Greece Olympian Tour

ARRIVAL IN ATHENS

Arrival at Athens International Airport, with assistance and transfer to your hotel for an overnight stay.

NAUPLIA – OLYMPIA (Mon, Tue, Sat)

Depart on a three-day trip via the coastal National Highway for the Corinth Canal (short stop). Continue to Epidaurus to visit the Ancient Theatre, world famous for its outstanding acoustics. Then enter the region of Argolis, land of Homer's Golden Mycenae, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Dating back to the second century BC, Mycenae was one of the major centres of Greek civilisation and a military stronghold dominating much of southern Greece. See the Cyclopean Walls, the Lion's Gate, the Royal Tombs — including those of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra — and the Treasury of Atreus, a magnificent 14th-century BC structure.

In the afternoon (optional stop for souvenirs), depart for Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, through the towns of Tripolis and Megalopolis.

OLYMPIA – DELPHI

Visit the Olympia archaeological site, with the Temple of Zeus, the Temple of Hera, the altar of the Olympic flame, the Stadium and the Archaeological Museum. Depart via Patras (short stop) to Rion, crossing the Corinthian Bay by the new bridge to Antirrio.

Pass through the town of Nafpaktos and continue along the coastal road to Delphi, known in ancient times as the navel of the world. In the afternoon, visit the picturesque mountain village of Arachova.

DELPHI – ATHENS

Visit the archaeological site and the Museum of Delphi, known in ancient times as the navel of the world. Pass by the Castalia Spring, and visit the monument of the Argive Kings, the Temple of Pronaia, the Treasury of the Athenians, the Athenian Stoa, the Polygonal Wall, the monument of Plataea and the Temple of Apollo, famous for its oracle.

The Delphi Museum's spectacular exhibits include the frieze of the Treasury of the Siphnians, the Naxian Sphinx, the statue of Antinous, the metopes of the Athenian treasury, the famous bronze Charioteer, and many other artefacts. In the afternoon, return to Athens.

ATHENS CITY TOUR WITH NEW MUSEUM

The Athens half-day tour departs for a photo stop at the Panathenaic Stadium, where the first modern Olympic Games took place in 1896 — the only stadium built entirely of white marble.

Continue past the Zappeion and the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Athens Trilogy (the University of Athens, the Academy of Athens and the National Library), the National Garden, Hadrian's Arch, St. Paul's Church, Parliament, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Schliemann's House (Numismatic Museum), the Catholic Cathedral, the Old Parliament, Constitution Square and the Russian Orthodox Church.

Before arriving at the Acropolis, visit the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Parthenon and the Erechtheion with its Porch of the Caryatids.

Continue with a pleasant short walk past the Herodion and the Theatre of Dionysus to visit the Acropolis Museum. Highlights include votive offerings, artefacts of everyday life, statues from the Archaic period, the Caryatids and the Parthenon hall with its metopes, pediments and frieze.

DEPARTURE FROM ATHENS

Breakfast, then transfer to Athens International Airport at the arranged time. Tour ends.