Peloponesus-Athens
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GTN Greece Tour #3 PELOPONNESUS with ATHENS and DELPHI (7days/6 nights) Ancient Olympia - Navarino - Dyros Caves - Monemvasia - Mystras –Mycenae – Epidavros –Ancient Corinth – Athens - Delphi - Kalavrita - Patras Price: 550 € 1st Tour day: Arrival to Patras (morning hours), and driving through the west coast of Peloponnesus we
2nd Tour day: We depart for Kalamata and trough the rocky wild area of west coast of Mani with its 15th,16th century stone tower houses we arrive at Dyros caves, one of the most spectacular natural sights of Greece. The guided boat trip (1hr) in the river of the cave which is full of stalagmites and stalactites is an unforgettable experience. Then driving through Githio we arrive in the unique Castle city of Monemvasia where we have our dinner and overnight. 3rdTour day: Drive to Sparta and visit of Medieval state of Mystras with its Byzantine
churches. Once
4rth Tour day: In the morning we visit the Homeric city of Mycenae(1300 B.C.) to see the Lions Gate, the Cyclopean Walls, the Royal Tombs and Epidavros with the famous for its acoustics ancient theater (4th century B.C.). After a short drive we arrive at the ancient city of Corinth one of the richest cities of ancient Greece where we visit the large agora and the Apollo’s temple (6th century. B.C.). Then after a short stop at Corinth Canal with its fantastic Optionally in the night we have dinner at Plaka (old town), in a Greek tavern with classical folklore program. Overnight. 5th Tour day: Athens sightseeing, Acropolis with its Parthenon and its museum, a place any civilized person has
to visit, the Athens archeological museum and many others are the places to see today.
6th Tour day: This morning we depart for Delphi “the omfalos of the world” where we visit the archeological site and the museum, At Delphi you might get Pythia’s chrism for your feature and the future of the world, as many other Kings and Emperors in the past have done. Even Alexander the Great got her advice before conquering the word. Then by ferry we cross Corinth gulf to Egio and after a short drive we arrive at Kalavrita where we have our dinner and overnight. 7th Tour day: In the morning we visit the Mega Spileo and then by (optional) the rack railway, where the incline in some places is steeper than 7% we arrive to Diakofto where the bus is waiting to transfer us Patras the capital of Peloponnesus. Here we visit one of the oldest wine factory, Achia Clauss, where you can test a variety of Greek wines. In the evening you depart for Italy.
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arrive to Olympia where we visit the museum
with the famous status of Hermes of Praxitelus and the archeological site
with the ancient Olympic stadium of 45,000 seating capacity. Here the first Olympic games started in 776 B.C. In the afternoon we drive to
Pylos (Known as Navarino) a picturesque small town next to the sea where we have our dinner and overnight.
upon a time for a short period became the capital of Byzantium. Then
driving through the central Peloponnesus we stop for coffee and short walk in the beautiful Nafplion, the first capital of
modern Greece, we arrive at the nice small town of Tolo, next to the sea, where we have our dinner and overnight.
Optionally in the night we have dinner at
Plaka (old town), in a Greek tavern with classical folklore program. Overnight.
