Europe Tour #1
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Europe Tour #1
Tour day 1 – ISTANBUL: Arrival to Istanbul Airport, transfer to hotel, overnight.
Tour day 3 - MYCONOS Island: Visit of Myconos, the island with Cycladic architecture, beautiful sandy beaches and cosmopolitan night life.
Tour day 4 - PATMOS Island: Visit of Patmos, called the Jerusalem of the Aegean, it is an island of
Tour day 5 - RODOS Island: Arrival to Rodos and visit of Ancient Acropolis on the hill above the charming town of Lindos. Tour day 6 HERAKLION CRETE – SANTORINI Island: Visit of Heraklion Crete and the Minoan city of Knossos(700BC) with its palace, the Museum in Heraklion. Departure for unique island of Santorini born and destroyed by the anger of earth, it is believed that it is the land of lost Atlantis
Tour day 7 - ATHENS: Arrival to Piraeus ( port of Athens ) and departure for Athens sightseeing including visit to Acropolis, its Museum,
Ancient Agora and National Museum of Athens ( the biggest in
Tour day 8 - EPIDAUSRUS-MYCENAE – CORINTH: Early departure for Argolida in Peloponnese. After a short stop at Corinth Canal with its breathtaking view, drive to beautiful Nafplion the first capital of Greece, then visit of the Homeric city of Mycenae (1300 B.C.) to see the Lions Gate, the Cyclopian Walls, the Royal Tomps and the open ancient theatre of Epidaurus famous for its acoustic. Overnight at Olympia Tour day 9 ANCIENT OLYMPIA: Morning drive through the Central Peloponnesus to Olympia where visit of the museum and the archeological site with the Olympic stadium of 45,000 seating capacity. Here the first Olympic games took place in 776 B.C. In the afternoon arrival to Patras and, in the evening departure by ferry to Bari Italy
Tour day 10 - ITALY POMPEI: Morning arrival to Bari and departure for Pompei, the famous ancient Roman city , eerily preserved by the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius in AD79.
Walking with local guide
Tour day 11 - ROME: In the morning, with the help of local guide visit of the Vatican city, St Peter's Basilica where is the emotive 'Pieta' the Museums admiring the treasures of the Popes and the chapel Sistina with Michelangelo's famous ceiling frescos. Next after crossing the Tiber we visit the Colosseum and Roman Forum. The rest of the day is at leisure. Dinner and transfer to train station. Overnight in the train arriving Paris in the morning hours. Tour day 12 - FRANCE PARIS: Sightseeing of Paris by bus (Champs Elysees, Arch de Triumph, Concorde Square, Invalides, Opera Garnier. Visit of Notre-Dame. The afternoon free for shopping.
Tour day 13 - PARIS: Morning ( by metro )visit of Louvre and ( by metro ) of Tour Eiffel
(till 1st floor) In
Tour day 14 - BELGIUM BRUSSELS:Full day trip to Brussels. Visit of all the main sights - the Grand Place, world famous Market Square, and the heart of medieval Brussels with its incomparable City Hall and precious Guild Houses. Discover the art-nouveau houses, Chinese Pavilion and the Parliament. Also visit a workshop to learn about the famous vintage craft of Brussels lace. Overnight in Paris Tour day 15 PARIS: Transfer to Paris Airport and flight back home. REMARKS all rates are in euro per person in double room and include:
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Europe Tour #1: Turkey - Greece -Greek Islands Cruise - Italy - France - Belgium
Tour day 2 - ISTANBUL: Visit of Aghia Sophia, built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian, the largest building in the world for over 1000 years,
of the impressive collection of priceless jewels, crystal, silver and porcelain, robes worn by the sultans, Next stop at Blue Mosque,
then visit of ancient Hippodrome with Obelisk of Theodosius, of Snake Pillar and of German Fountain of Wilhelm II. Walk through the
back streets of Old Istanbul and visit the elegant little Sokullu Pasa mosque and the hidden underground Theodosian Cistern. Afternoon free.
In the evening, embarkation on cruise ship board.
ascetic austerity famous
also for its Monastery of the Apocalypse, with the cave in which, according to tradition, John wrote the Book of Revelation
Greece ). Free time, dinner at Plaka,
the old town of Athens at the foot of Acropolis, with Greek traditional food
and folklore program. Overnight. 
through cobbled streets to explore some of the shops, villas and temples. In the evening departure for Rome. Dinner and overnight.
the evening, cruise on the Seine River to see the main monuments of
Paris. Return to hotel by metro. Dinner and overnight
