HISTORICAL GREECE

Tour Program

1^stDay:Athens

Arrive to Athens, meeting with a local guide at the airport and transfer to the center of the city. We will have for a first glance a city tour with a bus where our quide will point out The House of parliament, the Tomb off Unknown soldier ,the presidential palace and the athletic stadium that hosted the first modern Olympic Games IN 1896 Panathenaic Stadium kallimarmaro.Evening free to relax and enjoy the city of Athens

2^ndDay:Athens Acropolis-Old city

After breakfast we will visit the Acropolis, The Parthenon, Erectheum .We will visit Areios Pagos the rocky hill where the Apostle Paul he preached Christianity to the Athenians for the first time. Additional sites include the new acropolis museum and the Agora ancient market place. We walk through the narrow streets the famous Plaka with many shops and cafes. we will go back in time to 1050 admiring the little church of “PANAGIA KAPNIKAREA” on of the most important Byzantine monuments in ATHENS in the middle of Ermou street. Next, we will visit the Metropolitan Cathedral of ATHENS on Mitropoleos street.Evening free.

3^thDay:Patras “Achaia Clauss Winery”-Ancient Olympia

After having breakfast, we departure for the Peloponnese and the city Of Patras with a short stop at the Isthmos the Corinthian canal. Arrival to the third largest city in Greece and we will visit the Cathedral of Agios Andreas, the largest Orthodox church in Greece and one of the largest in the Balkans. We continue our tour with the visit Achaia Clauss Winery. You will be a guided tour Around the premises and you will have the experience of wine. Arrival in the afternoon in Ancient Olympia.Overnight

4^thDay:Ancient Olympia-Nafpaktos

After breakfast we will have a guided tour at the Ancient Olympia and the Archaeological site. Olympia was the most glorified sanctuary of ancient Greece dedicated to Zeus. It was the venue of the Olympic Games, the greatest sporting event of antiquity, from 776 BC. They united all the Greeks of the then known world every four years. We will take you on sightseeing tour in the ancient stadium, the temple of Zeus and Hera. In the Afternoon we cross the Magnificent suspension bridge. Τhe bridge connecting Rio with Antirio. We proceed the village of Nafpaktos and then we visit the Monastery og Metamorfosis Sotiros with a huge cultural. Overnight.

5^rdDay:Delphi-Kalambaka

Following breakfast departure for beautiful village Galaxidi ,short stop and then we visit Delphi. . Delphi was an ancient Greek city where the most important oracle of the ancient Greek world operated. The archaeological site of Delphi with the ancient theater, the temple of Apollo it’s one of the grandest sights in Greece. In the Afternoon we will travel to Kalambaka for an overnight.

6^thDay:Meteora-Athens

After breakfast we will visit Meteora. The Meteora is a rock formation. The six (of an original twenty-four) monasteries are built on immense natural pillars and hill-like rounded boulders that dominate the local area. Between the 13th and 14th centuries, were established atop the rocks. Unique collection of icons and an incredible panoramic view. Afternoon return to Athens, overnight.

7^thDay:Athens

After breakfast, day free in the historic city of Athens for shopping, museums or visit the coast for a swim. In the evening Greek night with music and dancing.

8^thDay:Athens-Return Flight

Transfering from your hotel to the Airport for your returning flight.