6-Day Peloponnese Archaeology Tour with Monemvasia and Mystras

• The tour starts early in the morning from your pick-up location.

• After 2 hours of driving, you will arrive at the Corinth Canal, where you will admire the breathtaking view of the canal.

• The next stop will be Ancient Corinth, where you will visit the archaeological site.

• As soon as you finish, you will continue to Mycenae and the Treasury of Atreus.

• The next stop will be Nafplio City and Tolo Village, where you will enjoy traditional dishes in a Greek restaurant next to the beach.

• After lunch, you will visit the Epidaurus archaeological site and ancient theatre. This is the last stop before going to Nafplio City, where you will be accommodated and have free time to admire Greece's first capital.

1st Day Sightseeing:

• Corinth Canal

• Ancient Corinth

• Mycenae

• Treasury of Atreus

• Nafplio City

• Tolo Village

• Epidaurus Archaeological Site

• Ancient Theatre

• The tour continues after breakfast.

• After 3 hours of driving, you will arrive at Ancient Olympia Village.

• Visit the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia, where you will have almost 3 hours to admire the area where the first ancient Olympic Games took place.

• After that, you will visit the Archimedes Museum and Ancient Olympia Village, where you will enjoy traditional Greek food.

• In Ancient Olympia Village, you will be accommodated, and you will have free time for shopping, coffee, and sweets.

2nd Day Sightseeing:

• Ancient Olympia

• Archaeological Site of Ancient Olympia

• Ancient Stadium

• Archimedes Museum

• The tour continues after breakfast.

• The first stop will be the medieval Fortress of Kyparissia, an amazing Frankish fortress with a breathtaking view.

• After Kyparissia, you will visit the Palace of the mythical King Nestor and the Archaeological Museum of Chora.

• The next stop will be Pylos Village, where you will enjoy local dishes next to the sea.

• As soon as you finish lunch, you will closely observe Neokastro, an Ottoman fortification, and the Archaeological Museum of Pylos, which will be your last stop for the day.

• Then, you will be accommodated in Pylos Village, and you will have free time to admire this traditional seaside village.

3rd Day Sightseeing:

• Fortress of Kyparissia

• Nestor's Palace

• Archaeological Museum of Chora

• Pylos Village

• Neokastro Fortress

• Museum of Pylos

• The tour continues after breakfast.

• After 3 hours of driving, you will arrive at Alepotrypa Cave (literally meaning "The Fox's Hole"), one of the amazing caves of Diros located in the Mani region of the Peloponnese Peninsula.

• You will admire the beautiful and dramatic formations of stalactites and stalagmites, formed millions of years ago when the sea, located just a few meters away, started to rise and formed the lake you see today. It is the excitement of not knowing what can be hiding in the darkness beyond the illuminated 1.5k route, and the realization of the sheer size of this underground miracle of nature.

• After that, you will enjoy a traditional Greek lunch in Aeropoli Village, located in the heart of Mani.

• As soon as you finish lunch, you will visit Githio Village, where you will be accommodated.

• There, you will have free time for shopping for souvenirs, coffee, and sweets.

4th Day Sightseeing:

• Alepotrypa Cave

• Diros Caves

• Aeropoli Village

• Githio Village

• The tour continues after breakfast.

• After 2 hours of driving, you will arrive at the famous Monemvasia. Monemvasia is a town and a municipality in Laconia, Greece. The town is on a small island off the east coast of the Peloponnese. The island is linked to the mainland by a short causeway 200 m in length. Its area consists mostly of a large plateau 100 metres above sea level, up to 300 m wide and 1 km long, the site of a powerful medieval fortress. The town walls and many Byzantine churches remain from the medieval period.

• You will spend almost the whole day admiring the sights and enjoying traditional dishes with local wines.

• Then, accommodation will be in Monemvasia.

5th Day Sightseeing:

• Monemvasia Village

• Monemvasia Fortress includes: Venetian-style houses, the house of the famous Greek poet Yannis Ritsos, the Church of Saint Nikolas, the Church of Agia Sophia, and the bell tower

• The tour continues after breakfast.

• After 2 hours of driving, you will arrive at the world-famous Mystras. Mystras is a fortified town and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Situated on Mt. Taygetos, near ancient Sparta, it served as the capital of the Byzantine Despotate of the Morea in the 14th and 15th centuries, experiencing a period of prosperity and cultural flowering. The site remained inhabited throughout the Ottoman period, when Western travellers mistook it for ancient Sparta. In the 1830s, it was abandoned, and the new town of Sparti was built approximately eight kilometres to the east.

• There, you will have 2 hours to discover Mystras Castle.

• Before taking the way back to Athens, you will stop in Sparta to enjoy traditional Greek food.

• As soon as you finish lunch, you will return to Athens. It will be approximately 3 hours of driving.

6th Day Sightseeing:

• Mystras Village

• Mystras Fortress

• Sparta City