03/03/2016
05 Day Athens+Mykonos Apolyont Tour
548 USD !!
Day 01 ATHENS
Arrival at Athens International Airport. Meet and greet with our representative and transfer to the hotel. Check in and afternoon at leisure. For your first night we suggest you the Athens by night tour. Your evening begins with a short panoramic drive through the City Centre and at the slope of the sacred hill you will be able to see, admire and photo the illuminated Acropolis. Then a pleasant walk through the narrow picturesque streets of Plaka, the old city, will bring you at a Typical Greek Tavern where you will enjoy your dinner following a floor show with live music and Greek Folk Dances in traditional costumes. Transfer back to the hotel and overnight.
Day 02 ATHENS CITY TOUR
After breakfast you will proceed for 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 Prime Minister's residence (Ex Royal Palace) guarded by the Evzones in their colorful 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). Arrive in Acropolis and visit the Architectural Masterpieces of Golden Age of Athens: The Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and finally "the harmony between material and spirit" , the Monument that "puts order in the mind" , the Parthenon and then visiting the Acropolis museum . Transfer back to the hotel. Overnight in Athens.
DAY 03 DELPHI TOUR
After breakfast, drive through the fertile plain of Beotia, crossing the towns of Thebes connected with the tragedy of King Oedipus - Levadia and Arachova (short stop on the way back).
Arrive at Delphi, the center 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. Lunch in the modern village of Delphi, return to Athens by the same route.
DAY 04 ATHENS - MYKONOS - ATHENS
Very early in the morning (06:15 - 06:20) we will proceed to Port and board our ferry for Mykonos. On arrival tmeet our local representative and proceed to Chora (Mykonos town, walking distance) where we will walk in the small narrow streets, we have many possibilities to take nice photographs in the early morning, quiet city. Later we visit The Labyrinth of the Old Town as well as impressions of the small port and the churches in town and we will see the famous Wind-Mills and find Petros the Pelecan, the mascot of Mykonos. After this, your are free for shoping or lunch (optional)
In the afternoon you will depart from the same port for returning back to Athens. Arrival at Piraeus and transfer to Athens Hotel
DAY 05 DEPARTURE
Breakfast at the hotel and then be transferred with a/c taxi to the airport for your international flight.