Home of Homer’s Odyssey and Iliad, Greece has witnessed Europe’s greatest ages - The Mycenean, Minoan, Classical, Hellenistic and Byzantine. Visit the Acropolis, the glory of Ancient Greece, the Parthenon, the temple of Thena. Wander the Agora, the marketplace of Ancient Athens and where Socrates spent much time expounding his philosophy. Travel to the Peloponnese linked by the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and visit the birthplace of the Olympic Games, Olympia.
Visit the ancient sites of Epidaurus, Corinth and Mycenae described by Homer as ’rich in gold’. Here see the Lion’s Gate, Europe’s oldest monumental building. Travel to the stunning setting of Delphi on the way stopping to visit the sanctuary of Zeus and Temple of Hera. In Delphi visit the Sanctuary of Apollo with the much photographed Tholos. Take a high speed ferry to either Santorini or Crete to marvel at the Minoan excavations.