Tour in Peloponnese

6 Days -
Posted at 17/10/2018
Day 1 Arrival in Athens. Our representative will be waiting for you at the airport to take you
to your hotel. Check-in. Your evening begins with a short panoramic drive through
the City Center and at the slope of the sacred hill you will be able to enjoy the view
and take photos of the illuminated Acropolis. Afterwards, a pleasant walk through the
narrow picturesque streets of Plaka, the old city, will lead you to a Typical Greek
Tavern where you will enjoy your dinner followed by a show with live music and
Greek Folk Dances in traditional costumes. Overnight in Athens.
Day 2 Athens – Argolis
Breakfast at the hotel and departure from Athens and driving along the mainland coast
to Peloponnese, we will have our first stop, 1 hour later, at the Canal of Corinth. Soon
we will reach at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, one of the best Ancient Theatres
worldwide with amazing acoustic. We will stop for lunch or a coffee break, at one of
the most romantic towns of Greece, the seaside town of Nafplio, first capital city of
Modern Greece, and then we will continue to the archaeological site of Mycenae, an
ancient town with great power during the ancient years, with the famous ‘’Gate of
Lions’’ and ‘’Atreus King Tomb’’. We will also visit the nearby town of Nemea and
Our first day will be finished at the seaside village of Tolo. .
Day 3 Athens – Sparta – Olympia
Leisurely breakfast and we depart for Nafplio and a visit to ancient Palamidi fortress.
Upon completion of the tour we will continue to Sparta where we will visit the unique
Museum of Olive Oil of Sparta, a great Museum showing the unique history of olive
production in Greece. We continue to the nearby glory Byzantine town of Mystras
and let yourself be captivated by this destination’s medieval splendour. Wander
around the castle city the Upper and the Lower Town, and sense through the silence
the city's sheer grandeur: the Palace of the Despots (Anaktora), the Houses of
Laskaris and Frangopoulos, the beautiful Cathedral of Saint Dimitrios and the
impressive Monasteries of Our Lady Pantánassa, and of Οur Lady Perivleptos. Taste
culinary delights at a fine restaurant during our route to Olympia. We pass by the
town of Kalamata finally arrive early in the evening in Olympia for overnight.
Day 4 Athens – Olympia – Delphi
Early breakfast and visiting the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia, the place that
first  Olympic Games took place in 776 B.C., lies in the lush valley formed by the
Alfios river. There is a temple of Zeus the most celebrated sanctuary of ancient
Greece. Dedicated to Zeus which in antiquity was housing one of the 7 wonders of the
Ancient world, the gold and ivory statue of Zeus, which Phedias had created. Then
visit the temple of Hera , the shrine of Pelops (one of the oldest in the sanctuary), the
Council house where the athletes took the Olympic oath, the Treasury houses, the
Gymnasium and the Palestra where they used to exercise for a month prior to the
Games. Finally come to the stadium, where the marble starting blocks are still in
position. Although secluded near the west coast of the Peloponnese, Olympia became
the most important religious and athletic centre in Greece. Leaving Ancient Olympia,
we will cross over the amazing bridge of Rion – Antirion, one of the biggest in
Europe, in order to reach at Nafpaktos, a beautiful seaside small town, where you can
visit the Venetian Castle, the Venetian Port, and after lunch we will reach at Delphi
for Overnight. 
Day 5 Delphi – Meteora
After your breakfast, we will visit Castalia Spring, visit at the archaeological site and
view the monument of the Argive Kings, the treasury of the Athenians, the Athenian
Stoa, the Polygonal Wall, the monument of Platea and  the Temple of Apollo famous
for its oracle and  Delphi museum, with its spectacular exhibits include the frieze of
the Treasury of the Sifnians, the Naxian Sphinx, the Statue of Antinoos the metopes
of the Athenian treasury, the famous bronze Charioteer, originally created to
commemorate a victory during the 476 B.C. Pythian Games, and many other artifacts.
Afterwards, we visit the most famous winter resort in Greece, Arachova, a traditional
and at the same time modern small city in an altitude of 1000 meters. We continue our
trip to reach at Kalambaka (Meteora) for overnight.
Day 6 Meteora - Athens
Visit to Meteora enjoying unique and most impressive scenery of ageless monasteries,
containing priceless historical and religious treasures, standing between Earth and Sky
atop huge rocks. We visit the first great monastery of Varlaam, founded on the 16th
century and located on the top of a rock at 380m height! Our second visit will be at
the Monastery of St. Stephan, of the 15th century, also built on the top of the top of
another huge rock where you will admire a small treasure of Byzantine and Christian
items, at the museum inside the monastery! Return to Athens passing by the small
towns of Domokos, Kamena Vourla at the seaside and Thermopyles where there is the
statue of Leonidas as a memorial of the battle of the 300 Spartans against thousands
of Persian soldiers of the Persian Empire. Late afternoon we will arrive back to
Athens, drive you back to your hotel or to the airport.

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