Further Information / Detailed Tour Description

First Day : Our private 7 days grand tour starts with driving via the coastal highway towards Peloponnese. While on route you will see the area of the Saronic Gulf where the famous Naval Battle of Salamis took place in 480 B.C. between the Greeks & the Persians. Our first stop/visit is to the famous Corinth Canal which, through Isthmus, connects the Corinthian Gulf (Ionian Sea) with the Saronic Gulf (Aegean Sea) and cuts Peloponnese peninsula from the rest Greek mainland. We continue our private tour with our first sight which is the Ancient Corinthos. Exploring the archaeological area, you will meet the Temple of Apollo (built on a rocky hill), the Theatre, the Roman Odeon, the Glauke fountain into a natural rock & the Archaeological Museum. Besides them there is the famous "Vema" (tribunal) from which St. Paul preached to the Corinthians. 

Our next visit is at the famous Mycenae (the Kingdom of King Agamemnon). Amongst others, you will admire the Lions’ Gate, the Cyclopean Walls, the Treasure of Atreus (Agamemnon Grave), the Subterranean Cistern & the Archaeological Museum. We then drive to our last site of the first tour day, to Nafplio, an old & romantic seaport town which was the first capital of Greece after the Greek Revolution in 1821 until 1834. You will be lost in the picturesque streets of the old town admiring old classical governmental buildings, especially in the Constitution Square. You will enjoy a traditional Greek dinner while attending the famous Bourtzi castle located in the middle of the harbor of Nafplio. Then you will spend your night in a charm hotel in the area.

Second Day : In the morning and after having your breakfast, we shall drive to the Ancient Epidaurus. You will explore the archaeological area of the Sanctuary of Asklepios, with the famous - for its acoustic - Ancient Theatre and you will visit the archaeological museum. We continue driving to the city of Sparti, the capital of Lakonia & birthplace of the King of Spartans Leonidas. You shall have the opportunity to visit the Statue of King Leonidas, the Temple of Artemis, the Archaeological museum & the Olive museum. Out next visit will be the famous Byzantine Mystras (UNESCO protected site) which is located in a physical fortified hill. You will explore the medieval castle, the fortified settlement with palaces, many churches & monasteries and you will visit the local museum. Time for dinner in the city of Sparti and you will spend your night in a charm hotel in the area.

Third Day : In the morning and after having your breakfast we shall proceed with the visit to Diros Caves. You will explore the unique caves by small boats & through narrow passage ways. You will admire some of the most beautiful formations of stalagmites & stalaktites. Leaving back south Peloponnese & driving towards northwest via Messinia we arrive in the world–famous city of Ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games. Time for dinner and you will spend your night in a charm hotel in the area.

Fourth Day : In the morning and after having your breakfast, you will visit the unique archaeological sight of Ancient Olympia, where the first Olympic Games took place on 776 B.C. Amongst decades of monuments, you will admire the Temple of Zeus, the Temple of Hera, the Philipeion, the Palestra, the Ancient Stadium, the Ancient Gymnasium, the Prytaneion, the Bouleuterion & the Leonidaion. Your knowledge will be complemented with the visit of the archaeological museum, one of the most important museums in Greece, with permanent exhibition of findings from the excavations, dating since prehistoric times. Time for having your lunch and our private tour continues with driving through Pyrgos & Patras, with crossing the spectacular Rio – Antirio bridge and we finally arrive in the city of Delphi. Time for dinner and then you will spend your night in a charm hotel in the area.

Fifth Day : In the morning and after having your breakfast, you will visit "the center of the world" – as it was regarded by the ancients – the famous Sanctuary of Delphi with the worldwide known Oracle. You will wander through the archaeological area admiring the Temple of Apollo, the Treasury of the Athenians, the Polygonal wall, the Treasury of the Siphnians, the Stoa of the Athenians, the ancient theater, the Sacred Way, the ancient Gymnasium, the Castalian Spring, the ancient Stadium & the Tholos of Athena Pronaia. Your knowledge will be complemented with the visit to the archaeological museum where you will follow the history of the most famous ancient oracle & you will admire sculpture, statues & minor objects donated to the sanctuary. Time for a traditional Greek lunch in the town of Delphi and we continue with driving towards central Greece and in the evening we arrive in Kalampaka which is located just in the shadow of Meteora Rocks (also known as "The Rocks of the God"). Time for dinner and then you will spend your night in a charm hotel in the area.

Sixth Day : In the morning and after having your breakfast, we shall "climp" to the imposing rock towers of Meteora with the unique phenomenon to have on their top Orthodox monasteries built since middle ages. The whole complex of the rocks with the monasteries has been listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites. You shall have the opportunity to visit & admire some the most important monasteries such as the Monastery of Great Meteoron, the Monastery of Rousanou, the Monastery of Agia Triada (Holy Triniti), the Varlaam Monastery, the Monastery of Saint Nikolaos Anapafsa & the Monastery of Saint Stephanos. 

After having lunch, we continue our tour with the visit to Vergina area (located besides the ancient city of Aigai, the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia). You will explore the archaeological area where amongst others you will see the Grave of King Philippos B’, father of Alexander the Great and the ruins of the Royal Palace. You will also visit the archaeological museum (an underground building), where you will be witnessed of the Vergina Treasures (valuable finds from the royal graves & the palace). We then drive to the city of Veroia. Time for dinner and then you will spend your night in a charm hotel in the area.

Seventh Day : In the morning and after having your breakfast you will visit the famous Vema (Tribunal) from which St. Paul preached to the Veroians. We continue our tour driving along the foothills of Mount Olympus (the home of the Ancient Greek Gods) and we reach to the village of Dion with the famous Sanctuary of Olympious Zeus (Dias). After visiting the ruins in the archaeological area & the archaeological museum you shall enjoy lunch in the marvelous village. On our way back to Athens we shall have a short stop/vist to Thermopylae where the famous battle between the Greeks & the Persians took place in 480 B.C. You will admire the marvelous statue of King of Sparta, Leonidas who with 300 Spartans & 700 Thespians faced numerous Persian forces under the command of King Xerxes A’. It was there that Leonidas told to Xerxes the world famous phrase "Μολών Λαβέ (Molon Labe)" which means "Come & Get It". Our private 7 days adventure reaches to the end with our returning back to starting point.