Splendors of Greece Tour – 8 days

Cultural group tour

Accommodation in Standard and Superior Hotels (3-4 star)
• Athens (2) • Delphi (1) •  Athens (1) • Mykonos (2) • Athens (1)

Category: Cultural group tour, Scenic Land and Sea Journey

Day 1: Arrive Athens
Arrive at Athens airport and transfer to your hotel. Overnight: Athens

Day 2: Half Day Athens City Tour with Acropolis museum
After breakfast transfer to terminal to join your group. This tour gives you an opportunity to observe the striking contrasts that make Athens such a fascinating city. Our expert guides will take you to see the Panathenaic Stadium where the first Olympic Games of modern times were held in 1896 (short stop). Continue and pass by the Prime Minister’s residence (ex Royal Palace) guarded by the Euzones in their colorful uniform, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Hadrian’s Arch, the Parliament and the memorial to the Unknown Soldier, the Academy, the University, the National Library, the Constitution Square (Syntagma). On the Acropolis visit the Architectural Masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: The Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and finally “the harmony between material and spirit”, the monument that “puts order in the mind”, the Parthenon. Continue and visit the place where at last the statues found their home and admire the wonders of the classical era: The new Acropolis museum (closed on Mondays). Afternoon at leisure.  Overnight: Athens  (B)

Day 3: Delphi 
After breakfast transfer to terminal to join your group. Drive through the fertile plain of Beotia, crossing the towns of Thebes, Levadia and Arachova arrive in Delphi, the center of the Ancient World.  On the slopes of Mount Parnassus, in a landscape of unparalleled beauty and majesty, lie the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo Pythios. Visit the Treasury of the Athenians, the Temple of Apollo and the Museum containing such masterpieces of Ancient Greek sculpture as the bronze Charioteer.  Afternoon free.  Dinner and overnight Delphi.(B, D)

Day 4: Delphi – Athens (B)
Morning free. In the afternoon return to Athens. Arrive Athens approx at 6:30 pm. Overnight: Athens (B)

Day 5: Athens – Ferry to Mykonos
Check-out from your hotel, transfer to the port of Piraeus for the ferry to Mykonos Island. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure.Overnight: Mykonos(B)

Day 6:  A day at Greek Island  
Today is at leisure. In Mykonos you can stroll at leisure through the white-washed, flower-decked alleyways to the sculptured church of Paraportiani or along the water-front of “Little Venice” to the well-known windmills. Overnight; Mykonos (B)

Day 7:  Mykonos – Athens 
Transfer to port to take the ferry back to Piraeus. In Piraeus meet your driver and transfer to your hotel in Athens.(B)

Day 8: Athens Departure
Morning transfer to Athens Hellinikon International airport for departure. Thank you for visiting Greece.(B)