5 Days
Greece
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Schedule
Schedule
1st DAY: Depart from our terminal; for the CORINTH CANAL (short stop). Drive to EPIDAURUS and visit the Ancient theatre, world famous for its outstanding acoustics. Proceed to NAUPLIAfor check in our Delux hotel. Free afternoon for walking around the old town of Nauplia (the first capital of Greece) or we can visit the Nauplia Gallery of Art with paintings of famous Greek artists dedicated to the Greek revolution. Dinner at our hotel.
2nd DAY: After breakfast and through the plain of ARGOS arrive to MYCENAE. Visit the archaeological site and the Tomb of Agamemnon. In the afternoon (optional stop for souvenirs and lunch) depart for OLYMPIA, the birth place of the Olympic Games, through the cites of Tripolis and MEGALOPOLIS (short stop).Overnight stay in Olympia.
3rd DAY: 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, cross the Corinthian bay by the new bridge to ANTIRION. Pass by the city of NAFPAKTOS and from there on, 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. Overnight stay in Delphi.
4th DAY: Visit the archaeological site, and, the MUSEUM of Delphi. Depart for KALAMBAKA via Central Greece (short stop by Lamia). Overnight stay in Kalambaka (a small town built at the foot of the majestic grey rocks and crowned by the METEORA Monasteries).
5th DAY: Leave in the morning for nearby Meteora to visit the BYZANTINE MONASTERIES. Return to Athens passing the heroic monument of Leonidas at THERMOPYLAE.