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7-Day Greek Historical Highlights

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Overview

Embark on a journey through the historical highlights of ancient and modern Greece.

Beginning in Athens, you'll spend your first couple of days with a local guide acquainting yourself with Ancient Greece as you visit the major monuments in and around Athens City. By day three, it will be time to hit the road as you pick up your rental car and journey to the ancient site of Olympia passing many landmarks and key destinations en route.

The latter half of your 7 days in Greece will be spent travelling between Delphi, Kalambaka and Athens as you cover more historical landmarks and must-see destinations. At the end of your trip, you'll return to Athens enchanted by the events in history that shaped Greece into what it is today.
Sightseeing
Culture & Arts

Itinerary

Day 1

Welcome to Athens!

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Welcome to Athens!

Upon arrival at Athens airport, you will be welcomed by your drive and guide who will then transfer you to your hotel. Athens, having been inhabited since the Neolithic age, is considered Europe’s historical capital and one of the world’s most emblematic cities. Today, it offers visitors a unique experience, a journey in its 6,000-year history, including the chance to see renowned monuments and masterpieces of the art of the antiquity and the Middle Ages.

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    Accommodation

    Jason Inn3 star

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    Activities

    AthensOptional Activity

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    Transportations

    Private Driver from Athens International Airport to Athens

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    Destinations

    Athens

Day 2

Athens Discovery, Temple of Poseidon & Cape Sounion Sunset

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Athens Discovery, Temple of Poseidon & Cape Sounion Sunset

Today, your local guide will take you to see the Panathenaic Stadium where the first Olympic Games of were held in 1896. You'll then visit the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Hadrian's Arch, the Parliament and the memorial to the Unknown Soldier, the National Library, the Constitution Square, the Acropolis, the Parthenon and the new Acropolis museum. In the afternoon, you'll drive out to visit the Temple of Poseidon and watch the sunset at Cape Sounion, the southernmost point of Attica.

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    Accommodation

    Jason Inn3 star

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    Activities

    Athens Discovery

    ParthenonOptional Activity

    Acropolis of AthensOptional Activity

    Acropolis MuseumOptional Activity

    Temple of Poseidon at SounionOptional Activity

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    Transportations

    Private Driver from Athens to Temple of Poseidon - Sounio

    Private Driver from Cape Sounion to Athens

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    Meals

    Breakfast

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    Destinations

    Athens

    Decentralized Administration of Attica

Day 3

Drive Yourself to Olympia via Corinth Canal, Epidaurus, Nafplio & Mycenae

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Drive Yourself to Olympia via Corinth Canal, Epidaurus, Nafplio & Mycenae

Today, you'll receive your rental car and leave by the coastal road to Corinth Canal. On the way, you can stop to visit the Theatre of Epidaurus, famous for its remarkable acoustics. Then, you'll proceed to the town of Nafplio before driving on to Mycenae where you can visit the Archaeological Site and the Tomb of Agamemnon. Finally, you'll depart for Olympia through Central Peloponnese and the towns of Tripolis and Megalopolis.

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    Accommodation

    Neda3 star

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    Activities

    Ancient Theatre of EpidaurusOptional Activity

    Corinth CanalOptional Activity

    MycenaeOptional Activity

    NafplioOptional Activity

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    Transportations

    Rental Car from Athens to Corinth Canal

    Rental Car from Corinth Canal to Archaeological site of Mycenae

    Rental Car from Nafplion to Olympia

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    Meals

    Breakfast

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    Destinations

    Athens

    Epidavros

    Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian

    Archea Olimpia

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    Notes

    Rental Car Delivery to Hotel

Day 4

Explore the Ancient Site of Olympia & Drive to Delphi

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Explore the Ancient Site of Olympia & Drive to Delphi

After breakfast, you'll begin today’s journey. In the western Peloponnese, in the beautiful valley of the Alpheios river, lies the most celebrated sanctuary of ancient Greece - the Ancient Site of Olympia and the Temple of Zeus. In the morning you will visit the Archaeological Site with the Sanctuary of Olympian Zeus, the Ancient Stadium and the Archaeological Museum. Then, you'll drive through the plains of Eliad and Achaia, pass by picturesque towns and later, arrive in Delphi.

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    Accommodation

    Acropole Delphi Hotel3 star

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    Activities

    Archaeological Site of OlympiaOptional Activity

    Temple of Zeus OlympiaOptional Activity

    Archaeological Museum of OlympiaOptional Activity

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    Transportations

    Rental Car from Olympia to Delphi

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    Meals

    Breakfast

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    Destinations

    Archea Olimpia

    Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian

    Greece

Day 5

Discover the Archaeological Site of Delphi & Drive to Kalambaka

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Discover the Archaeological Site of Delphi & Drive to Kalambaka

After breakfast, you'll once again prepare for another journey, today you'll travel to Kalambaka Before hitting the road, you'll visit the impressive Archaeological Site of Delphi and its museum. At the foot of Mount Parnassos, the UNESCO-listed Delphi was believed to be the centre of the world. It is set within a most spectacular landscape, was for many centuries the cultural and religious centre and symbol of unity for the Hellenic world. In the afternoon, you'll depart for Kalambaka.

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    Accommodation

    Hotel Kaikis3 star

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    Activities

    Delphi Archaeological SiteOptional Activity

    Delphi Archaeological MuseumOptional Activity

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    Transportations

    Rental Car from Delphi to Kalabaka

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    Meals

    Breakfast

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    Destinations

    Greece

    Delphi

    Decentralized Administration of Thessaly and Central Greece

    Kalabaka

Day 6

Discover the Meteora Monasteries & Travel Back to Athens

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Discover the Meteora Monasteries & Travel Back to Athens

This morning, you may visit Meteora, set among striking scenery, perched on top of huge rocks which seem to be suspended in mid-air. Here, stand ageless Monasteries, where you can see exquisite specimens of Byzantine art. After exploring this incredible site, you'll return to Athens via Trikala, Lamia and Thermopylae (a short stop to see across the road the Leonida's Monument) and you'll arrive in the early evening, when your rental car will be picked up at your hotel in Athens.

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    Accommodation

    Jason Inn3 star

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    Activities

    Meteora MonasteriesOptional Activity

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    Transportations

    Rental Car from Kalabaka to Athens

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    Meals

    Breakfast

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    Destinations

    Kalabaka

    Decentralized Administration of Thessaly and Central Greece

    Athens

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    Notes

    Rental Car Collection

Day 7

Departure Day

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Departure Day

This marks the end of your amazing 7 days in Greece. After breakfast, and according to your flight departure time, your driver will pick you up and take you to the airport of Athens for your return flight home.

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    Transportations

    Private Driver from Athens to Athens International Airport

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    Meals

    Breakfast

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    Destinations

    Athens

Included in Price

  • 6 nights accommodation
  • 1 activity
  • 6 breakfasts
  • Airport transfer
  • Ground transportation
  • Licensed English speaking guides

Not Included in Price

  • Alcohol beverages
  • Domestic flights
  • Entrance fees
  • Entry visas / airport departure tax
  • Gratuities
  • International flights
  • Laundry
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Trekking permits
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