The Nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Southern Greece
From EUR
€2,250.00
- Duration: 11 Days
- Product code: PYZ9LN
Greece is home to no less than seventeen UNESCO World Heritage sites, of which more than half are in the Peloponnese and southern Greece. This high-end thrilling and instructive programme will take us to the following illustrious examples of architecture, history and civilisation:
- The world-renowned theatre and Asclepium of Epidaurus
- The megalithic citadel of Tiryns, legendary birthplace of hero and demi-god Heracles
- Fabled Mycenae
- The Byzantine castle and citadel of Mystras
- The temple of Apollo Epicurius by Iktinos, designer of the Parthenon, perched on a remote mountain-top
- Olympia, cradle of the Olympic Games in 776 BC
- The sacred city and oracle of Delphi
- The Byzantine monastery of Ossios Loucas
- The Acropolis of Athens
Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to savour the magnificence of Classical and Byzantine Greece in conjunction with beautiful natural surroundings.
