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Prehistory, the classical period, roman domination, The Byzantine
Empire, the crusades, Modern times,
Greece through the centuries will unfold before you on these 7 days-6
nights tour !
Visit the Ancient Theatre of Epidavrus, the ruins of Ancient Mycenae,
Nafplio town, Ancient Olympia, the Archaeological site of Delphi,
Meteora Monasteries, Ancient Dion on the mount of Olympus, the Macedonian
King Philip's Tomb in Vergina, the Ancient Capital of Macedonian
Kingdom in Pella & the cities of Naoussa, Kastoria, Edessa &
Thessaloniki.
 Operating
only the following Dates:
17 April 2008 (Thursday)
15 May 2008 (Thursday)
12 June 2008 (Thursday)
10 July 2008 (Thursday)
04 September 2008 (Thursday)
18 September 2008 (Thursday)
02 October 2008 (Thursday)
Departure
Point: Athens
Departure
Time: 07:45
Return:
19:00 - Seventh Day
Overnights:
Ancient Olympia - Delphi - Meteora - Thessaloniki
1st Day - Leave from Athens
by the coastal road to Corinth Canal (short stop). Drive on and
visist the theatre of Epidaurus, famous for its remarkable acoustics.
Then proceed to the town of Nafplio (short stop) drive on to Mycenae,
visit the archeological site and the tomb of Agamemnon. Then depart
for Olympia through central Peloponnese and the towns of Tripolis
and Megalopolis.
Dinner & Overnight in Olympia (Peloponnese)
2nd Day - In the morning visit
the archeological site of Ancient Olympia with the sanctuary of
Olympian Zeus, the ancient stadium and the archeological museum.
Then drive on through the plains of Ilia and Achaia until the magnificent
bridge wich is crossing the the Corinthian bay from Rion to Antirion.
Pass by the picturesque towns of Nafpactos (Lepanto) and Itea, arrive
in Delphi.
Dinner & Overnight in Delphi. (Central
Greece)
3rd Day - In the morning visist
of the archeological site and the museum in Delphi. Depart for Kalambaka,
a small town situated at the foot of the astonishing complex of
Meteora, gigantic rocks.
Dinner & Overnight in Kalambaka (Meteora) - (Central
Greece)
4th 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. (Northern
Greece - Macedonia)
5th 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. (Northern
Greece - Macedonia)
6th 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. (Northern
Greece - Macedonia)
7th 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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