Olympia

Day 1: Arrive Athens

On your first day, you will be welcomed by your personal tour host at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Check in hotel. Rest of the day free for leisure. Overnight stay at Athens.

DAY 2: Athens

Breakfast at the hotel. Today, your tour begins with panoramic views of Panathenian Stadium, the Presidential Residence, the ruins of the Temple of Zeus and Hadrian’s Arch. Continue on to visit the Acropolis, the ancient architectural masterpiece built during the Golden Age of Athens. Finally, visit the new Acropolis Museum, the striking modern building built at the base of the monument where many of the original statues from the Acropolis are now displayed. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Overnight stay at Athens.

Day 3: Athens – Olympia

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out hotel and proceed to Olympia via the scenic coastal road to the Corinth Canal, where you will visit the amphitheater of Epidaurus, still used today. After envisioning Thespis singing the purest of dithyrambs, continue via Nauplion to Mycenae, the heartland of Greek mythology. Visit the archaeological site known as the “Treasury of Atreus,” and the Tomb of Agamemnon, built around 1250 B.C. From here, drive the Central Peloponnese Peninsula, whose primary cities were Corinth and Sparta in classical times, through to the towns of Tripolis and Megalopolis. Continue to Olympia, birthplace of the first Olympic Games. On arrival, check in hotel. Overnight stay at Olympia.

Day 4: Olympia – Delphi

Breakfast at hotel.Check out hotel and proceed to the city of Delphi home of the ruins of the Tholos Temple.En route visit the archaeological site of Olympia, including the Sanctuary of Olympian Zeus, the ancient stadium, and the Archaeological Museum, where Greek works of art such as Nike of Paionios and terracotta statues date to 5th century B.C. Drive north through the plains of Eliad and Achaia, crossing the Corinth Strait via a cabled bridge from Rion to Antirion. Pass the towns of Nafpactos and Itea. On arrival, check in hotel. Overnight stay at Delphi.

Day 5: Delphi – Kalambaka

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out hotel and proceed to Kalambaka. Enroute visit the excavated site and museum of Delphi, where you will find the sacred Omphalos, once kept in the Adyton of Apollo’s Temple, along with the Kourus Statues, Kleobis and Viton, and the 32 foot high Sphinx of Naxos, sitting on an Ionic column (circa 560 B.C.). Continue to the small town of Kalambaka, situated amidst smooth sandstone cliffs in the foothills of Meteora. On arrival, check in hotel. Overnight stay at Kalambaka.

Day 6: Kalambaka – Athens

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out hotel and proceed back to Athens. En route,Visit Meteora, meaning “suspended in the air,” with its mystical monasteries nestled perilously close to the edge of the bizarre rock formations. View exquisite specimens of Byzantine art, and then continue past Thermopylae, arriving in Athens in early evening.On arrival, check in hotel. Tonight gather with your fellow traveling companions at the hotel’s roof top garden to enjoy a farewell drink and spectacular views of the illuminated Acropolis. Overnight stay at Athens.

Day 7: Depart Athens

Today is the last day of our tour. Your guide will drive you to the Airport where you are expecting your flight back home. Seven beautiful and richly-filled days came to an end. We wish you a safe journey and we hope that you will always gladly remember Athens and have great memories of these days spent with us.