5 Days Athens City Break Holiday Package

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1st DAY MORNING or AFTERNOON ARRIVAL 

Upon your arrival being welcomed by your English-Speaking assistant departure to hotel.

Overnight in Athens.

2nd DAY CITY TOUR IN ATHENS. Breakfast

After breakfast, you will be picked up from our Guide and start the city tour. Start visiting Panathinaiko Stadium, the cradle of the first modern Olympic Games that took place in 1896 (short stop). The stadium is impressive both for its history and for its U- shape which seats more than 70,000 spectators on a surface completely covered in Pendelis white marble, the same used to build the Parthenon. Proceed passing by Roman Temple of Olympian Zeus. Continue passing by National Garden, Hadrian’s Arc, St. Paul’s Church, Schliemann’s House (Numismatic Museum), Catholic Cathedral, Academy, University, National Library, Old Parliament, Constitution Square, Parliament House, Tomb of the Unknown soldier, Russian Orthodox Church, and finally visit Acropolis site, the Architectural Masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: visiting 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. After the end of the tour return to your accommodation.

Overnight in Athens.

3rd DAY ATHENS - ONE DAY CRUISE. Breakfast/Lunch

One Day Cruise to 3 islands Aegina- Poros- Hydra

Embarkation to the cruise boat. At 8h15 the ship sails for Hydra. Here you have free time for a walk or a swim. Embarkation and sail for Poros, the smallest of the three islands, separated from the Peloponnese by a narrow strait and offering a most enchanting view of Poros Town. Your time at leisure in Poros will be about 60 minutes. The lunch will be served during the voyage. Time will fly quickly....and after a two-hour trip we shall arrive to our last port of call, the island of Aegina. There you will have time for a swim. Optional excursion, by bus, to the fine preserved Temple of Afea Athena. Embarkation for the voyage of return to the port. Arrive to Piraeus, late in the afternoon.

Overnight in Athens.

4nd DAY ARGOLIS TOUR. Breakfast/Local Lunch

After breakfast, meet your guide & depart for Full Day tour to Argolis via the coastal national highway for the Corinth Canal (short photo-stop).

Transfer to Mycenae where you will visit the archaeological site, home to the kingdom of mythical Agamemnon. Visit the archaeological site, home to the kingdom of mythical Agamemnon, the Palace, the Lionesses Gate and the tomb of Agamemnon.

The first excavations at Mycenae were carried out by the Greek archaeologist Kyriakos Pittakis in 1841. He found and restored the Lion Gate. In 1874 Heinrich Schliemann arrived at the site and undertook a complete excavation. Schliemann believed in the historical truth of the Homeric stories and interpreted the site accordingly. He found the ancient shaft graves with their royal skeletons and spectacular grave goods. Upon discovering a human skull beneath a gold death mask in one of the tombs, he declared: "I have gazed upon the face of Agamemnon".

Lunch at local restaurant.

Departure to Nafplion, the first capital of modern Greece with its Venetian fortress of Palamidi and the fortified islet of Bourtzi. Short photo stop in Nauplion sea-port town which has expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf.

Then transfer to Epidaurus and visit the ancient theatre. The Unesco’s world heritage listed monument is reputed to be the birthplace of Apollo's son Asklepios, the healer and was the most celebrated healing center of the classical world. Epidaurus is probably most famous for its theatre, one of the best preserved classical Greek buildings and still used today due to its amazing acoustics.

Overnight in Athens.

5th DAY ATHENS – DEPARTURE. Breakfast

Check out and transfer to Athens Airport for departure. 

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