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Athens
ARRIVAL IN ATHENS
Arrival at Athens International Airport, with assistance and transfer to your hotel.
Epidaurus, Mycenae and Olympia, the oracle at Delphi, the UNESCO-listed monasteries of Meteora, and Athens with the Acropolis and its New Museum.
This 6-night / 7-day Greece package combines a 4-day Peloponnese and Meteora tour (Epidaurus, Mycenae, Olympia, Delphi, Meteora) with a half-day Athens city tour including the Acropolis and New Museum.
Travel from Athens across the Corinth canal to the ancient theatre of Epidaurus and the Mycenae archaeological site, then on to Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic Games. Cross the Corinthian bay to Delphi, once known as the navel of the world, and stroll through the mountain village of Arachova.
Continue through Central Greece to Kalambaka beneath the grey rocks of Meteora, visit its Byzantine monasteries, and return to Athens past the monument of Leonidas at Thermopylae. A half-day city tour with the Acropolis and Acropolis Museum completes the journey.
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From Epidaurus and Olympia to Delphi, Meteora and the Acropolis.
Arrival at Athens International Airport, with assistance and transfer to your hotel.
Depart Athens for the Corinth canal (short stop). Drive to Epidaurus and visit the ancient theatre, world famous for its outstanding acoustics. Proceed to Nauplia (short stop) and through the plain of Argos to Mycenae, where you visit the archaeological site and the Tomb of Agamemnon. In the afternoon, with an optional stop for souvenirs, depart for Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic Games.
Visit the 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 and cross the Corinthian bay by bridge to Antirion. Pass Nafpaktos, then follow 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.
Visit the archaeological site and the Museum of Delphi. Depart for Kalambaka via Central Greece (short stop at Lamia), a small town built at the foot of the majestic grey rocks crowned by the Meteora monasteries.
Leave in the morning for nearby Meteora to visit the Byzantine monasteries. Return to Athens passing the heroic monument of Leonidas of Sparta at Thermopylae. Arrive in Athens for your overnight stay.
The 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. Pass the Zappeion and the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Athens Trilogy (University of Athens, Academy of Athens and 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 reaching the Acropolis to visit the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Parthenon and the Erechtheion with its Porch of the Maidens.
A short walk past the Herodion and the Theatre of Dionysus leads to the Acropolis Museum, with its votives, everyday artefacts, Archaic statues, Caryatids and the Parthenon hall with the metopes, pediments and frieze.
Breakfast, then transfer to Athens International Airport at the arranged time. Tour ends.
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Route: ATHENS – OLYMPIA – DELPHI – METEORA – ATHENS
Duration: 6 Nights / 7 Days
The itinerary is 6 nights and 7 days, covering Athens, Olympia, Delphi and Meteora.
3 nights in Athens, 1 in Kalambaka, 1 in Delphi and 1 in Olympia on bed and breakfast, a half-day Athens city tour with the New Acropolis Museum, a 4-day / 3-night Peloponnese and Meteora tour on half board with transport and entrance fees, and all hotel and airport transfers and assistance.
Day 2 of the itinerary departs on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Yes. Day 5 visits the Byzantine monasteries of Meteora, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Bed and breakfast applies in Athens, and the 4-day Peloponnese and Meteora tour is half board. Other meals, drinks, tips, laundry, telephone calls and personal expenses are excluded.
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