Back to packages and tours in GreeceVisiting classical, cultural and historical sites in Greece. Grand Tour of Greece |
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DAY: CORINTH Canal (short stop). Drive to EPIDAURUS (visit the archaeological site
and the theatre famous for its remarkable acoustics) and
then on to NAUPLIA (short stop). Drive to MYCENAE where you visit the archaeological
site, then depart for OLYMPIA, through the central
Peloponnese area passing the cities of MEGALOPOLIS and
TRIPOLIS arrive in OLYMPIA. Dinner &
Overnight. (D.) 2nd
DAY: In the morning visit the
archaeological site and the museum of OLYMPIA. Drive via
PATRAS to RION, cross the channel to ANTIRION on the
"state of the art" new suspended bridge
considered to be the longest and most modern in Europe.
Arrive in NAFPAKTOS, then continue to DELPHI.. Dinner & Overnight. (B.D.) 3rd
DAY: In the morning visit the archaeological
site and the museum of Delphi. Rest of the day at
leisure. 4th
DAY: In the morning, start the drive by the
central Greece towns of AMPHISSA, LAMIA and TRIKALA to
KALAMBAKA. Afternoon visit of the breathtaking METEORA. Dinner & Overnight in
KALAMBAKA. (B.D.) 5th
DAY: Drive by TRIKALA and LARISSA to the famous,
sacred Macedonian town of DION (visit).Then continue to
THESSALONIKI, the largest town in Northern Greece. Visit
the most interesting museum of THESSALONIKI and sightseeing of
the city. Dinner & Overnight. (B.D.) 6th
DAY: Morning drive to PELLA, Alexander the Great’s capital
(visit). Continue to VERGINA to visit the Tomb of the King PHILIP
and the famous ‘’VERGINA TREASURES’’.
Then on to LEFKADIA where you visit the excavations.
Return to THESSALONIKI via VERIA. Dinner &
Overnight. (B.D.) 7th
DAY: Start the return drive to ATHENS, through the
TEMPI VALLEY, LARISSA, LAMIA, THERMOPYLAE famous for the ancient battle that
took place there (visit), KAMENA VOURLA, ATHENS. (B.) |
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