Arrive Athens airport and transfer to your hotel. This evening, enjoy Athens by Night Tour starting with a drive to Piraeus and its natural harbors, such as lively Zea with its busy yacht marina and tiny Mikrolimano, one of the most picturesque corners of Piraeus. Return to Athens for dinner in Plaka, the old city, in a typical Greek tavern with folk music and dancers. Overnight.
Breakfast. This morning, enjoy the city tour with a visit to the famous Acropolis. Expert guides take you to see the centre of the city including Constitution Square (Syntagma), the Parliament, the Memorial to the Unknown Soldier and the National Library. See the Panathenaic Stadium (where the first Olympic Games of the modern era were held in 1896), the Temple of Olympian Zeus and Hadrian's Arch.
At the Acropolis, visit the architectural masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and finally, the Parthenon. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight.
Breakfast. Enjoy a full day excursion to Delphi. Drive through the fertile plain of Boeotia, passing the towns of Thebes, Levadia and Arachova, famous for its colorful rugs and carpets, and enjoy a short stop here. Arrive Delphi, the centre of the ancient world, whose prestige extended far beyond the boundaries of the Hellenic world.
On the slopes of Mount Parnassus, in a landscape of unparalleled beauty and majesty, lie the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo Pythios. Visit the Treasury of the Athenians, the Temple of Apollo, and the Museum containing masterpieces of Ancient Greek sculpture: the Bronze Charioteer and the famous athlete, Aghias. Return to Athens for overnight.
Breakfast. This cruise takes you to three of the most important islands in the Saronic Gulf. First the island of Aegina, the biggest island of Saronikos, inhabited since the second millennium BC with two major archeological sights, the Church of Saint Nektarios, the last Saint recognised by the Greek Orthodox Church. See a marvelous fish market, a unique floating fruit market and pick up the famous pistachio nuts. Optional tour: Temple of Aphaia .
Poros, the smallest of the three islands, full of pine trees and lemon trees. Lunch is served on board, usually when the ship is sailing between Poros and Hydra.
Hydra is one of the favourite islands of the international jet-set with its unique architecture and its narrow streets with small shops where you may find jewellery and articles of folklore art. Return to Athens for overnight.
Breakfast. Transfer to airport.
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