Classical Greece
Day 1 Arrival in Athens Day 5 Delphi to Kalambaka
Welcome to Athens you join the Wonders of Greece Tour! Spend your morning walking along the Sacred Way lined by the treasuries of the ancient city states to the Temple of Apollo dating back On arrival you are met and transferred to your hotel. After check-in to the 4th century B.C. And then climbing even higher on to the ancient spend the day strolling around taking in the atmosphere of the city, or stadium, here every four years athletes competed in the Pythian Games just relax at a local coffee shop or at your hotel. also a precursor of the modern Olympic Games.
Day 2 Athens Sightseeing A picturesque early afternoon drive brings you to Thermopylae, famous for the heroic defense by Leonidas and his three hundred courageous This morning enjoy a city tour of Athens. Your guide will reveal to you Spartans against the invading Persians. the secrets of the Acropolis & the Parthenon, the Temple of Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch and the Kallimarmaro Stadium, built of marble for the After seeing the memorial, continue the drive cross the fertile Thessaly first modern Olympic Games in 1896. region to Kalambaka.
Experience the ancient wonders and relive the birthplace of democracy, Day 6 Kalambaka to Athens twist and turn through the Plaka’s narrow streets and find ancient sites, cafes and shops full of history and character. Discover Meteora, one of the eastern Orthodox churches’ most important monastic complexes. Mystical monasteries perch on Day 3 Athens to Mycenae, Nafplion, Mycenae & Olympia enormous sandstone rocks rising vertically to more than three hundred meters, they watch over the town and plain bellow. We will enjoy an early breakfast this morning and set off for a fabulous A pleasant drive brings you back to Athens in the early evening. day. We will take a scenic drive down to the Peloponnese. After a short stop at the Corinth canal, we will head to the ancient site of Epidaurus. Day 7 Depart Athens With ruins of temples and hospital buildings devoted to the healing gods. For most travelers Epidaurus is known for the magnificent theater that As your tour ends, say farewell to the vibrant city of Athens, while being still stands there – and is still used for plays and other performances. transferred to Athens Airport
After the visit to Epidaurus it is a short drive to Nafplio for short top. We continue to Mycenae – a mighty kingdom of ancient Greece- , see the Beehive Tombs, the Treasury of Atreus, the Lion Gate and the remains of Agamemnon’s Royal Palace. Enjoy a spectacular drive through the mountains of Arcadia to Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, first held in 776 B.C.
Day 4 Olympia to Delphi
The serene sight of Ancient Olympia awaits us today – in antiquity it was the sacred ground of ancient Greeks and the site of the original Olympic Games that started in 776 BC. See where the athletes trained in the gymnasium, and the stadium where the actual games took place. Our guide will bring history alive as we tour this incredible site including temples of the Gods where visitors and athletes alike paid homage. After our visit to the site of Olympia we shall once again head north, crossing (512) 287-0844 the spectacular Rio-Antirio bridge one of the World’s longest cable [email protected] suspension bridges towards Delphi. Overnight Delphi www.danielsleisuretravel.com