Mainland Greece Tour: Explore Meteora, Nafplion, Delphi & Olympia

Leave by the coastal road to the Corinth Canal (short stop). Drive to Epidaurus and visit the Ancient theatre, world famous for its outstanding acoustics, then proceed to Nauplia. Free afternoon, you can enjoy a nice walk in the old town or visit the new Nauplion gallery with paintings dedicated to the Greek revolution in 1821.  Dinner and overnight in Nauplion.

Overnight in Nauplion.

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure around 12:30 and through the plain of Argos we arrive at Mycenae. Visit the archaeological site and the Tomb of Agamemnon. In the afternoon (optional stop for souvenirs) depart for Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, through the cities of Tripolis and Megalopolis (short stop). Dinner and Overnight in Olympia, the cradle of the Olympic Games.

Overnight in Olympia. 

After breakfast visit the archaeological site with the Temple of Zeus, the Temple of Hera, the altar of the Olympic flame, the Stadium and the archaeological Museum. Depart via Patras (short stop) to Rion, cross the Corinthian bay by the new bridge to Antirion. Pass by the city of Nafpaktos and from there on, along the coastal road to Delphi, known in ancient times as the navel of the world. In the afternoon visit the picturesque mountain village of Arachova. Arrive in Delphi for dinner and overnight.

Overnight in Delphi.

Breakfast at the hotel. Visit the Archaeological Site and the Museum of Delphi. Depart for Kalambaka via Central Greece (short stop by Lamia). Dinner and overnight in Kalambaka, a small town built at the foot of the majestic grey rocks and crowned by the Meteora Monasteries (short stop for souvenirs).

Overnight in Kalambaka.

Breakfast at the hotel. Leave in the morning for nearby Meteora to visit the Byzantine Monasteries. Return to Athens passing the heroic monument of Leonidas at Thermopylae.