The Alluring Aegean: Enchanting Greek Islands Aboard Sea Cloud Dear Traveler, Please join Museum Travel Alliance from June 24 - July 2, 2018 on The Alluring Aegean: Enchanting Greek Islands Aboard Sea Cloud. Spend seven nights aboard an iconic sailing yacht that has hosted royalty, served during wartime, and sailed the world over. Explore UNESCO World Heritage Sites at Delos and Epidaurus; discover Mycenae, the legendary city of Agamemnon; and step ashore on tiny Hydra, haven for artists and writers. We are delighted that this trip will be accompanied by lecturers Seán Hemingway of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Betsey Robinson of Vanderbilt University and Emily Greenwood of Yale University. This trip is cosponsored by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Vanderbilt University and Yale Educational Travel. We expect this program to fill quickly. Please call the Museum Travel Alliance at (855) 533-0033 or (212) 302-3251 or email [email protected] to reserve a place on this trip. We hope you will join us. 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Next summer, please join me aboard the incomparable Sea Cloud to explore these enchanting Greek isles. Immerse yourself in sun-drenched scenery and ancient marvels as our privately chartered vessel slips into small harbors and shallow bays to visit some of the most important sites of antiquity. This is Greece as it was meant to be seen—traveling from island to island aboard an authentic sailing ship. BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB As an archaeologist and curator of Greek and Roman art, I am delighted to escort you to my favorite country, which I visit every year to conduct fieldwork. I am especially excited to view the Cycladic Traveling with you marble figures in the Naxos museum that had such a powerful influence on Picasso and other Seán Hemingway modern artists. Seán Hemingway, Curator in the Department From Piraeus, cross the Aegean to call at Delos, mythical birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. Roam of Greek and Roman Art at The Metropolitan its extensive ruins, then refresh with an afternoon espresso or apéritif on nearby Mykonos. Museum of Art, is a seasoned archaeologist who Step ashore on Naxos for a tour of its small, excellent antiquities museum, and in the lesser- has excavated prehistoric, classical, and Roman visited Peloponnese, stroll the narrow streets of Monemvasia, known as “Greece’s Gibraltar.” In sites in Greece and Spain. He received his Mycenae, legendary city of Agamemnon, view archaeological monuments unearthed by Heinrich doctorate from Bryn Mawr College and studied Schliemann. Stop on tiny Hydra, haven for artists and writers. at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens as a Fulbright Scholar. He was a visiting With her billowing sails, rich mahogany, and gleaming brass, the classic barque Sea Cloud has been curator at the American Academy in Rome in setting the standard for luxury sailing since 1931. Her elegant appointments, fine dining, impeccable 2003 and in 2012. Seán’s particular specialty is service, and intimate size make her the ideal ship for this splendid itinerary. Weather permitting, Greek and Roman bronzes and he is the author there may be an opportunity to swim in the azure waters of the Aegean. of numerous scholarly publications including a book on Hellenistic bronze sculpture, which Don’t miss the opportunity to experience the thrill of traveling to legendary islands aboard appeared in 2004. His first novel, The Tomb of this remarkable ship, in the congenial company of members of the National Trust for Historic Alexander, was published in 2012. He was also Preservation and the alumni associations of Yale and Vanderbilt universities. the editor of the Hemingway Library edition of his grandfather’s first novel, The Sun Also Rises, Sincerely, published in 2014. Seán Hemingway Curator of Greek and Roman Art BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Trip Highlights — Explore three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the archaeological ruins on Delos, the ancient shrine of Asklepios at Epidaurus, and the fortress of Mycenae — Follow in the wake of ancient Greek mariners aboard an authentic sailing ship — Visit remote, picturesque Folegandros and delightful Hydra, a haven for artists and writers — Enjoy the expertise of archaeologist Seán Hemingway, Curator of Greek and Roman Art, and other esteemed lecturers — Spend seven nights aboard Sea Cloud, a four-masted beauty that has hosted royalty, served during wartime, and sailed the world over Hydra BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Aegean GREECE Sea Athens Piraeus Mycenae Epidaurus Nauplion Delos Mykonos PELPELOPONNESOPONNESE Hydra Naxos Monemvasia Folegandros Photos clockwise from top right: Monemvasia, photo by askii; Marble grave stele of a little girl, ca. 450–440 B.C. Marble, Parian. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher Fund, 1927 [27.45]; Marble shell, ca. 400 B.C. Marble. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. John Moscahlaidis Gift, 1995 [1995.19]; regional map; Terrace of the Lions, Delos, photo by Lorraine García; Archaeological Museum, Naxos. Front cover: The Parthenon, 1871. Frederic Edwin Church (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1826–1900 New York). Oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Maria DeWitt Jesup, from the collection of her husband, Morris K. Jesup, 1914 [15.30.67]. Back cover: Sea Cloud (top); Mykonos, photo by trover (bottom). BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB The Alluring Aegean: Enchanting Greek Islands June 24–July 2, 2018 Folegandros Hydra Thursday, June 28 Sunday, July 1 Arrive this morning on unspoiled Folegandros Travel by tender to Hydra, the only developed to visit the village of Chora, whose ancient Greek island closed to motor traffic. Stroll whitewashed walls stand atop sheer cliffs its delightful harbor, ringed with cafés and overlooking the Aegean. Explore its unique art galleries, and admire its 18th- and 19th- center, comprised of three squares, and view century stone mansions, built by wealthy the Kastro, an 8th-century Venetian fortress. merchants and sea captains and restored by The island’s largest church, the hilltop Church artists and writers. In the afternoon Sea Cloud of Panaghia, was built on the ruins of an sails back to Piraeus. This evening join the ancient sanctuary of Artemis and offers captain at our farewell dinner. B, L, D Temple of Poseidon, photo by Dimitris Karkanis panoramic views. B, L, D An optional two-night prelude is offered in Piraeus / U.S. Return Athens from June 22-25. Monemvasia Monday, July 2 Friday, June 29 Disembark Sea Cloud this morning in Piraeus On the Peloponnese, stomping ground of and transfer to the Athens airport for flights U.S. Departure home. B Sunday, June 24 the gods, discover Monemvasia, known as Depart the U.S. on an overnight flight to “Greece’s Gibraltar.” This Byzantine town clings This itinerary is subject to change at the discretion of The Athens, Greece. to the side of a 1,200-foot rock, connected to Metropolitan Museum of Art and Arrangements Abroad. the Peloponnese mainland only by a narrow For complete details, please carefully read the terms and conditions at www.arrangementsabroad.com/terms. Athens, Greece / Sea Cloud causeway. Wander its zigzag warren of lanes Monday, June 25 clustered with citadels, churches, ramparts, Arrive in Athens and transfer to the nearby and charming squares. B, L, D port of Piraeus, where Sea Cloud awaits. Be on deck this afternoon as the ship sails past Nauplion / Epidaurus / the Temple of Poseidon, a dazzling landmark Mycenae poised atop Cape Sounion. D Saturday, June