Classical Wonders of Greece - Olegana Travel Boutique · Hadrian’s Arch and the Kallimarmaro...

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Day1Day2

ArrivalinAthensAthens

Day3Day4

Mycenae,NafplionDelphi

&Olympia

Day5 Kalambaka

Day6Day7

AthensDeparture

Duration: 7Days / 6Nights

ClassicalWondersofGreece

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Wonders of Greece

Day1ArrivalinAthensWelcometoAthensyoujointheWondersofGreeceTour!On arrival you are met and transferred to your hotel. After check-inspendthedaystrollingaroundtakingintheatmosphereofthecity,orjustrelaxatalocalcoffeeshoporatyourhotel.

Day2AthensSightseeingThismorningenjoyacity tourofAthens.Yourguidewill revealtoyouthe secrets of the Acropolis & the Parthenon, the Temple of Zeus,Hadrian’s Arch and the Kallimarmaro Stadium, built ofmarble for thefirstmodernOlympicGamesin1896.Experiencetheancientwondersandrelivethebirthplaceofdemocracy,twistandturnthroughthePlaka’snarrowstreetsandfindancientsites,cafesandshopsfullofhistoryandcharacter.

Athens:Redolentwithhistoryandmythology,Athensisavibrantcityenlivenedbybustlingoutdoorcafes,pedestrianstreetsthatwindthroughthecity'sancientsitesanditsfairshareofurbaneccentrics,acityfullofcontrasts.

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Bourtzi Fort Nafplion

Day 3 Athens to Mycenae, Nafplion,Mycenae&Olympia

Wewillenjoyanearlybreakfastthismorningandsetoffforafabulousday.WewilltakeascenicdrivedowntothePeloponnese.AfterashortstopattheCorinthcanal,wewillheadtotheancientsiteofEpidaurus.Withruinsoftemplesandhospitalbuildingsdevotedtothehealinggods.FormosttravelersEpidaurusisknownforthemagnificenttheaterthatstillstandsthere–andisstillusedforplaysandotherperformances.AfterthevisittoEpidaurusitisashortdrivetoNafplio forshorttop.WecontinuetoMycenae-amightykingdomofancientGreece-,seethe Beehive Tombs, the Treasury of Atreus, the Lion Gate and theremains of Agamemnon’s Royal Palace. Enjoy a spectacular drivethrough themountains of Arcadia toOlympia, the birthplace of theOlympicGames,firstheldin776B.C

Day4OlympiatoDelphiTheserenesightofAncientOlympiaawaitsustoday–inantiquityitwasthesacredgroundofancientGreeksandthesiteoftheoriginalOlympicGamesthatstartedin776BC.Seewheretheathletestrainedinthegymnasium,andthestadiumwheretheactualgamestookplace.OurguidewillbringhistoryaliveaswetourthisincrediblesiteincludingtemplesoftheGodswherevisitorsandathletesalikepaidhomage.AfterourvisittothesiteofOlympiaweshallonceagainheadnorth,crossingthespectacularRio-AntiriobridgeoneoftheWorld’slongestcablesuspensionbridgestowardsDelphi.OvernightDelphi

NafplionOneoftheloveliestseasidetownsofGreece!Climbupthe857stepsofthefortressofPalamidicrowningthecity,popovertotheisletofBourtzi,afloatinthemiddleofthebayandwanderaroundthestreetsofthetown,withitscafes,tavernasandshops.

OlympiaInthewesternPeloponnese,inthebeautifulvalleyoftheAlpheiosriver,liesthemostcelebratedsanctuaryofancientGreece,Olympia

Day4OlympiatoDelphi

InthemorningvisittheancientOlympicstadiumandtheTemplesofZeuskingoftheGodsandHera'stemple -wifeofZeus,goddessofmarriageandbirth inGreekmythology.DrivenorthtoPatras,crossthe Gulf of Corinth on the new and most impressive suspensionbridgetomainlandGreece.ThenontoDelphi,situatedontheslopesof Mount Parnassus to see the home of the legendary oracle themostreveredsiteofancientGreeceandconsideredtobethenavelof theworld.Theoraclewasconsultedbyall theancientGreekstopredict future events ie. the outcomeof battles and the course ofhistory.

Delphi

Day5DelphitoKalambakaSpend your morning walking along the Sacred Way lined by thetreasuriesof the ancient city states to the TempleofApollodatingbacktothe4thcenturyB.C.Andthenclimbingevenhigherontotheancientstadium, here every four years athletes competedinthePythianGamesalsoaprecursorofthemodernOlympicGames.A picturesque early afternoon drive brings you to Thermopylae,famous for the heroic defense by Leonidas and his three hundredcourageousSpartansagainsttheinvadingPersians.After seeing thememorial, continue thedrivecross the fertileThessalyregiontoKalambaka.

DelphiDelphi,oneofthemostimpressivelandscapesinGreece,isaccordingtoanancientGreekmyththenavel(omfalos)oftheworld!

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Kalam baka Mete ora

Day6KalambakatoAthensDiscover Meteora, one of the eastern Orthodox churches' mostimportant monastic complexes. Mystical monasteries perch onenormous sandstone rocks rising vertically to more than threehundredmeters,theywatchoverthetownandplainbellow.ApleasantdrivebringsyoubacktoAthensintheearlyevening.

Day7DepartAthensAsyourtourends,sayfarewelltothevibrantcityofAthens,whilebeingtransferredtoAthensAirport

Meteora:Clifftopmonasteriesperchprecariouslyontopofthehugesheersandstonerocksthatriseverticallytooverthreehundredmeters;Nature‘spoetryandman’screationareincompleteharmony.

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