4-Day Classical Greece Tour from Athens with Delphi and Meteora

• Pick up from Athens Central Hotel and depart via the coastal National Highway.
• Make a short stop at the strategic Corinth Canal.
• Continue to Epidaurus.
• Visit the ancient theatre, renowned for its outstanding acoustics.
• Proceed to Mycenae, the land of Homer's Golden Mycenae.
• Explore Mycenae, a UNESCO World Heritage Site dating back to the second century B.C.
  • See the Cyclopean Walls.
  • Visit the Lion's Gate.
  • Explore the Royal Tombs, including those of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.
  • Visit the Treasury of Atreus, a magnificent 14th-century B.C. structure.
• Depart in the afternoon for Olympia.
• Journey through the Central Peloponnese, passing the towns of Tripolis and Megalopolis.
• Arrive in Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games.

Enjoy dinner and an overnight stay in Olympia.

• Morning tour of the Olympia archaeological site:
  • Visit the Sanctuary of Olympian Zeus.
  • Explore the Temple of Hera.
  • See the altar of the Olympic flame.
  • Visit the Ancient Stadium.
  • Explore the Archaeological Museum.
• Drive through the plains of Eliad and Achaia.
• Cross the magnificent bridge spanning the Corinthian Bay from Rion to Antirion.
• Pass by the picturesque city of Nafpaktos.
• Continue through Itea.
• Arrive in Delphi, known in ancient times as the navel of the world.

Enjoy dinner and an overnight stay in Delphi.

• Morning visit to the Archaeological Site and the Museum of Delphi:
  • Pass by Castalia Spring.
  • Explore the archaeological site.
  • Visit the Museum of Delphi.
  • View the monument of the Argive Kings.
  • See the Temple of Pronaia.
  • Visit the Treasury of the Athenians.
  • Explore the Athenian Stoa.
  • View the Polygonal Wall.
  • See the monument of Platea.
  • Visit the Temple of Apollo, famous for its oracle.
  • Explore the Delphi Museum.
  • Spectacular exhibits include the frieze of the Treasury of the Sifnians, the Naxian Sphinx, the Statue of Antinoos, the metopes of the Athenian Treasury, the famous bronze Charioteer, and many other artifacts.
• Afternoon departure from Delphi for an interesting trip through Central Greece.
• Pass through the town of Lamia.
• Continue to Kalambaka, a small town at the foot of the majestic grey rocks crowned by the Meteora Monasteries.

Enjoy dinner and stay overnight in Kalambaka.

• Departure after breakfast for nearby Meteora.

• Explore ageless monasteries containing priceless historical and religious treasures.

• Begin the return journey to Athens.

• Pass through Trikala and Lamia.

• Stop briefly at Thermopylae to see Leonidas's Monument across the road.

• Arrive in Athens early in the evening.