hotel • Group dinner at Cretan tavern in Chania HAROULA HOTEL ARKADI HOTEL www.haroulahotel.gr 1866 Sq., Chania. Tel: +30 28 21 090 181, Monday, August 21: Santorini, Piraeus www.arkadi-hotel.gr • Morning: Archaeological Museum, Santorini • 12:15 p.m.: Departure for Piraeus and Naflion by Hellenic Friday, August 18: Chania, , Herakleion (Crete) Seaways • 8:00 a.m. Archaeological and Minoan Ship Museums, Chania • 4:55 p.m.: Arrive Piraeus, travel to Nafplion • 10:30 a.m. Bus to Knossos • 7:30 p.m.: Arrive Nafplion • 12:45 p.m. “Palace” of Knossos NAFPLIA HOTEL 11, Navarinou Str., Nafplion • 3:15 p.m. Bus to Heralklion tel:+ 30 27520 28167, www.nafpliahotel.gr • 3:45 p.m. Archaeological museum • 5:45 p.m. Late afternoon drive to Heraklion Tuesday, August 22 • 6:00 p.m. Check into hotel • 9:15 a.m. : visit “Treasury of ,” Lion’s Gate, • 6:45 p.m. Walking tour Heraklion Citatel, and Museum • Dinner in Heraklion on your own • 12:00 p.m. Lunch on your own at Mycenae EL GRECO HOTEL • 1:30 p.m. Depart for Sanctuary of Epidauros 4, 1821 Street tel: +30 2810 281071 • 2:15 p.m. Arrive Sanctuary of Epidauros www.elgrecohotel.gr • Tragedy and Healing: its dramatic and spatial construction • Visit archaeological sites of Epidauros: theater & Asclepius Saturday, August 19: Festos, Matala, Herakleion healing complex • 8:30 a.m. Check out of hotel, get on bus for departure to • 4:30 p.m. Drive to Napthlion Festos • Free time for swim at Napthlion beaches • 10:30 a.m. Minoan Villa of Agia Triada NAFPLIA HOTEL • 11:30 a.m. Palace of Festos 11, Navarinou Str., Nafplion • 1:30 p.m. Depart Festos for Matala tel:+ 30 27520 28167, www.nafpliahotel.gr • 2:00 p.m. Arrive Matala; Visit historic caves Greek Odyssey Thursday, August 17 - Monday, August 28, 2017 Syracuse Florence Signature Seminar

Wednesday, August 23: Messene, Abeliona Saturday, August 26: Athens • 9:00 a.m. Departure for Messene • 9:00 a.m. Walk to Agora and Temple of Hephaistos • 11:30 a.m. Arrive Messene archaeological site • 11:30 a.m. Subway to National Archaeological Museum • TBA: Guest lecture by Prof. Petros Themelis, Messene • 12:00 p.m. Arrive National Archaeological Museum excavation & restoration project team • Lunch break at museum or nearby • Lunch in Messene • 1:00 p.m. Visit museum for group analyses of presentation site • 4:00 p.m. Drive to Abeliona artifacts • 6:00 p.m. Arrive and overnight in Abeliona • 3:00 p.m. Leave museum • Dinner on your own in Abeliona • Free afternoon in Athens ABELIONA RETREAT • 5:30 p.m. Meet at Museum for group entrance and www.abeliona-retreat.com presentation OMIROS HOTEL Thursday, August 24: Abeliona, , Olympia 15, Apollonos Str., Athens • 7:30 a.m. Hotel checkout and bus to Bassae Tel: +30 210 3235486, www.omiroshotel.gr • 8:00 a.m. Arrive Bassae archaeological site • Bassae: The Temple of and its restoration Sunday, August 27: Athens • Guest presentation and workshop coordination by • 7:30 a.m. Depart hotel for Athens Acropolis Konstantinos A. Papadopoulos, Civil Engineer, M.Sc. in • Acropolis and Mycenean settlement at base of Acropolis Design of Earthquake Resistant Structures, Coordinator of the • 10:30 a.m. Walk to Theater of Technical Team for the Restoration of Apollo Epikourios Temple • 11:00 a.m. Guest presentation by Makris on Greek • Work on archaeological site Theater & its Funding • 11:30 a.m. Bus Bassae to Abeliona • 12:30 p.m. Meet Rhea at exit from Theater of Dionysus • Group lunch • 1:00 p.m. Farewell Lunch provided by HERC in the • 2:00 p.m. Depart Ampeliona for Olympia • 3:30 p.m. Free time and dinner on your own • 4:30 p.m. Leave luggage at hotel at Olympia & walk to site OMIROS HOTEL • 4:30-8:00 p.m. Visit site and museum 15, Apollonos Str., Athens • Pan-hellenic sport as political ritual Tel: +30 210 3235486, www.omiroshotel.gr • Olympia temples, temple workshop, stadium complex, and archeological museum Monday, August 28: Athens, Florence • Dinner on your own in Olympia • 7:00 a.m. Check out of hotel and depart with luggage; • Check in at hotel Remember your passports! ANTONIOS HOTEL • 8:30 a.m. Arrive Sounion www.olympiahotels.gr • Sounion and the Temple of • 9:30 a.m. Free time at site and nearby beach Friday, August 25: , Athens • 12:30 p.m. Depart Sounion for airport • 8:00 a.m. Drive to Delphi • 2:00 p.m. Arrive airport, check in to flight • 11:30 a.m. Arrive Delphi, lunch on your own • 3:30 p.m. Depart Athens • 12:45 p.m. Visit Delphi: Museum, Treasuries, Temples, Theatre, • 4:40 p.m. Arrive Rome Stadium, sacred waters and the Sanctuary of • 5:15 p.m. Depart Rome on Alterini Bus • Pan-hellenic prophecy as political ritual • 8:15 p.m. Arrive Florence at Conference Florentia Hotel (your • 3:30 p.m. depart for Athens semester bags will have been transferred to the hotel) • 5:45 p.m. Arrive Athens; check into hotel FLORENTIA HOTEL • 6:15 p.m. Walk to hill to overlook Acropolis at Via Agnelli 33, 50126 Florence sunset (8:02 p.m.) OMIROS HOTEL 15, Apollonos Str., Athens Tel: +30 210 3235486, www.omiroshotel.gr