Discovering Marvels of Greece
Breakfast in hotel.
You will meet with your guide and proceed towards the city tour. Athens city tour starts from the Panathenaic Stadium, where the first Olympic Games of modern times were held in 1896. Continue and pass by the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Hadrian's Arch, the Parliament and the memorial to the Unknown Soldier, the Academy, the University, the National Library, the Constitution Square (Syntagma).
On the Acropolis visit, the Architectural Masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: The Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and finally "the harmony between material and spirit", the monument that "puts order in the mind", the Parthenon.
Overnight at Athens Avenue Hotel 4* (Breakfast)
Breakfast in hotel.
You will depart early in the morning and cross the Corinth Canal.
Continuing our drive, we will visit the famous Mycenae, a UNESCO World Heritage site. See the home of Mythical Agamemnon, the Cyclopean walls, the Lions gate and the 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
Overnight at Hotel Europa 4* (Breakfast)
Breakfast in hotel.
Early departure for Olympia, the birth place of the Olympic Games. Visit the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia, Sanctuary of Olympian Zeus, the Ancient Stadium and the Archaeological Museum, with the impressive statue of Hermes of Praxiteles.
In the afternoon the journey continues to the north, over the Rio-Antirio Bridge, and to Delphi.
Overnight at Hotel Amalia Delphi 4* (Breakfast / Dinner)
Breakfast in hotel.
Visit Delphi, a place that was once characterized as the centre of the ancient world. Here, you will see the well-preserved remains of Temple Apollo, the Castalian Spring and Temple of Athena, the Oracle of Delphi.
Afterwards, you will proceed to the small picturesque city of Kalambaka, passing through beautiful villages and cities of Central Greece, all built according to the traditional local architecture.
Overnight at Grand Meteora Hotel 4* (Breakfast / Dinner)
After breakfast, we will visit Meteora. Meteora has unique rock formations, rising high, stand ageless Christian Monasteries among striking scenery, perched on top of huge rocks which seem to be suspended in mid-air. It is truly fascinating to visit the interior parts, where you will also enjoy the amazing views.
Return to Athens via Trikala, Lamia, Thermopylae with a short stop to see across the road Leonida's Monument.
Back to Athens early in the evening.
Overnight at Athens Avenue Hotel 4* (Breakfast)
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