Arrival at Athens airport, the land where wisdom and philosophy started, meet and assist at the airport and transfer to the hotel
Breakfast at the hotel, heading to Lycabettus Hill, the highest point in the center of Athens, using the cable car to enjoy the gorgeous scenery from the height of 300 m and spend some time in the cafes, restaurants up there and visit the ancient church of Agios Georgios (St. George) and the chapel of Agios Isidoros on the other side of the hill. We will enjoy the theatre that hosts most famous performers, enough to 3000 spectators.
Drive to Mars Hill rising 377 feet above the land, where Apostle Paul gave his first sermon to the Athenians.
Overnight in Syntagma to see the guard changing in front of the parliament building
Breakfast at the hotel then our tour starts with the landmark of Athens, Metropolitan Cathedral of Annunciation of St. Mary, built in 1842 to visit the tombs of St. Philothei and St. George V and the attached little church of St. Eleftherios called “little Mitropoli”.
Visit Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite built in 1890 where the pillars represent in life-size four Evangelists. The church was the venue of the catholic marriage of Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark and a member of Spanish Royal family in 1962.
Heading to church of Holy Apostles built in the 10th century. Visit Stoa Attalos built by Amerivcan and Greek archaeologists to similaulate the original relics in 1956. The Stoa witnessed the ceremony of 10 countries signing to join he European Union in 2003.
Visit Tower of the Wind, the world’s first meteorological station “timepiece” a unique combination of sundials, wind vane, and water clock built in the 2nd century BC.
Visit Panathenaic Stadium, built in 330 BC to honor goddess Athena which hosts the opening and the closing ceremonies of the first Olympics in 1896 and hosted the 2004 Olympics and its flame.
overnight the Coastal district of Palaio Faliro.
Breakfast at the hotel then drive to the Theatre of Epidaurus built in the 4th century BC with the capacity of 13.000 to 14.000 spectators in a 55 rows of seats. The site was built of marble and is considered a perfect acoustic system as you can hear even the whispers from any part. The theater was built to worship Asclepius, the god of medicine . A vast healing center is affiliated to the theater where the god made miracles and are written on the walls of the temple.
Visit the gift of nature to Greece; Caves of Diros means “the Fox’s Hole”as it looks like the place where fox lives and built in the 4thmillennium 6000 and 3200 BC for the Greek god of death“Hades”
Overnight at Monastiraki square then transfer to the hotel
Breakfast at the hotel then drive to Corinthes starting with Patapios of Thebes to visit the cave where they found the skull of the Saint in 4th century AD. The nun monastery is on a 650m hill and many miracles happened and are still happening. Visiting Monastery of St. John the Baptist found in 1960 on a hill overlooking the Corinthes Gulf. Visit The Cathedral of Corinthes (Apostle Paul Church) built in 1943 in the port where Apostle Paul started out on his journey to Syria the church assembles Aga Sofia in Turkey.
Visiting Corinth Canal, completed in 1893 and connects the Gulf of Corinth and the Gulf of Saronic. The canal is 6.4 km length and 21.4 m wide. We will enjoy the 4 bridges and the submersible bridge at the entrance that goes down to let the towed boats pass.
Overnight Corinth
Breakfast at the hotel then heading to Panathenaic Stadium, the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble in 30 BC for religious and athletic festivals in honour of goddess Athena with capacity of 50.000 seats. The stadium was the Olympic venue in 2004 and the Olympic flame handover ceremony. Visit St. Panteleimon of Acharnai, the biggest church in Greece and in Balkans and the first edifice built with concrete, built in 1910 by King George 1 with a painting of 6000㎡surface that took 23 years to be completed. Heading to the church of Holy Trinity built in the 6th century to see the portrait of weeping Virgin Mary.
Bus tour to enjoy Athens at night for two hours to wrap up the visit and enjoy the ancient city at night
Breakfast at the hotel then transfer to the airport to return home carrying the unforgettable memories of the land of wisdom.
