Greece & Turkey Tours
10-Day Adventures in Greece, including Rome
Departure Dates: November 2008–March
2009. Call
for prices!
DAY 1 – DEPART USA
Begin your exciting journey as you depart on board your flight
to Athens.
DAY 2 – ARRIVE ATHENS
Arrive Athens where you will be met and escorted to your waiting
motorcoach for transfer to your hotel. Balance of day at leisure.
DAY 3 – ATHENS
Our morning tour takes us to the Olympic Stadium, then to the Temple
of Zeus. Continue to Hadrian’s Arch built on the boundary
of the Greek and Roman cities, and then to the Acropolis, sacred
hill of the ancient Athenians. Visit the Parthenon, with its famous
Temple of Diana. Then to Mars Hill, where the apostle Paul’s
famous speech to the men of Athens on the “Unknown God” was
made. The afternoon is free for exploring Athens.
DAY 4 – ATHENS/CORINTH/MYCENAE/NAUPLIA
Today we re bound for ancient Corinth. Drive along the Sacred Way
of Elusian Mysteries, passing the Island of Salamis. Cross the
Corinth Canal, which connects the Aegean and Ionian Seas. See the
Isthmus, where boats were once dragged over land from one sea to
the other. Arrive Corinth, the most important city in the days
of Paul. Visit the ruins of the ancient city where Paul worked
with Aquila and Priscilla. See the remains of first century shops,
the agora where Paul’s trial by Gallio took place, Fountain
of Peirene, Temple of Apollo and The Bema. Depart for Epidaurus
to visit the amphitheatre with its astonishing acoustics. Continue
to the ruins of Agamemnon’s capital, Mycenae, with its fascinating
Cyclopean Walls, Tomb of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Return to
Athens for the night.
DAY 5 – ATHENS/DELPHI
Arrive Piraeus this morning where your motorcoach will be waiting
to take you on tour of Delphi. Drive on the national highway through
Thebes, Levadia and the picturesque village of Arachova to Delphi.
Visit the Museum to see the famous Bronze Charioteer along with
other statues. In the afternoon, visit the Temple of Apollo, the
Theatre, the Athenian Treasury, and the Castalian Spring. Overnight
in Athens.
DAY 6 – ATHENS
Today is at leisure to explore the wonders of this Ancient City,
or finish your last minute shopping.
DAY 07 - ATHENS/CAPE SOUNION/PATRAS
This morning you will begin your tour by visiting some of the sights
that make Athens famous. First you will visit the awesome Acropolis
with its spectacular view of the city below and admire one of the
world’s masterpieces, the eternal Parthenon. You will also visit
the Temple of Olympia Zeus, the Royal Palace and much more. We
return back to Athens and continue to Patras to board overnight
deluxe Superfast ferry to Bari, Italy. (We depart from Patras at
6:00 PM and arrive Bari, Italy at 8:30 AM in the morning.) Dinner
is included aboard your ferry to Rome.
DAY 8 – ARRIVE BARI, NAPLES, POMPEII, ROME
We arrive at Bari, and transfer to our deluxe motor coach, which
will take us to Naples, with a short sightseeing tour of Pompeii.
From Pompeii, we continue to Rome. Traveling through the main streets
of Rome, you will marvel at the famous monuments of this great
capital. Such as the Colosseum, that symbolizes the eternity of
the Roman civilization, the Roman Forum, and the Piazza Venezia,
dominated by the imposing monument to Vittorio Emanuele II. Before
returning to our hotel, we stop near the Fontana di Trevi. Here,
follow tradition by tossing a coin into the fountain, promising
to return to Rome. Dinner, and overnight at your hotel in Rome.
DAY 9 – ROME
Our first visit will be to the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel,
the celebrated Chapel of the Popes and the venue of the Conclaves
for Papal elections. It is one of the most splendid masterpieces
in the history of world art and is well known around the world
for its magnificent ceiling, beautifully decorated by Michelangelo.
From here, your next visit will be to the Basilica of St. Peter,
the largest church in the world, which overlooks the enormous Piazza
San Pietro. Dinner, and overnight at your hotel in Rome.
DAY 10 – ROME, USA
We transfer to the airport for our return flight home, arriving
the same day with our hearts filled with many fond memories of
our Journey.
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