Classical Greece: Mycenae, Delphi and Meteora

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1. Day1 Corinth Canal, Mycenae and NafplioAthens – Corinth Canal – Mycenae – Nafplio

   Leave Athens by coach and stop at the Corinth Canal, where sheer rock walls drop straight to the water. At Mycenae you walk through the Lion Gate, see the royal Grave Circle and step inside the great beehive tomb known as the Treasury of Atreus. The afternoon is free in the lanes of Nafplio, with its neoclassical houses and the Palamidi fortress above the town.

   • Coach
   • Dinner
2. Day2 Epidaurus and the road to OlympiaNafplio – Epidaurus – Ancient Olympia

   Morning at Epidaurus: you sit on the limestone seats of the ancient theatre among the pines and test its famous acoustics, then walk through the ruins of the Sanctuary of Asklepios. In the afternoon the road climbs through the mountains of Arcadia and drops into the valley of the Alfeios. Evening stroll and dinner in the village of Ancient Olympia.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast · Dinner
3. Day3 Ancient Olympia and the Rio–Antirrio bridgeAncient Olympia – Rio–Antirrio – Delphi

   Morning at ancient Olympia: the Temple of Hera, the foundations of the Temple of Zeus, the stadium with its stone starting line and the museum with the Hermes of Praxiteles. In the afternoon you head north, cross the Rio–Antirrio bridge over the Gulf of Corinth and reach Delphi, tucked under Mount Parnassus.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast · Dinner
4. Day4 Delphi and the road to MeteoraDelphi – Kalambaka

   At Delphi you follow the Sacred Way past the treasuries up to the Temple of Apollo, with a view over the olive valley that runs down to the sea. In the museum, the bronze Charioteer awaits. In the afternoon the road crosses Central Greece and Thessaly; evening in Kalambaka, with the rock pillars rising above the town.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast · Dinner
5. Day5 Meteora and return to AthensMeteora – Athens

   Morning at Meteora: the road winds between sandstone pillars to one or two of the monasteries open to visitors, with their icons, frescoes and balconies above the Pineios valley. After a stop for lunch you drive back to Athens, where the tour ends.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast