[{"title":"Day 1: ARRIVAL ATHENS","name":"Athens","description":"<p>Arrival at Athens Airport where you will be met and transferred to your hotel for check-in. The afternoon is free at leisure for exploring this never-sleeping city. You may optionally visit Syntagma Square and get into the city’s vibe. Enjoy shopping in one of the most popular streets of the city in the Kolonaki area or Ermou, and have a nice, quiet walk at the beautiful alleys of Plaka (the old district) where you can also find a big number of small shops selling souvenirs and other local artefacts (own expense). </p>\n<p><strong>Overnight in Athens.</strong></p>\n<p></p>\n","lat":"37.98381","lng":"23.727539"},{"title":"Day 2: ATHENS AND ACROPOLIS","name":"Athens","description":"<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgb(87, 100, 111); margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em\">In the morning embark on your sightseeing tour of the ancient city. Discover the secrets of Athens, including its famous Acropolis on your sightseeing tour. The half-day tour of Athens begins with a photo stop at the Panathinaiko Stadium where 3 the first Olympic Games took place in 1896. It is the only stadium built of white marble. We will continue, passing through the Zappeion and Temple of Olympian Zeus. You will then pass through the Athens Trilogy which includes the University of Athens, the Academy of Athens, and the National Library. Passing next, through the National Garden, Hadrian's Arch, St. Paul's Church, the Parliament, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Schliemann House (Numismatic Museum), the Catholic Cathedral, the old Parliament, Constitution Square, the Russian Orthodox Church, and finally the Acropolis (visit Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Parthenon, Erechtheum with its maiden porch). Your knowledgeable guide will continue your Athens sightseeing tour and museum tour with a leisurely stroll past the Theaters of Herod and Dionysus to visit the Acropolis museum. You will be impressed by the main attractions like votives, artifacts from everyday life, statues from the archaic period, Caryatids and of course the Parthenon hall with the metopes, pediments and frieze.</p><p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgb(87, 100, 111); margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em\"><strong>Overnight in Athens.</strong></p><p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgb(87, 100, 111); margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em\"><br></p>","lat":"37.98381","lng":"23.727539"},{"title":"Day 3: ATHENS – CANAL OF CORINTH – EPIDAURUS – NAUPLION – MYCENAE – OLYMPIA (385 km – 9 hrs)","name":"Olympia","description":"<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgb(87, 100, 111); margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em\">Breakfast in the hotel. Departure from Athens through the Corinth Canal (short stop). We will drive to Epidaurus and visit the ancient theatre, world renowned for its spectacular acoustics. We will arrive at Nauplia (short stop) and through the plain of Argos we will arrive at Mycenae. We will visit the archaeological site and the tomb of Agamemnon. In the afternoon (optional stop to buy souvenirs) departure to Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic Games. </p><p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgb(87, 100, 111); margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em\"><strong>Overnight in Olympia.</strong></p>","lat":"37.644364","lng":"21.625352"},{"title":"Day 4: OLYMPIA – DELPHI (330 km – 8 hrs)","name":"Delphi, Greece","description":"<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgb(87, 100, 111); margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em\">Breakfast in the hotel. Visit to the archaeological site and the Temple of Zeus, the temple of Hera, the altar of the Olympic flame, the stadium and the archaeological museum. Exit via Patras (short stop) to Rio, crossing the bay by the Antirio bridge. We will pass through the city of Nauplia and from there, along the coastal road, we will arrive at Delphi, known in ancient times as the navel of the world. In the afternoon visit to the picturesque mountain village Arachova.</p><p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgb(87, 100, 111); margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em\"><strong>Overnight in Delphi.</strong></p>","lat":"38.480057","lng":"22.494062"},{"title":"Day 5: DELPHI – KALAMBAKA (310 km – 8 hrs)","name":"Kalambaka, Greece","description":"<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgb(87, 100, 111); margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em\">After breakfast at the hotel continue your journey with a visit of the archaeological site and the museum of Delphi. Departure to Kalambaka via Central Greece (short stop in Lamía). Overnight stay in Kalambaka, a small town built at the foot of the majestic gray rocks, and crowned by the Meteora monasteries.</p><p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgb(87, 100, 111); margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em\"><strong>Overnight in Kalambaka.</strong></p>","lat":"39.782777","lng":"21.570679"},{"title":"Day 6: KALAMBAKA – ATHENS (355 km – 9 hrs)","name":"Athens","description":"<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgb(87, 100, 111); margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em\">Breakfast in the hotel. Morning departure to Meteora to visit the Byzantine Monasteries. Return to Athens passing by the heroic monument of Leonidas of Sparta at Thermopylae.</p><p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgb(87, 100, 111); margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em\"><strong>Overnight in Athens.</strong></p>","lat":"37.98381","lng":"23.727539"},{"title":"Day 7: ATHENS","name":"Athens","description":"<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgb(87, 100, 111); margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em\">Enjoy a delightful breakfast at your hotel. Then you are free to enjoy a full day at leisure. </p><p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgb(87, 100, 111); margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em\"><strong>Overnight in Athens.</strong></p>","lat":"37.98381","lng":"23.727539"},{"title":"Day 8: DEPARTURE ATHENS","name":"Athens","description":"<p style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: #57646f; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em\">Wake up to one last breakfast in the hotel before taking your transfer back to Athens airport, where you’ll catch your flight to your following destination.</p>","lat":"37.98381","lng":"23.727539"}]
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