Greece Intensive Voyage
Departs: 26 September 2024| 10 Days | Greece and Turkey
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
» Explore Xanthi, “the city of a thousand colours” on this journey to the Nestos River Delta.
» Follow the footsteps of early Christian pilgrims on this visit to ancient Philippi, one of the most significant archaeological sites in Macedonia.
» Visit the birthplace of Alexander the Great, the breathtaking Vergina, and the Royal Tombs Museum, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.
PRICE
From $4,207* per person, twin share
DAY 1 Athens, Greece
Home to the Acropolis, Athens has quite a reputation to live up to: Named for Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, the city is credited with being the cradle of European civilization and birthplace of democracy.
DAY 2 Scenic Cruising of Mt. Athos, Greece
Known as the “Holy Mountain,” Mount Athos is an autonomous and self-governing republic of Greek Orthodox monks and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Although visiting this monastic community is generally prohibited, its 20 monasteries perched on cliffs are a sight to behold from the Aegean Sea.
DAY 3 Kavala, Greece
Clinging to the foothills of Mt. Symvolo, the city of Kavala (“the heart of Eastern Macedonia”) rises like an amphitheatre out of the sea, with historical monuments and buildings almost too plentiful to list.
DAY 4 – 5 Thessaloniki, Greece
As Greece’s second-biggest city and the Byzantine Empire’s second-most important city, the word “second” is often used to describe this port, but we’re here to tell you: Thessaloniki is anything but second-rate!
DAY 6 Volos, Greece
Dating back to the Neolithic age and famed as the mythical “City of the Argonauts”, Volos is a modern city in the heart of Greece, and is a place of immense natural beauty and numerous archaeological sites.
DAY 7 Mykonos, Greece
With its many charms including iconic windmills, fabulous beaches and an irresistible traditional town of twisting streets and alleys, Mykonos is living proof that picture postcard destinations do exist.
DAY 8 Ephesus, Turkey
Kusadasi is your port to the age-old civilization of Ephesus, once the second largest metropolitan area in the Roman Empire, and famed for the Temple of Artemis, one of the wonders of the ancient world.
DAY 9 Santorini, Greece
Your daydream of a Greek island meets reality in Santorini—so beautiful with its whitewashed villages and blue roofs reflecting the sea, you can almost believe the myths claiming it as the birthplace of gods.
DAY 10 Athens, Greece
Home to the Acropolis, Athens has quite a reputation to live up to: Named for Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, the city is credited with being the cradle of European civilization and birthplace of democracy.
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