Classical Greece

 ITINERARIES:

• DAYS 1 – LISBON OR PORTO/ATHENS

Attendance at the airport and flight to Athens. Arrival and transfer to hotel. Accommodation.

•  DAYS 2– ATHENS

Sightseeing tour of Athens including the Olympic Stadium where the first Olympics were held in modern times, the Palace, Parliament, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Academy, the University, the Temple of Zeus and the Acropolis. Free afternoon and overnight.

•  DAYS 3 – ATHENS / EPIDAURO /MYCENAS / OLYMPIA

Departure from Athens and short stop at Corinth Canal - with 6.3 kms in length connecting the Gulf of Corinth with the Aegean Sea. Continue to Epidaurus and visit the Amphitheater, one of the greatest of his time and with excellent acoustics considered perfect for the season. Passing through the town of Nafplion and visit the Acropolis of Mycenae, one of the most famous of classical civilization, with emphasis on the ramparts, the Lions Gate, the tomb of

 King Agamemmon and the Museum. Arrive in Olympia, Peloponnese route. Dinner and accommodation.

•  DAYS 4– OLYMPIA / PATRAS / DELFOS

 Olympia was the most important sanctuary of ancient Greece, a place of worship Zeus. Visit the Olympic Stadium, which hosted the first games of the era and the old museum. In the afternoon, departure to Delphi through the longest suspension bridge over the sea. Dinner and overnight in Delphi, a town near Mount Parnassus.

•   DAYS 5 – DELFOS / KALAMBAKA

Delphi, declared World Heritage by UNESCO was known as the center of the ancient world, local of Pythian Games and the famous Oracle, which was located in the temple dedicated to Apollo. Visit the archaeological site and museum. In the afternoon, departure for Kalambaka, a small, modern city near Meteora. Dinner and accommodation.

•  DAYS 6 – KALAMBAKA / METEORA /ATHENS

Visit the monasteries of Meteora, spectacular monasteries built on top of sandstone cliffs, whose name means "Rocks Suspended" or "Pillars of Heaven. " Return to Athens with short stop in Termopylae, where the statue of King Leonidas.

• DAYS 7 – ATHENS

 Free day for personal activities. Possibility of cruising the Saronic islands. Accommodation.

• DAYS 8– ATHENS / LISBON OR PORTO

Transfer to airport for flight to Portugal. Arrival.