Classical Tour 4 days with Meteora

Epidaurus

Epidaurus is a historic town of Argolida on its eastern side. It is built at the foot of mountains where, according to mythology, Asclepius was born where his worship began there for the first time in the 6th century BC. century. Its strategic position, but mainly its Asclepius, contributed to the unprecedented growth of the city. Its inhabitants were mainly engaged in shipping. Its first settlement belongs to the prehistoric age.  

Nafplio

Nafplio is a city of the Peloponnese, the capital of the Prefecture of Argolis and the main port of the eastern Peloponnese. It is one of the most picturesque cities in the country, and it was the capital of the Greek state during the period 1828 – 1833. Nafplio is known for Bourtzi, a small fort built on an islet in the harbor, for Palamidi, a Venetian fortress dominating the city ​​of Acronauplia, another Venetian fortress, and the place of murder of Ioannis Kapodistrias. According to Greek mythology, Nafplios founded Nafplia, which was fortified with cyclopean walls. Archaeological findings prove the existence of the city since the Mycenaean years.  

Mycenae

Mycenae was an ancient city of Argolis opposite the Argolic Gulf. The archaeological site of Mycenae is about 90 kilometers southwest of Athens, in the northeastern Peloponnese. During the second millennium BC, Mycenae was one of the largest centers of Greek civilization, forming a strong military fortress that dominated most of southern Greece. At the height of their glory, in 1350 BC, the castle and the lower city had 30,000 inhabitants and were 32 hectares. First, Homer refers to the city by describing it with the words «wide-eyed, gold-colored».  

Olympia

Olympia was the most glorious sanctuary of ancient Greece dedicated to Zeus. It was the venue for the Olympic Games which took place during the Olympion, the most important celebration of Greeks during most of the ancient times. Similar festivals were the Pythia that were organized in honor of Apollo in Delphi, Isthmia in honor of Poseidon in the Isthmus of Corinth and Nemea, also in honor of Zeus in his sanctuary in Nemea. In Olympia, within the magnificent temple of the god, was the statue of Zeus, a work of Phidias, which was known in ancient times as one of the seven wonders of the world. The starting point of the Olympic Games is placed in 776 BC. and it took place every four years. During the Hellenistic period several buildings were built, mainly for secular reasons, such as Gymnasium and Palaestra, were built, and in the Roman years they were re-transformed. Thermal houses, luxurious residences and the aqueduct were also built. The operation of the sanctuary continued in the first Christian years of Constantine the Great. In 393 AD the last Olympic Games were held.  

Delphi

Delphi was an ancient Greek city in which operated the most important oracle of the ancient Greek world. The town dates from the Homeric years under the name Pythos. At the beginning of the historical times it was one of the cities of ancient Phocis, but gradually the role of the city was strengthened and evolved into a panhellenic center and holy city of ancient Greeks. Delphi retained their important position until the end of the 4th century AD, when Theodosius I finally closed the operation of the oracle.  

Meteora

Meteora is a complex of huge, dark-colored rocks of sandstone, rising out of Kalabaka, near the first hills of Pindus and Chasia. The Meteora monasteries, built on the top of some of the rocks, are now the second most important monastic complex in Greece, after Mount Athos. Of the thirty that were built historically, there are currently remaining only seven, which since 1988 have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.