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| Arrival at Athens International Airport. Meet & transfer to hotel. Later can have free time to discover the center of Athens Syntagma square with its beautiful shopping area and restaurants. ( Optional Athens by night tour that which starts with a drive to Piraeus and its natural harbours, such as lively Zea with its busy yacht marina and tiny Mikrolimano, one of the most picturesque corners of Piraeus. Then, return to Athens for dinner in Plaka, the old city, in a typical Greek tavern with folk music and dancers) Overnight at hotel in Athens. (B) |
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| Breakfast at hotel. Then proceed for the Athens City tour, which take you to see the center of the city. Contitution Square (Syntagma), the House of Parliament, the Memorial to the Unknown Soldier and the National Library. Driving down Herod Atticus Street to see the Evzones in their picturesque uniform and the Presidential Palace. Later on the way to the acropolis, see the Hadrian Arch, visit the Temple of Olympian Zeus and make a short stop at the Panathenaic Stadium where the first Olympic Games of the modern era were held in 1896. The Acropolis visit includes the architectural masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens such as the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erectheion and finally “ the harmony between material and spirit”, the monument that “ puts order in the mind”, the Parthenon. Lunch at your own arrangements. Afternoon free at leisure. Overnight at hotel in Athens. (B) |
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| Breakfast at hotel. Rest of the day at leisure ( Optional Full day Delphi or Argolis tour: Drive through the fertile plain of Beotia, crossing the towns of Thebes connected with the tragedy of kings Oedipus – Levadia and Archova. Arrive at Delphi, the center of Ancient World – the “Omphalos” (Navel of Earth) – whose prestige extended far beyond the boundaries of the Hellenic World. On the slopes of Mount Parnassus, in a landscape of unparalleled beauty and majesty, lie the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo Pythios. Vsit the Treasury of the Athenians, the Temple of Apollo and the Museum containing such master pieces of Ancient Greek sculpture as the bronze Charioteer and the famous athlete Aghias. Lunch in the modern village of Delphi, return to Athens by the same route.) Overnight at hotel in Athens. (B) |
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| Breakfast at hotel. Later transfer to Airport to fly to Crete Island. Arrival to Heraklion Airport and transfer to the hotel. Rest of the day at leisure after check in to hotel. (Optional tour to Knossos: The ancient Minoan Palace of Knossos which is the biggest and best remaining example of the old Minoan civilization that can only be found in Crete. Then visit the Peza Market). Overnight at hotel in Crete Island. (B) |
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| Breakfast at hotel. Rest of the day free at leisure to explore the Island yourown.(Optional tour to Fodele – Chania – Souda – Rethymnon ) Lunch at your own. (Evening optional Cretan Night tour: Coach transfer to a typical small Creta village a short distance away from hotel. The friendly Cretan people will greet you with open arms inviting you to taste the Cretain drink known as firewater called”Raki”. You have short time before the evening entertainment starts to look around the village. The program includes unlimited wine and food followed by Greek and Cretan dancing in Traditional costumes. Later in the evening you will be encouraged to get up and join in the dance. For sure it will be an experience you will never forget. |
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| Breakfast at hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. ( Optional Agios Nikolaos – Kritsa – Boat trip to Spinalongs, the first stop will be on the way to Agios Nikolaos to the traditional village of Kritsa. Then from Agios Nikolaos you will take the boat to the beautiful Mirabello Gulf. The views and the places of interest on this boat trip will surely delight you. Among them will be the sunken city of Olous, Kri Kri island and Kolokitha Bay ideal for swimming. The main attraction of the day will be the island of Spinalonga which was originally a Venetian fortress and until 1957 the last leper colony of Europe.) Overnight at the hotel in Crete Island. (B) |
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| Breakfast at hotel. Then departure transfer to Heraklion Airport. (B) |
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| (This tour operates only during summer season) |
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