ATHENS - PATRA - ON PLO-POMPIA - NAPOLI - ROME-FLORENCE - ANKONA-PATRA - ATHENS
Itinerary
Day 1
Athens - Arrival Day
Our friendly staff will welcome you at the Athen’s airport and will transfer you to your hotel in Athens. Rest of the day at leisure. Optional Athen’s by night tour with dinner and folklore dances. Overnight in Athens.
Day 2
Athens - Half Day City Tour
After breakfast, we will pick you up from the hotel and start our morning sightseeing tour, including visit Acropolis. Acropolis is the Acropolis of Athens or Citadel of Athens is the best known acropolis in the world. It is the significance of the Acropolis of Athens, such as that it is commonly known as The Acropolis without qualification. The Acropolis was formally proclaimed as the pre-eminent monument on the European Cultural Heritage list of monuments on 26 March 2007. The Acropolis is a flat-topped rock that rises 150 m (490 ft) above sea level in the city of Athens, with a surface area of about 3 hectares. It was also known as Cecropia, after the legendary serpent-man, Cecrops, the first Athenian king.
You drive by the Parliament building where is the Tomb of the Unkown Soldier on Constitution square, by the neoclassical buildings of the Academy, University and National Library, by Hadrian’s Arch and by the Temple of Olympian Zeus which was the largest of all Greek Temples. Visit of the Acropolis with its magnificent monuments: the Parthenon, the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion with its Porch of Maidens. Visit also of the New Acropolis Museum, where you will see the original statues which decorated the Acropolis of the 5th century B.C. Visit of the Panathenian Stadium which was rebuilt in 1896 for the first modern Olympics on the ruins of the ancient one.
(Note: On Mondays as the New Acropolis Museum is closed, you visit instead the Temple of Olympian Zeus).
At the end of the tour, we will transfer you back to hotel and the rest of the day is yours to have a walk in Athens and in the old Plaka district.
Day 3
Athens - Free Day - optional tours
Breakfast. Today you can join the optional excursion to visit Athens or spend a relax day to walk around or doing shopping in Athens.You can choose one of the optional half or full day excursions (Sounion, Ancient Corinth, Cruise to Aegina – Poros – Hydra, Delphi, Argolis).
Day 4
ATHENS - PATRA - ON PLO
After your breakfast, check out from the hotel and we will arrange your transfer to Concentration, boarding and departing for Patras with stops for coffee. Arrival in Patras, boarding, fitting in cabins and departing for Ancona. Overnight stays at sea
Day 5
POMPIA - NAPOLI - ROME
Arrival at the port of Bari or Bridget and departure for the archaeological site of Pompeii. The tour of the Dead City that remained intact beneath the Vesuvius lava that exploded in 79 AD. it will really fascinate you. We will see the perimeter wall, the Forum, the temple of Apollo and Artemis, the city of Nero etc. We continue with a short pass from the city of Naples where the Nuovo quay, the San Carlo Theater and the royal palace are located. Immediate departure for Rome. Arrange in the hotel. Overnight.
Day 6
ROME - CITY TOUR
Breakfast and city tour with plenty of mansions and monuments. We will see the Colosseum, the triumphal arch, the Augustus, Caesar and Justinian forums, Venetian palace, Capitol Hill with Marcus Aurelius' statue, the Mussolini mansion, and St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. Afternoon free. You can visit the Vatican Museums individually, including the sculptures, carpets, papyri, emperors and the famous Sistine Chapel with the frescoes of Rafael and Michelangelo. For the evening, (gift of our office), you will enjoy the eternal city illuminated at night. The world famous for their beauty squares of Spain and Navona will be the two main stops of today's night. We will admire the Vatican with the basilica of St. Peter, the San Marcel cinema, Trastevere, Tibetan Island, Markellos Theater, Venice Square, Capitol Hill, Emperor markets, Colosseum, Hippodrome, and finally enjoy Gelato (ice cream) in the unique illuminated Fontana di Trevi. Return to the hotel, overnight.
Day 7
ROME - FLORENCE
Breakfast and departure for Florence. Arrival and tour of Florence. In the cultural capital of Italy, in the historic center of Florence, we will admire the cathedral, the third largest Christian temple, the Brunelleski dome, the Giotto bell tower, St. John's baptism, Palazzo Vecchio, Sinoria Square and Ponte Vecchio , the oldest and most famous bridge of the Arno River that crosses Florence. Then we will have free time, dinner, overnight stay.
Day 8
FLORENCE - ANKONA
Breakfast and departure for the harbor. Boarding and departing for Patras
Day 9
PATRA - ATHENS
Arrival at the port of Patras and drive to our final destination Athens with suitcases filled with the best memories of your trip.
Included:
Airport transfer from Athens Airport to hotel
3 nights hotel accommodation with breakfast in Athens
Guided half day Athens city tour
Professional English speaking guide
Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach
Transfers, tours, luxury guided tours as mentioned
Quadruple interior cabins (AB4) on the ship with shower, toilet and A / C
3 overnights in 3 * or 4 * hotels with breakfast
3 dinners or meals - a gift from our office
Night walk in Rome - gift of our office
Leader / escort
Civil / Professional liability insurance TOUR OPERATOR
City Taxes, Port Charges, Check Point & Personal Accident Insurance, Medical Care, Luggage Loss
GIFT BAGS-TRAVEL BAG PER PAINTER
Not Included:
entrances to museums and cities, attractions, drinks, tips and that is referred to as optional
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