10 Days private wine and culture tour of Peloponnese

10 Days private wine and culture tour of Peloponnese

Winery tours and wine tasting on the “wine routes” of Corinth, Argolida, Arkadia, Ilia, Lakonia, and Messinia. You will try wines from native and national varieties all from the authentic vineyards of the Peloponnese.

You will visit the Acropolis Museum and one of the most important monuments of the ancient Greek civilization – the Parthenon

You will visit Aghia Theodora in Vasta Arcadia and admire the inexplicable miracle of nature that dominates this peaceful landscape

You will visit the ancient theater of Epidaurus and the Asklepieion – a Unesco World Cultural Heritage Monument

You will tour the “Mycenae” of Homer and mythical Atreides

You will visit Olympia, which was the most glorious sanctuary of ancient Greece dedicated to Zeus and was the venue for the ancient Olympic Games

You will visit the “dead state” of Mystra and scenic Pylos with its imposing castle

In Sparta, you will visit the Museum of Olive and Greek Olive Oil

Itinerary

Day 1: ATHENS-ARRIVAL

Pass By: Athens, Athens, Attica
Arrival. Reception at the airport. Transportation and check into our hotel. You will have the rest of the day to relax or take a stroll along the streets of Athens to enjoy the flavor of the city. Depending on the time of arrival lunch or dinner.

Meals included:
• Dinner: Depending on the time of arrival lunch or dinner at the hotel.
Accommodation included: Accommodation at 4* Hotel in Athens

Day 2: ATHENS-CORINTH

Stop At: Parthenon, Acropolis Top of Dionyssiou Areopagitou, Athens 105 58 Greece
We start our day with the Athens city tour including the Acropolis – Parthenon and the archaeological museum of Athens. We will visit the Parthenon, which is the brightest monument of the Athenian state and the colonial Doric temple and has been included in UNESCO’s UNESCO list of monuments of world cultural heritage. As a physical venture, it is the most credible evidence of an advanced technological and aesthetic culture, which more or less has significantly influenced the development of the modern so-called “western” world.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Acropolis Museum, Dionysiou Areopagitou 15, Athens 117 42 Greece
You will admire the Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum centered on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Accommodation at 4* Hotel in Corinth

Day 3: CORINTH-ANCIENT CORINTH-CORINTH WINE ROAD-NAFPLION

Stop At: Ancient Corinth (Archaia Korinthos), Ancient Korinthos village, Corinth Greece
We will visit the ancient Corinth. Ancient Corinth was an important city-state of the ancient Peloponnese and was considered the richest city in the ancient world.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Nemea, Nemea, Corinthia Region, Peloponnese
We will visit the Corinthian Wine Route The Corinthian Wine Roads cover most of the wine-growing zone of the PDO Nemea wines, which is the largest in Greece, both in the area of vineyards and in production (2nd on a geographic area). We will visit two wineries and taste local and foreign varieties. The vineyard of Nemea is the kingdom of Agiorgitiko, but it is also planted elsewhere in the Peloponnese, Greece and … in the world. Nemea, with the homonymous PDO Nemea wine, is the largest wine red wine designation zone in Greece. After the wine tours, we will head to Nafplion in the first capital of Greece.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Accommodation at 3* Hotel in Nafplio

Day 4: NAFPLION-MYCENAE-ARGOLIDA WINE ROAD-EPIDAUROS-NAFPLION

Stop At: Mycenae, Mycenae, Argolis Region, Peloponnese
We will visit Mycenae, one of the largest centers of Greek civilization, forming a strong military fortress that dominated most of southern Greece. The period of Greek history between 1600 BC until around 1100 BC. is called “Mycenaean,” referring to Mycenae. You will admire it (most of the gold and are characterized by their marvelous art), the treasure of Atreus (vaulted tomb), the vaulted tomb of Clytemnestra, the Lions Gate, the Royal Palace, the temple, the North Gate as well as the Underground Tank, etc.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Argolis, Greece
Then we will take the Argolida wine road and visit the local winery
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: The Great Theatre of Epidaurus, Ethniki Odos Isthmou Archaias Epidavrou, Epidavros 210 52 Greece
After the wine tasting and tour, we will visit Epidaurus and the Asklepieion. The theater of Epidaurus is considered the finest ancient Greek theater in terms of acoustics and aesthetics. With a maximum capacity of 13,000 – 14,000 spectators, the theater hosted the musicians, song and drama struggles included in the worship of Asklepios.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Archaeological Site of Asklipiiou Epidavrou, EO Isthmou Archaias Epidavrou, Epidavros 210 52 Greece
The Asclepieion of Epidaurus became the most famous of all aspicides in ancient Greece because of the many and serious cases that were cured there. In this, they arrived from all over Greece and from the Mediterranean basin sick, begging of divine mercy. Its area was very large and it had hostels, a gym, a stage and the famous, for its acoustics, Theater, for the entertainment of the people.
Return to Nafplion and take a walk through the local tastes of the area.
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Accommodation 3* hotel in Nafplio

Day 5: NAFPLIO-KAPSIA CAVE-ARCADIAS WINE ROAD-SPARTI

Stop At: Kapsia Cave, Tripolis Pirgou, Kapsas 221 00 Greece
Arrive in Arcadia and visit the Kapsia Cave. Kapsia Cave is 15 km away from Tripoli and 1.5 km from the village of Kapsia. Experts rank it in the list of the 10 most valuable caves in the Greek territory. It is located on the periphery of the closed geological basin of the Mantinea Plateau and is connected to the complex system of natural sinks that characterize the aquifer. Among the findings of the cave are human bones and earthenware utensils. One of the places in the cave of Kapsia has the name “Hall of the Wonders”. Explosive colors, red and yellow and blue create a work of art of incomparable beauty made of nature itself.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Mantineia, Mantineia, Arkadia Region, Peloponnese
We will take the wine of Arcadia and we will visit a winery.
Arcadia has a lot to tell about wine and it is no accident that the god Dionysus and his faithful follower Panas, according to mythology, lived in Mainalo. There, among the mountains of Parnonas and Mainalos are hidden in the vineyards of the strong PDO zone of Mantineia. Approximately 5,500 acres are cultivated with one of the most important white Greek varieties, Moschofilero.
We will head to Laconia.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Accommodation at 4* hotel in Sparti

Day 6: SPARTI-MUSEUM OF OLIVE OIL AND OLIVE OIL-MYSTRAS-LACONIA WINE ROAD-GYTHIO

Stop At: Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil, 129 Othonos Amalias Street, Sparta, Sparta Municipality 231 00 Greece
We will visit the Museum of olive oil and olive oil. At the Museum of Olive Oil and Greek Olive Oil in Sparta you have the opportunity to see the first testimonies about the presence of olive and the production of olive oil in Greece: Rarely fossil olive leaves, 50.000-60.000 years, Santorini, the oldest findings proving the presence of an olive tree in Greece. Linear B signs of the 14th century BC (exact copies) with the first written testimonies of olive and oil. Your museum travels to the culture, history, and technology of olive and olive oil production in Greece, from prehistoric times until the beginning of the 20th century.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Archaeological Site of Mystras, Mystras, Sparta Municipality Greece
We will visit the Castle of Mystras. Built on the slopes of Taygetos, the Castle of Mystras takes the visitor on a journey in time. It remains almost uninhabited and deserted, generously offering an unprecedented cultural experience (and not only) to a landscaping landscape that awakens the senses.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Laconia Region, Laconia Region, Peloponnese
After we will head on the road of Laconia wine and visit a winery where we will taste wines by filling our glasses. After our wine-tasting, we will head to Gythio.
Duration: 50 minutes

Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Accommodation at 3* hotel in Gythio

Day 7: GYTHIO-AGHIA THEODORA AT VASTA ARCADIAS-MESSINIAS WINE ROAD-PYLOS

Stop At: Agia Theodora, Eparchiaki Odos Megalopolis - Vasta, Vastas 222 00 Greece
We will visit and see the chapel of Aghia Theodora with the 17 trees that come out of the roof and have entered the Guinness Book Book as a “miraculous temple” … Then we will head to the streets of the wine of Messinia.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Kyparissia, Greece
The history of the wine of Messinia is interwoven with the history of the place and is lost in the depths of the ages. Homer refers to the pine-filled land of Pylia and then to Pausanias, according to which Dionysus first exclaimed “Ewi”, meaning he was eating, tasting a wine from Messinia. We would have a wine taste and a tour of the winery. We will head to scenic Pylos.
Duration: 50 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation at 3* hotel in Pylos

Day 8: PYLOS-HLIAS WINE ROAD-OLYMPIA

Stop At: Castle of Pylos, Methonis, Pilos 240 01 Greece
We will visit the beautiful castle of Pylos with their long history and we will go to the bastions.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ilia, Ilia, Euboea Region, Central Greece
We will take the road to the wine of Ilia and visit the vinification of the area.
Duration: 50 minutes

Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Accommodation at 4* hotel in Olympia

Day 9: OLYMPIA – ATHENS

Stop At: Olympia, Olympia, Elis Region, West Greece
We will admire the archaeological site of Olympia as the cradle of the Olympic Games. Olympia was the most glorious sanctuary of ancient Greece, dedicated to Zeus. It was the venue for the Olympic Games that took place during the Olympic Games, the most important celebration of Greeks during most of the antiquity, and is one of the UNESCO cultural monuments.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Athens, Athens, Attica
We will take the way back to Athens. After our arrival in Athens and the necessary rest, you will have the opportunity to admire through a gastronomic excursion the incredible flavors and perfumes from the capital of Greece.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Accommodation at 4* hotel in Athens

Day 10: ATHENS-FLIGHT BACK HOME

Pass By: Spata, Spata, East Attica Region, Attica
Transportation to the airport for the flight back home. KALO TAXIDI!

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.