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Aegean Mediterranean Cruises & Tours
Classical Greece
Weekly Departures - Throughout the year - Now through December 31, 2008
Day 1: Take your overnight flight from JFK to Athens

Day 2: Welcome / Kalosorisate Arrive in Athens where you will be met by our English-speaking representative and transferred by a private car to your hotel. Stay in a double room with breakfast daily for 2 nights.

Day 3: After breakfast, 9:00 a.m. take the 1/2 Day Athens City Tour, to the Acropolis and museums with round-trip transfers to the hotel. This tour will introduce you to the most important sights of the city. You will see the temple of the Olympian Zeus, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Pan Athenaeum stadium. Return to your hotel in Athens. Afternoon is for you to leisurely explore the wonderful city of Athens.

Day 4: After breakfast, you will be met and transferred to begin your 4 Days Classical Tour with Meteora. Leave by the coastal road to the Corinth Canal (short stop). Drive on to visit the famous theatre of Epidaurus. Then proceed to the town of Nafplion (short stop), drive on to Mycenae and visit the archaeological site & the Tomb of Agamemnon. Depart for Olympia through Central part of the Peloponnese and the towns of Tripolis & Megalopolis. Dinner and an overnight in Olympia with breakfast.

Day 5: Visit the sanctuary of the Olympian Zeus, the Stadium and the Archaeological Museum. Proceed to Patras and pass the magnificent bridge that is crossing the Corinthian bay from Rion to Antirion. Pass through the picturesque town of Nafpaktos (Lepanto) and arrive in Delphi for dinner and an overnight stay with breakfast.

Day 6: Visit the Castalia spring, the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia, the sanctuary of Apollo Pythios and the museum. Depart for Kalambaka for dinner and an overnight stay with breakfast.

Day 7: In the morning visit Meteora, among the striking scenery, perched on top of huge rocks that seem to be suspended in mid-air, stand ageless monasteries, where you can see exquisite specimens of Byzantine art. Return to Athens via Trikala, Lamia, Thermopylae (visit the Leonidas monument) and Kammena Vourla. Arrive in Athens early in the evening and transfer to your hotel. Overnight stay in Athens with breakfast.

Day 8: You will be transferred to the airport to fly back home.

COST: from $1,299 ppdo + port taxes +air tax
                                                                  For complete details or to book contact:
  Aegean Mediterranean
  Cruises & Tours
  888.968.0335
  aegean@aol.com
  www.aegeanmedtours.com

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