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Athens City Breaks: Athens plus 4 days classical Greece (8 days) Day 1 – Athens Arrival in Athens and check in to the hotel. Balance of day at leisure. Overnight in Athens. Day 2 – Athens After breakfast, you will commence your guided Half Day Athens Sightseeing Tour which will give you an overall view of Athens and its monuments with the highlight of the tour being a visit to the world famous ancient Acropolis and the new Acropolis Museum. Afterwards, you will be taken back to your hotel where you will have the afternoon and evening free to wander around the magnificent city of Athens on your own. Overnight. Day 3 – Athens Enjoy breakfast at your hotel and the rest of the day at leisure to explore the city of Athens on your own, visit the museums or join one of the optional tours described below. Overnight. Day 4 – Corinth Canal, Epidaurus, Nafplion, Mycenae, Olympia After breakfast at your hotel, you will commence your 3 Day Classical Tour. From Athens, you will drive to the Corinth Canal for a quick photo stop. From here, you will continue onto Epidaurus for a short visit before making your way to the town of Nafplion marvelling at its Venetian fortress. Your next stop will be Mycenae, where you will have a guided tour of the archaeological site, including the tomb of Agamemnon. Free time is allocated for lunch before arriving in Olympia. Dinner and Overnight. Day 5 – Olympia, Patra, Nafpaktos, Arachova, Delphi After breakfast, you will meet up with your guide and continue your 3 Day Classical Tour with a visit to the archaeological site of Olympia marvelling at the Temple of Zeus, the Temple of Hera, the altar of the Olympic Flame, the Stadium and the museum. After lunch, enjoy a scenic drive via Patra, then along the coastal road passing the city of Nafpaktos before arriving in the picturesque mountain village of Arachova where will have free time at leisure. At the specified time, meet back up with your guide and continue to Delphi. Dinner and Overnight. Day 6 – Delphi, Kalambaka After breakfast, you will enjoy a full morning exploring the impressive archaeological site of Delphi, once considered the centre of the earth and universe, today famous for its theatre, the Temple of Apollo and the ancient ruins. After lunch, drive to Kalambaka via picturesque villages of Central Greece. Dinner and Overnight. Day 7 – Kalambaka, Meteora, Athens After breakfast, leave for nearby Meteora to visit the Byzantine Monasteries. Precariously hanging over the sinister abysses, these unworldly hermitages compose one of the most breathtaking sites on the earth. Of the 24 monasteries built through the years only 5 are still inhabited and can be visited: Great Meteora, Varlaam, Aghia Triada, San Stefano and Roussanou (the last 2 are run by nuns). You will visit 2-3 monasteries and see the priceless historical and religious treasures they contain. Return to Athens passing the heroic monument of Leonidas at Thermopylae. Overnight. Day 8 – Athens Breakfast at the hotel and departure to the airport. This 8 Day / 7 Overnight tour incorporates a guided tour of Athens and a 4 Day Classical Tour and is fully inclusive of the following: - 4 overnights Athens accommodation on BB basis (3, 4 or 5 star hotels) - Half Day Athens Sightseeing tour including new Acropolis Museum - 4 Day Classical Tour on HB Basis (3 or 4 star hotels) - All tours include pick up / drop off from the hotel - All entrance fees and official guide - VAT Tax     Package Prices per person sharing a double room Hotel Category 01 APR - 30 JUN 2012 01 SEP - 31 OCT 2012 01 JUL - 31 AUG 2012 in 5 star hotel in Athens / 4 star hotel during tour Euro 1.196,00 Euro 1.066,00 in 4 star hotel throughout Euro 829,00 Euro 800,00 in 3 star hotel throughout Euro 696,00 Euro 696,00 Supplement for optional transfers: Euro 42,00 per person per way     Optional tours: 1. Athens By Night (Dinner and Folkloric Show) Euro 59,00 per person The evening will start with a ride to the port of Piraeus, passing by the Port of Zeas (marina for private yachts), and a short stop at the famous Mikrolimano where participants will enjoy a drink of ouzo with Greek appetizers. Dinner in a typical Greek Tavern with bouzouki music and Greek Folk Dances. (20:15 – 00:30, please consider that departure is earlier due to pick up of tour participants from their hotels) 2. One Day Cruise to the Saronic Gulf Islands Euro 94,00 per person In the morning, pick up by bus, from Athens to Piraeus for your embarkation to the cruise boat. At 8.30 departure to Hydra, arrival at 11.45. Here you have free time for a walk or a swim. At 13.30 embarkation and sail for Aegina past through Poros and the seashore of Peloponnese. The lunch will be served during the voyage. At 15.30 we arrive at Aegina where you have time for a swim. Optional excursion, by bus, to the fine preserved Temple of Afea Athena. At 18.00 embarkation for the voyage of return to the port. Arrival at Piraeus late in the afternoon. (08:00 – 19:15, please consider that departure is earlier due to pick up of tour participants from their hotels) 3. Cape Sounion in the afternoon Euro 40,00 per person Drive along the coastal road, past the wonderful beaches of Glyfada, Vouliagmeni and Varkiza to the most Southern point of Attica, Cape Sounion, where the white marble pillars of the Temple of Poseidon stand. On the way, you have a splendid view of the Saronic Gulf and the little islands offshore. After visiting the Temple of Poseidon, you have time to walk at leisure on the rocky promontory of Sounion. (14:30 – 18:30, please consider that departure is earlier due to pick up of tour participants from their hotels)   Book     Back to Athens city breaks page
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