Wonderful Athens

(4 days / 3 nights)

Itinerary:

DAY 1: ARRIVAL – ATHENS
Arrival to Athens International Airport, meet & assist by our representative & transfer to your hotel.
Rest of the day at leisure.
Optional tour: Athens by Night – your evening begins with a pleasant walk through the narrow picturesque streets of the old city in Plaka, and you will reach a typical Greek Tavern where you can enjoy your dinner following a floor show with live music and Greek Folk Dancers in traditional costumes. (EUR 55.00 per person)
Overnight at the hotel in Athens.

DAY 2: ATHENS SIGHTSEEING TOUR WITH ACROPOLIS MUSUEM
After breakfast at hotel, proceed to have the opportunity to observe the striking contrasts that make Athens such a fascinating city. Our expert guides will take you to 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 colourful uniforms, 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). On the Acropolis, visit the Architectural Masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: The Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erectheion and finally “the harmony between material and spirit”, the monument that “puts order in the mind”, the Pantheon. Continue and visit the place where at last the statues found their home and admire the wonders of the classical era: The New Acropolis Museum.
Overnight at the hotel in Athens.

DAY 3: ATHENS – ONE-DAY CRUISE
After breakfast at hotel, our team will pick you up from the hotel and take you by coach to the port for embarkation on the cruise ship. At 8.15 AM, the cruise ship departs and sails for the first stopover on the island of Hydra. You will spend approximately one hour, thus, you have free time to explore the unique island. Embarkation and sail to the island of Poros, separated from Peloponnese by a narrow strait and offering a most enchanting view or Poros Town. Leisure time in Poros will be approximately one hour. After 2 hours trip we shall arrive to the last port, the island of Aegina where you have time either to make an optional tour visiting the Athena Afea Temple or to swim to the nearest beaches of the island. Total time spent on this island is an hour and a half. Lunch will be served on board during the voyage. Re-embarkation and sailing back to the port in Athens. Arrive late in the afternoon and transfer back to your hotel by coach.
Overnight at the hotel in Athens.

DAY 4: ATHENS – DEPARTURE
After breakfast, proceed for checkout and in time, transfer to the airport for your flight back home.