Bus tour 8 days / 7 nights
Itineraries
Day 1: Flight France - Athens
- Arrival to the airport of Athens.
- Transfer to hotel.
- Dinner and overnight.
- IIn Athens, visit the Byzantine Museum (reconstructions of Byzantine churches, collections of icons and sculptures).
- Visit to one of the most beautiful Byzantine churches in the Kaisariani monastery, at the foot of Mount Hymette.Lunch.
- The highlight will undoubtedly be the visit to the Acropolis and its monuments, including the Parthenon.
- Departure for Corinth, with a stop at the famous Corinth Canal.
- Dinner and overnight at Loutraki.
- Departure from Loutraki along the coastal road with a visit to the fortified monastery of Agnountos and the church of Agios Ioannis at Ligourion.
- Visit to the theatre of Epidaurus, with its exceptional acoustics.
- After lunch, visit Mycenae, the kingdom of Agamemnon.
- Continuation to Argos for a visit to the Church of Agia Triada.
- Dinner and overnight in Mystra or Sparta.
- Visit Mystra, the second capital of the Byzantine Empire. Its thirty churches dating from the time of the Palaeologus Emperors are unique. Then on to ancient Sparta and the sanctuary of Artemis.
- After lunch, we cross one of Greece's most beautiful mountains, Taygetos.
- Continuing on to Magne, passing through the villages of Gythion, an ancient port of Sparta, dominated by the Turkish fort of Kelepha, then Kalamata on a road that passes through beautiful countryside, dotted with villages built on hillsides and Byzantine churches.
- Dinner and overnight in Kalamata.
- Departure for Olympia the largest sanctuary of antiquity. Here were held every four years in honor of Zeus, the Olympics was the period during which peace.
- After breakfast, depart for Delphi.
- On the way, stop in Patras and visit the St. Andrews Church.
- Crossing the Gulf of Corinth then continue to Naupactus, site of the battle of Lepanto with its fortress of the Venetian era, then to Galaxidi, with its mansions of neoclassical style and its small port.
- Passage then by the little port of Itea, dune sea crossing olive trees, before climbing mount Parnassus (650m) up to Delphi.
- Dinner and overnight in Delphi and Itea.
- Tour of Delphi the center of the Greek spirit, considers as the Navel of the Earth. You will discover the museum with beautiful pieces including the famous Charioteer, head of work of classical art.
- Lunch and continuation to Livadia Orchomenos, ancient city of antiquity.
- Crossing of mount Parnassus, Lamia, Thessaly (Karditsa and Trikala crossing).
- Continue to Meteora.
- Dinner and overnight at Kalambaka.
- Visit Meteora, prestigious site with cliffs; the great Meteor, the oldest monastery and the museum testify to the Greek resistance during the Ottoman occupation.
- Lunch then return to Athens and passage the scrolls of Thermopylae where Leonidas of the 300 Spartans fought the Persians.
- Dinner and overnight in Athens.
- Transfer to airport of Athens for your return flight or possibility to extend your trip.
Program
- Full board accommodation in hotel according to cat. Chosen from dinner on day 1 to breakfast on day 8
- French speaking guide
- Air-conditioned car
- Entrance to sites