Arrive and transfer to your hotel for overnight stay.

Morning pick up from hotel. This tour includes an overview of the modern city and striking contrasts to the remains of its glorious past. Drive by the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of the Parliament House on Constitution Square, the Panathenian Stadium (site of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896). See vistas of the Presidential Palace (ex Royal Palace), government buildings and elegant homes. Drive along Panepistimiou Avenue and view the Catholic Cathedral, the Academy, University, National Library and Omonia Square. In contrast, we visit the Roman Temple of Olympian Zeus and the crowning beauty and glory that was Athens, the Acropolis with its many monuments atop its rocky base, including the awesome Parthenon, the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion with its Porch of Maidens. Return to hotel around 3pm. Overnight at hotel. (B)

Free day at leisure. (B)

CORINTH Canal. (short stop) Drive to EPIDAURUS (visit the archaeological site and the Theatre famous for its remarkable acoustics) and then on to NAUPLIA (short stop). Drive to MYCENAE where you visit the archaeological site and then depart for OLYMPIA through the central Peloponnese area passing the cities of MEGALOPOLIS and TRIPOLIS, arrive in OLYMPIA. Dinner and overnight in OLYMPIA. (B,D.)

In the morning visit the archaeological site and the museum of OLYMPIA. Drive via PATRAS to RION, cross the channel to ANTIRION on the "state of the art" new suspended bridge considered to be the longest and most modern in Europe. Arrive in NAFPAKTOS, then continue to DELPHI. Dinner and overnight in DELPHI. (B,D)

In the morning visit the archaeological site and the museum of DELPHI. Depart for KALAMBAKA. Drive through AMPHISSA, LAMIA and TRIKALA. Arrive in KALAMBAKA, dinner and overnight (B.D)

In the morning, visit the breathtaking METEORA and in the early afternoon start the drive back to ATHENS passing via THERMOPYLAE (visit) and KAMMENA VOURLA. (B)