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liqueur) that was renamed with the name of the the most beautiful and best preserved castles of
In the heart of the Western conquered city, turning in short time into the the area. Lunch is not included. Proceed towards
the visit of the Homeric Greece with “the Palace
quintessential liqueur of Venice.
Civilization Proceed towards the splendid fortified city of of Nestor”. The town was an important of the
Monemvassia, which literally means “the only
Mycenae’s culture, second of importance only to
8 days entrance”, because in order to reach the city Mycenae. The excavations have brought to light
there is only one entrance road. Located on a the remains of the ancient palace that coincides
1st Day: Athens small island which is connected to the main land chronologically with the story of Homer. Return
Arrive at the Athens Airport, the city among the by a small bridge, the medieval fortress is also to Kalamata, dinner and overnight.
oldest ones in the world. called” the Gibraltar of the East” or “the rock
It’s the cradle of the western civilization; Athens boat” as the city is carved into the rock, as if it 6th Day: Kalamata - Olympia - Patras (Km. 225)
was the seat of the Plato’s Academy and the Ar- were a large sculpture. After going up a steep
istotle’s Lyceum, it gave birth to Socrates, Peri- climb, we will be rewarded by the beauty of the Breakfast in the hotel and depart to Olympia,
cles, and Sophocles. upper city, which houses the wonderful mansions which despite its geographical position quite
After an orientate tour of the Hellenic capital in which the Venetian aristocracy resided (in the isolated, become the cradle of the most famous
transfer to the hotel. Dinner and overnight. seventeenth century, there were even 500). Visit ancient games, which were held every four years
of The church of Agia Sophia XI century, for one honoring the father of all gods: Zeus. Business Proposals in Greece
2nd Day: Athens - Epidaurus - Nafplio- Myce- half Byzantine and for the other half Venetian, A landscape full of hills and valleys furrowed by
nae- Sparta (Km. 300) on a cliff overlooking the sea, whose panorama the course of the mythical “Alfeo” , 114 km. river,
Breakfast in the hotel and depart for the region together with the octagonal dome, will leave you the longest of Peloponnese.
of Argolis, one of the most important territories breathless. Lunch is not included After numerous floods and earthquakes, Olym-
of the Greek Archeology. Culinary Curiosity: “goges” is the fresh pasta pia nowadays offers numerous temples, among
Stop to admire the Corinthian Canal which con- typical for this place (a mixture which resembles which the Pan-Hellenic Sanctuary, altars and a
nects homonymous Gulf with the Aegean Sea, the gnocchi and the orecchiette) o la “saitia” (a stadium where were held the Olympic Games.
cutting in two the isthmus that divides them. savory cheese and vegetable cake, similar to the We will visit than the remains of the Fidia Sta-
Built in 1881 and in 1893, the artificial canal is crescioni). The“Malvasia”, called also “the nobles dium, the Gymnasium and the museum which
6345 m. long, approximately 25,6 m. wide and nectarine”, is the sweet local wine which express- houses numerous masterpieces of the classical
with a depth up to 8 m. and allows to save the es on the nose the whole spirit of Monemvassia. art.
boats that cross it between 200 and 700 km. on Return to Sparta for the dinner and overnight. Lunch is not included. Arrive to Patras and visit
the routes between the Ionian and the Aegean of the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, patron
Sea. Atene - Athens of the city. The church houses the saint’s relics
Arrive in Epidaurus where we will visit the fa- and the “X” shaped cross on which he was cru-
mous Greek Theater consider the most perfect in cified. Accommodation is in a hotel. Dinner and
the world regarding the acoustics, the symmetric overnight.
and the aesthetic. 7th Day: Kalavryta - Agia Lavra - Mega Spilaio -
Curiosity: The Theater, which is still used for per- Corinth - Athens (Km. 290)
forming ancient theatrical drama, was also used Breakfast in the hotel and depart to Diakop-
as a medical therapy, because it was believed to. The railway Diakopto --Kalavryta is a 22 km
that watching the dramatic shows had positive long narrow gauge and cogwheel line. Here we
effects on the mental and physical health of the will get on the little train that «climbs» from the
patients. 4th Day: Sparta - Mani - Diros - Kalamata (Km. sea for about 1 hour on the Kalavrita Mountains,
Proceed towards Mycenae passing through 195) reaching an altitude of 800 meters. The path is
Nafplio, which historic center still preserves its Breakfast in the hotel and depart to the region dominated by the peaks of Mount Helmos which,
Venetian character. In fact, on a first sight Naf- of Mani, or the central finger of Peloponnese, with its 2440 meters, is the highest peak in the
plio, seems an Italian city for its architecture and the peninsula in the middle the one which head Peloponnese. Tunnels dug into the rock, over-
colorful houses. represents the most southern point of Europe. Its hangs that offer incredible views with waterfalls,
Lunch is not included. Mycenae, in the heart of landscape has suggestive beauty made of rugged ponds and animals. The train stops in some very
the Peloponnese is the most important center of mountains and wide sea gulfs, visit of some small small villages, goes up the scenic «Vouraikos
the Bronze Age in Greece; Homer was calling it medieval villages, which have become famous Gorges» among the red rock canyons.
“Mycenae full of gold”. Here is the myth of the for the numerous “tower houses” built with lo- In Kalavrita, the bus waiting for us to reach the
Cyclopes, here also was the false discover The cal stone. Following is the PyrgosDirou on small monastery of Agia Lavra from which, in 1821,
Mask of Agamemnon. boats and partly on foot exploration of the caves the war for independence from the Turks began.
Curiosity: Tradition has it the construction of My- of Diros, in a fairytale landscape made of under- Lunch is not included. Proceed towards the Mega
cenae dates back to the legendary hero Perseus, ground lakes, stalactites and stalagmites with Spilaio Monastery “a Great Cave” as it was built
known for killing the Gorgon Medusa (with head the magical colors of the various limestone for- from an ancient church carved in the rock, whose
with serpents was turning in stone statues those mations. Lunch is not included. Proceed towards foundation is said dates back to 362 AD as work
who gazed into her eyes), also know are the Kalamata traversing the opening high road, with of the Saint Simeon and Theodor. Proceed to-
winged shoes of Hermes which allowed Perseus wide panoramas, on the Gulf. Accommodation wards Athens, dinner and overnight.
to fly, as also the prodigious helmet of the God of and dinner are in a hotel.
war Ares which was turning him invisible. Curiosity: the seaside village Kalamata protect- 8th Day: Athens - Return
Visit of the Acropolis with the Lion Gate and the ed by the large Taygetus Oros mountain range, Breakfast in the hotel and depart to the visit of
royal tombs. Proceed towards Sparta. it brings us back to an authentic Greece with ro- the city. After that a panoramic tour of the most
Accommodation is in a hotel, dinner and over- mantic atmosphere, so much so that it became important places: Syntagma Square, Plaka, Mo-
night. the ideal location of some of the most famous nastiraki and Thisio are among the most appre- 433
cinematographic love stories of recent times. ciated districts by the tourists, we will visit the
3rd Day: Mysras - Monemvassia - Sparta (Km. Kalamata is also worldwide famous for its deli- Acropolis, the symbol of Greece. It contains four
185) cious”Kalamata olives”. masterpieces: The Parthenon erected by Ictinus,
Breakfast and a visit of the last Byzantine capital The Propylaea, or the monumental gateway of
Mystras, located south of Peloponnese. Due to 5th Day: Methoni - Pylos - The Palace of Nestor the sacred area dedicated to Athena, The Erech-
its strategic position the city was erected and for- - Kalamata (Km. 130) theum and the temple of Athena Nike. Lunch is
tified by the Franks. Nowadays is a great open-air Breakfast in the hotel and depart to Metho- not included. In the afternoon we transfer for the
Museum which tells about its maximum splendor ni where we will visit the mighty fortifications return.
in the Byzantine Age; it’s dominated by a castle placed to protect the Peloponnese. The citadel,
that still watches silently over the valley. transformed by the Venetians “sentinel of the Io-
Curiosity: The anise liqueur “mistrà” draws its or- nian”, is connected to the mainland by a stone
igins from the conquest of this city by the Vene- bridge that crosses a deep moat. Proceed towards
tian Republic. It was the ouzo (the national Greek Pylos and visit of the Neokastro Castle, one of
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