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The Greece tour 5 Days provides you with an ideal opportunity to
explore Northern Greece & Macedonia, the Land of Alexander the
Great, make a unique journey through 7000 years of Greek History
and meet parts of a countryside you will always remember !
 Operating
only the following Dates:
19 April 2008 (Saturday)
17 May 2008 (Saturday)
14 June 2008 (Saturday)
12 July 2008 (Saturday)
06 September 2008 (Saturday)
20 September 2008 (Saturday)
04 October 2008 (Saturday)
Departure
Point: Athens
Departure
Time: 07:45
Return:
19:00 - Fifth Day
Overnights:
Meteora - Thessaloniki
1st Day - Leave from Athens
& drive through the fertile plain of Boetia region, pass by
the town of Thebus, Levadia and via the picturesque Village of Arachova,
arrive in Delphi. Visit the archeological site and the museum of
Delphi (Professional Guide). Depart for Kalambaka, a small town
situated at the font of astonishing complex of Meteora, gigantic
rocks.
Dinner & Overnight in Kalambaka (Meteora)
2nd Day - Visit Meteora Monasteries,
among striking scenery, perched on top of huge rocks which seem
to be suspended in mid-air, stand ageless monasteries, where you
can see exquisite specimen of Byzantine art.
Depart from Klambaka drive through Trikala and Larissa, arrive and
visit the archeological site of Dion. Admire also from there the
gigantic figure of Mount Olympus the highest mountain in Greece,
where used to live the 12 Gods of Greek Mythology.
After the visit depart for Thessaloniki, the second largest and
the most vibrant city in Greece.
Dinner & Overnight in Thessaloniki.
3rd Day - Depart in the morning
for the Macedonian hinderland and the town of Kastoria the Greek
center of fur industry and also famous for its beautiful lake. A
prehistoric Lake settlement 7000 years old was discovered there
and you will admire the rare findings in the tiny local museum together
with the recreation of the old settlement. After the visit of kastoria
continue driving in the plateau of Western Macedonia and arrive
at the picturesque town of Edessa. There you can seat next to town's
famous Landmark, the waterfall, and enjoy your coffee. We leave
Edessa and proceed to Pella, the ancient capital of the Macedonia
kingdom (King Philippos & Alexander the Great). In Pella we
visit the exquisite floor mosaics of the 4th century bc. villas,
in sity as well as the local Museum of Pella. Return to Thessaloniki
in the evening.
Dinner & Overnight in Thessaloniki.
4th Day - In the morning we
do a sightseeing tour of Thessaloniki city, that throughout the
era of the Byzantine Empire was the "Coreigning" City,
second in population and prestige only to Constantinople (Instanbul).
Visit unique monuments and feel the glorious Byzantine past in some
of the oldest and most characteristic churches of the Cristina World
as well as visit the Museum of Byzantine Culture, awarded with the
Council of Europe's Museum Prize for the year 2005. Rest of the
day is free at your leisure to enjoy time at the lively center of
Thessaloniki City.
Dinner & Overnight in Thessaloniki.
5th Day - In the morning we
leave Thessaloniki and drive to Vergina (the most important site
in Macedonia). There we will see a very important museum with all
the astonishing and priceless findings that belonged to Macedonian
Civilization which recent excavations brought to light (The Royal
Tombs of Macedonia, the tombe of King Phillipos - father of Alexander
the Great). Apart from that we can also admire the remains of King
Phillip's Palace (father of Alexander the Great). After the visit
we drive south and through the valley of Tempi, Lamia, Thermopylae
(see the Leonida's monument), kamena voulra, arrive in Athens early
in the evening
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