3 Days Private Tour: Mycenae - Epidaurus - Corinth - Olympia & Delphi

Corinth - Epidaurus -Mycenae- Nafplio- Olympia

The tour starts with a drive along the coast, on the way you will view some Greek seaside villages and the island of Salamis (where the historical naval battle took place between the Athenians and the Persians). We will stop at Corinth Canal, then to Ancient Corinth, one of the wealtiest cities in antiquity and rival of Athens. The Acropolis of Mycenae is the next stop. Next we will move to the famous Asclepieion and theatre of Epidaurus and to the picturesque town of Nafplio before we arrive to Olympia to overnight.

Corinth Canal

Our first stop the Corinth Canal. Opened in 1892 separating the Peloponnese peninsula from the rest of Greece and connecting the Saronic Gulf to the Corinthian Sea. You will have time to walk across on a pedestrian bridge to admire the canal closer.  

Epidaurus

On the go again we will be off to the site of Epidaurus, a short drive away and you will be able to see one of the most important ancient Greek sanctuaries. Dedicated to God Asclepius, he was the god of healing and medicine, Epidaurus is located in peaceful environment and spread out on a hilly area, its highest point being the actual theater of Epidaurus. As the best preserved ancient Greek theater (dated 4th century B.C.E.) it is proof of what miracles the ancient Greek minds could create.  

Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus

Located in a peaceful environment and spread on a hilly area, it reaches its highest point which is the theater of Epidaurus. The best preserved ancient Greek theater dated 4th century B.C.E. proof of what miracles the ancient Greek minds could create. You can test the acoustics, great even today and climb up until the upper seats just to close your eyes and dream you attended an ancient Greek tragedy.   

Nafplio

From here we will travel through time towards a more recent history of Greece and to the city of Nafplion. Nafplion is considered the most scenic city which also functioned as the capital of Greece until 1834. It offers you an impressive combination of fortresses and castles (Palamidi, Bourtzi), an enormous port opened to the Aegean Sea and the unique architecture of the old city of Nafplion revealing Venetian, neoclassical and oriental elements. Lunch will be at a traditional tavern by the sea. 

Acronafplia Castle

We’ll drive up until the castle of Acronafplia for a panoramic view of Nafplio.  

Bourtzi

Nafplio offers you an outstanding combination of fortresses and castles. Bourtzi is a little islet with a fortress in a huge port opened to the Aegean Sea.  

Archaeological Site Mycenae

Dated to the 2nd millennium B.C.E. representing what Homer wrote about, Achilles, Agamemnon and Helen of Troy. The palace of Mycenae gave its name to a whole era. 

Lions' Gate, Mycenae

In the site you will see the famous Lions' Gate (the oldest architectural sculpture in Europe), the cyclopean walls, the burial circle A and the remains of Agamemnon’s Palace. 

Archaeological Museum of Ancient Mycenae

Worth visiting there is also a modern museum exhibiting the findings of the “City Of Gold".  

Citadel and Treasury of Atreus

Just before leaving the site we will make a small stop at the treasury of Atreus, the best preserved Tholos tomb found and one of the finest examples of the Mycenaean architecture. 

Olympia

We will drive to Olympia to overnight.

Olympia -Delphi

This day you will visit the birthplace of the Olympic Games and the most famous oracle of Ancient Greece.

Archaeological Site of Olympia

This is one of the largest sites in Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games and the Sanctuary of Olympian Zeus. Walking through the site you will pass by the Gymnasium, the Palaistra, the workshop of Phidias, the Temple of Zeus and you will end up at the Stadium where for every four years the Greeks competed for glory and for spiritual elevation honoring their cities.

Archaeological Museum of Olympia

The museum is also quite unique as it includes the renowned statue “Hermes of Praxiteles” with its perfect analogies and tools that belonged to Phidias himself. With the tools he created one of the seven wonders of the world “the gold ivory statue of Zeus”.

Museum of the Olympic Games

The Museum of the History of the Ancient Olympic Games hosts 463 ancient works, from the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, and other museums in the Greek territory. The exhibits cover a wide chronological range, from the 2nd millennium BC until the 5th century AD. Ancient exposed in thematic units and through them yperchilietis shows the history of the Olympic games, the longest ancient institution.

Delphi

We will drive to the ancient site of Delphi, a famous sanctuary with a PanHellenic character dedicated to Apollo. It served as an oracle and was considered ‘the naval’ the center of the world. Today Delphi is a symbol of Greek cultural unity. The scenic location allows you to have a soothing view of the Greek mountains.

We will overnight at Delphi.

Delphi - Hosios Loukas - Athens

On the last day, you will visit the Archaeological Site of Delphi and one of the best examples of Byzantine Art, Hosios Loukas Monastery.

Archaeological Site of Delphi

Called the centre of the world, Delphi was the most famous ancient Greek sanctuary with a Pan Hellenic character dedicated to the God Apollo. At the site you will visit the temple of Apollo where Pytheia spoke to the oracles, the theater, and the stadium, while a little farther lies the temple of Athena Pronea and the Gymnasium.  

Delphi Archaeological Museum

In the museum you will be able to see some splendid findings such as the famous charioteer and Gold Ivory statues. 

Arachova

A stop at the village of Arachova, Mykonos of the Winter, as the Athenians call it, for come picturesque photos. 

Hosios Loukas

Our trip will continue to Hosios Loukas monastery a site of Greece’ Medieval period which represents the second golden age of Byzantine art (11th -12th century) in particular its golden mosaic decoration and fine architecture protected by UNESCO.

After spending sometime in this area of serenity we will make our last stop at the town of Leivadia for a Greek dinner and walk by the Krya springs.

Athens

After that we will drive back to Athens.