Classical Greece with Meteora Monasteries

Arrive in Athens. Your transfer will be waiting for you at the airport to take you to the hotel. Check in the hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure.

Overnight stay in Athens

After breakfast, get ready for Athens Half day city tour. This tour gives you an opportunity to observe the striking contrasts that make Athens such a fascinating city. Visit the Panathenaic Stadium where the first Olympic Games of modern times were held in 1896 (short stop). Continue and pass by the Prime Minister’s residence (ex. Royal Palace) guarded by the Euzones in their colorful uniform, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Hadrian’s Arch, the Parliament and the memorial to the Unknown Soldier, the Academy, the University, the National Library, the Constitution Square (Syntagma). On the Acropolis visit the Architectural Masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: The Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and finally “the harmony between material and spirit”, the monument that “puts order in the mind”, the Parthenon. Continue and visit the place where at last the statues found their home and admire the wonders of the classical era: The new Acropolis museum. Later return back to hotel.

Overnight in Olympia, the cradle of the Olympic Games

Meal: Breakfast & Dinner

After breakfast, leave by the coastal road to the Corinth Canal (short stop). Drive on and visit the Theatre of Epidauros, famous for its remarkable acoustics. Then proceed to the town of Nauplion (short photo stop), drive on to Mycenae and visit the Archaeological Site and the Tomb of Agamemnon. Then depart for Olympia through Central Peloponnese and the towns of Tripolis and Megalopolis.

Overnight in Olympia, the cradle of the Olympic Games

Meal: Breakfast & Dinner

After breakfast, in the morning visit the Archaeological Site with the Sanctuary of Olympian Zeus, the Ancient Stadium and the Archaeological Museum. Then drive on through the plains of Eliad and Achaia until the magnificent bridge which is crossing the Corinthian Bay from Rion to Antirion. Pass by the picturesque towns of Nafpactos (Lepanto) and Itea, arrive in Delphi.

Overnight stay in Delphi

Meal: Breakfast & Dinner

Breakfast at the hotel, In the morning visit the Archaeological Site and the Museum. Depart for Kalambaka, a small town stated at the foot of the astonishing complex of Meteora, gigantic rocks.

Overnight stay in Kalambaka

Meal: Breakfast & Dinner

After breakfast, visit Meteora, 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 specimens of Byzantine art. Return to Athens via Trikala, Lamia, Thermopylae (short stop to see across the road the Leonida’s Monument). Arrive in Athens early in the evening.

Overnight stay in Athens

Meal: Breakfast

After breakfast, transfer to the port for your ferry boat to Santorini. Arrival and transfer to your hotel. Check-in to the hotel.

Overnight stay in Santorini

Meal: Breakfast

After breakfast at the hotel, start the tour by bus from the pick-up point, you arrive at the port of Athinios and board the King Thiras boat. You will sail close to the old port of Fira and make your first stop in the volcanic island of Nea Kameni. Walking up the soil path, you will approach the crater of the still active volcano. The trip continues to the second volcanic island named Palea Kameni. King Thiras boat makes a stop approximately 50 meters from the Hot Springs so you can dive in the green sulphur waters or simply relax and enjoy the view. After the Hot Springs you will sail to Thirasia Island which was part of Santorini before the big explosion of the volcano. You will stay in Thirasia for two hours having the chance to go swimming, have lunch next to the sea or explore the village of Manolas with its winding steps and traditional houses. Leaving Thirasia Island, King Thiras will take us to the port of Oia. You will walk up the steps to the most famous place of the world for its amazing sunset. The tour ends 30 minutes after the sunset. We will gather at the pickup point in Oia where the bus will be waiting to take you back to the point you started the excursion.

Overnight Stay in Santorini

Meal: Breakfast

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight back home, having the best impression from your trip.

Meal: Breakfast