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Historical Greece 08 NIGHTS / 09 DAYS
Epidurus Amphitheatre Olympia Greece Acropolis Neolithic Period Palamidi Fortress Nafplion
 
  Day 01 Athens
Arrival In Athens International Airport. Meet And Assist In The Airport And Transfer To The Hotel In Athens. Arrival In Athens And To The Hotel . Check In.
  Day 02 Athens

Breakfast. Departure In Order To Visit Acropolis Hill, So Called The "Sacred Rock" Of Athens, Which Is The Most Important Site Of The City. During Pericles' Golden Age, Ancient Greek Civilization Was Represented In An Ideal Way On This Hill And Some Of The Most Significant Architectural Masterpieces Of The Classical Period Were Erected On Its Ground.

The First Habitation Remains On The Acropolis Date From The Neolithic Period.Over The Centuries, The Rocky Hill Was Continuously Used As A Cult Place. The Inscriptions On The Numerous And Precious Offerings To The Sanctuary Of Athena, Indicate That The Cult Of The City's Patron Goddess Was Established As Early As The Archaic Period (650-480 B.C.).
Overnight In Athens.

  Day 03 Athens Delphi [184 Km – 2 Hrs 30 Min.]

Breakfast. Departure For Delphi. During The Mycenaean Period, The Female Deity Of Earth Was Worshipped In The Small Settlement Of Delphi. The Development Of The Sanctuary And Oracle Though Began In The 8th Century B.C. With The Establishment Of The Cult Of Apollo And As A Result, Increased Its Pan-Hellenic Religious And Political Influence.

Place To Which Heracles Went After The Tragic Death Of His Children, In Order To Consult The Oracle About The Course He Should Take. Apollo, Through The Pythia, Counseled Him To Make For Tiryns And To Put Himself In The Service Of King Eurystheus, For Whom He Should Perform Twelve Labours. When He Would Complete This Mission Successfully, He Would Then Be Worthy Of Immortality. It Was The Pythia Who At The Moment Of Delivering The Oracle Gave The Hero The Epithet "Heracles" Which He Would Use Henceforth, Instead Of His Former Name. Arrival In Delphi And Visit The Archaeological Site. Overnight In Delphi

  Day 04 Delphi – Olympia [212 Km 4 Hrs 30 Min.]

Breakfast. Departure For Olympia. City Where Heracles Used The Spoils Of War From His Campaign Against King Augeias, To Sponsor The Famous Games In Honour Of The Olympian Gods.

After Putting A Fence Around The Precinct Of The"Altis" The Hero Dedicated It To His Father Zeus, Set Up Six Altars For The Twelve Gods Of Olympos And Created A Flat Space Around All These, In Which The Games And Ceremonies Would Take Place. In Other Words Heracles On That Time Created The Institution Of The Olympic Games.

Arrival In Olympia And To The Hotel And Check In. Rest Of The Day At Leisure. Overnight In Olympia.

  Day 05 Olympia – Nafplio [173 Km – 3 Hrs.]

Breakfast. Visit The Archaeological Site Of Olympia. At Noon Departure For Nafplio. On The Way We Will Pass Through Some Locations Which Heracles Visited In His Eventful Life (Nemea, Tiryns). Nemea Was A City Devastated By A Fearsome Lion Sprang From Orthus And Echidna, Which Had Been Reared By Hera Herself And Had To Be Killed By Heracles, As His First Labour.

Arrival In Nafplio And To The Hotel And Check In. Overnight In Nafplio.

  Day 06 Nafplio

Breakfast. Day Tour To Mycenae. In The 2nd Mill. B.C., Mycenae Was One Of The Major Centers Of Greek Civilization, A Military Stronghold Which Dominated Much Of The Southern Greece. The Period Of Greek History From About 1600 B.C. To About 1100 B.C., Is Called Mycenaean, In Recognition Of Mycenae's Leading Position. Place To Which Heracles Used To Go After Completing Successfully Every Labour, In Order To Present To King Eurystheus The Remnants Of His Efforts.

Visit Of The Archaeological Site Of Mycenae. In The Afternoon Return To Nafplio For Overnight.

  Day 07 Nafplio

Breakfast. Visit Of Epidavros. Ancient Theater Of Asklepiou Epidavros It Is One Of The Most Important And Beautiful Archaeological Places Around Greece.

In A Green Plain, Surrounded By Friendly Mountains, A Place Of Worldwide Brilliancy And Culture, The Ancient Theatre At The Side Of Mountain Kinortiou, The Miracle Of Epidavros, Was Built By The Architect And Sculptor Argous Poliklito The Last. It Was Built In Two Separate Stages, The First At The End Of The 4th Century B.C. And The Second In The Middle Of The 2nd Century, When The Famous Three Part Characteristic Of The Greek Theatre Was Finalized In Epidavros: Concave - Orchestra - Stage. The Highest Distance Of The Concave Is 58m While The Diameter Of The Orchestra Is About 20m. There Are Two Friezes That Separate Into 13 Stairs And 12 Benches At The Lower Level And Into 23 Benches And 22 Stairs At The Upper Level. Return To Nafplio For Overnight.

  Day 08 Nafplio – Athens [150 Km – 2 Hrs.]

Breakfast. Deaprture For Athens . Arrival In Athens And To The Hotel. Check In. Last Day In Greece And You Have Options: You Can Either Visit Any Archaeological Site Or Museum Of The City, Or You Can Take A Walking Tour In The Narrow Streets Of The Old Town Of Athens Just Underneath Acropolis, Or Enjoy A Tour At The Attractive Shopping Centre.

  Day 09 Athens - Mumbai

Breakfast. According To Flights Schedule Transfer To The Airport For Flight Back Home.

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