Day 1 ATHENS
Arrival at Athens International Airport. Meet and greet with our representative and transfer to the hotel. Check in and in the afternoon you will proceed to Panoramic Athens City Tour. You’ll see the Panathenaic Stadium where the first Olympic Games of modern times were held in 1896 (short stop). Continue and pass by the PrimeMinister’s residence (Ex Royal Palace) guarded by the Evzones in their colourful uniform, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Hadrian’s Arch, the Parliament and the memorial to the Unknown soldier, the Academy, the University, the National Library, The Constitution Square (Syntagma). Back to the hotel. Overnight in Athens.

Day 2 EPIDAURUS – OLYMPIA
After breakfast, leaving by the coastal road to the Corinth Canal (short stop).
Drive on and visit the Theatre of Epidaurus, famous for its remarkable acoustics. We will visit and guided in museum and theatre both The Theatre of Epidaurus was built in the 4th century BC by Polykleitos the Younger and thankfully for it remote location much of it is still intact today, never having the pilfering as other ancient sites have had over the millennia. The theatre became over grown and buried, believed to be just a hollow in the side of a hill until it was discovered in the 19th century.
Theatre is 114m (374ft) across and has 35 rows of seats divided into 34 blocks by stairs and walkways. The bottom tier of 12 blocks was the original theatre built in the 4th century BC, the top tier of 21 blocks was built much later during the Roman period.
Then depart for Olympia, the cradle of the Olympic Games, through Central Peloponnese and the towns of Tripolis and Megalopolis.Visiting the Archaeological Site with the Sanctuary of Olympian Zeus, the Ancient Stadium and the Archaeological Museum. The site of Olympia, in a valley in the Peloponnesus, has been inhabited since prehistoric times. In the 10th century B.C., Olympia became a centre for the worship of Zeus. The Altis – the sanctuary to the gods – has one of the highest concentrations of masterpieces from the ancient Greek world. In addition to temples, there are the remains of all the sports structures erected for the Olympic Games, which were held in Olympia every four years beginning in 776 B.C. Check in to the hotel and overnight.

Day 3 OLYMPIA – DELPHI – KALAMBAKA
After breakfast drive on through the plains of Elia and Achaia until the magnificent bridge which is crossing the Corinthian Bay from Rion to Antirion.
Pass by the picturesque towns of Nafpaktos , Galaxidi and Itea, arrive in Delphi where we will be guided in the centre 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.Visit the Treasury of the Athenians, the Temple of Apollo and the Museum containing such masterpieces of Ancient Greek sculpture as the bronze Charioteer and the famous athlete Aghias.
After our guided tour, free time in the village of Delphi for walking, shopping and lunch (optional). Early in the afternoon we will depart for the town of Kalambaka , passing through picturesque villages and big towns of Central Greece. Check in at the hotel and overnight.

Day 4 METEORA – VERGINA – THESSALONIKI
After breakfast, we will visit the Meteora monasteries, among striking scenery, perched on top of huge rocks which seem to be suspended in mid-air, stand ageless Monasteries, where you can see exquisite specimens of Byzantine art.
Continue for the town of Vergina, a village in Imathia region that became worldwide renown in the past few decades, owing to the discovery there of the ancient city of Aigai, the ancient capital of the Macedonian kings, and its cemetery. Of particular note are the tombs of the royal dynasty, most notably King Philip II and a young prince who is identified as Alexander IV, and a cist grave. The royal tombs were discovered in 1977-8 by the archaeologist Manolis Andronikos.
In the afternoon we depart for our hotel in Thessaloniki, the second bigger city of Greece but probably the most beautiful! Check in to our hotel and after some time of relaxing we will transfer you to the city centre for the well known Thessaloniki’s nightlife.

Day 5 THESSALONIKI CITY TOUR – PELLA
After breakfast to our hotel, we will proceed for Thessaloniki’s city tour. Thessaloniki, a lively modern city overlooking the Gulf of Thermaikos, is the capital of Macedonia and second largest city of Greece
today. The White Tower (in Greek Lefkos Pyrgos), which dominates the seafront promenade and is one of the last remainders of the 15th century fortifications, has become Thessaloniki’s unofficial emblem.In 1997 the city was the Cultural Capital of Europe. It was also an Olympic city during the 2004 Olympic games in Greece.Thessaloniki was founded in 315 B.C. by Kassandros, king of Macedonia and former general of Alexander the Great. During the Byzantine era Thessaloniki was the second most significant city of the Byzantine Empire, after the capital Constantinople. The wealth of the 14th century Byzantine churches testifies to the heights to which Christianity then attained in the city (St. Paul preached here and also addressed the Thessalonians’ in his well known epistle). This panoramic tour of Thessaloniki includes the Galerian complex- Rotonda triumphal arch, via Egnatia with the medieval churches the holocaust monument and the port of Thessaloniki and the symbol of the city the white tower, we will do 3 stop over’s in the city walls and the trig onion tower with the panorama of the city, the basili
ca of St. Demetrius from the 5th century A.D. with the roman bath below and we will visit the archaeological museum of Thessaloniki.
Then we will visit Pella, an ancient Macedonian city located in the current Pella regional unit of Central Macedonia in Greece and was the capital of the ancientkingdom of Macedon. On the site of the ancient city of Pella is the Archaeological Museum of Pella.
Back to our hotel and overnight.

Day 6 THESSALONIKI – ATHENS
After breakfast, we depart for Athens. Our first stop will be the Platamon castle, a Crusader castle (built between 1204 and 1222) in northern Greece and is located southeast of Mount Olympus, in a strategic position which controls the exit of the Tempe valley, through which passes the main road connecting Macedonia with Thessaly and southern Greece which overlooks the highway, is an imposing medieval fortress. (Stop for 30 minutes, no guided tour)
We cross the region of Thessaly and the biggest city of the Central Greece, Lamia for visiting Thermopylae, the battlefield where the King of Sparta, Leonidas with only 300 soldiers stand against the 10000 army of the Persan king Xerxis (short stop). Arriving at Athens in the evening. Check in to the hotel and overnight.

Day 7 ONE DAY CRUISE HYDRA – POROS – AEGINA
After breakfast , ( around 07:00 ) you will be transferred to Piraeus port with a/c coach for sailing to the one day cruise. Escape for a day and enjoy the islands, the sun and the sea with one day cruise on the crystal waters of the Saronic Gulf. First stop will be the Hydra Island and second the island of Poros. . After leaving the island of Poros buffet lunch in the ship and sailing for Aegina. The largest of the Saronic Islands, has enjoyed a very dynamic past and a rich and vibrant present articulated beautifully through its wonderful Pistachio Groves as well as colourful floating fruit, vegetable & fish markets. 19.30 – Arrival at the port of Piraeus and transfer back to your hotel.

Day 8 ATHENS AIRPORT
Breakfast at the hotel and then be transferred with a/c mini bus to the airport for your international flight.