2-day Private Tour in Delphi and Monasteries of Meteora and Museum of Thebes

2-day Private Tour in Delphi and Monasteries of Meteora and Museum of Thebes

2-Day private tour in Delphi, Museum of Thebes (or visit at the Monastery of Osios Lucas), and Mycenae Palace and in the magnificent Meteora and take this unique opportunity to visit some of the most important monuments of mainland Greece.
Visit Thebes, one of the oldest cities in Greece, and visit the archaeological museum of Thebes that is of great importance. Visit the famous ancient town of Mycenae, where the Mycenaean civilization thrived between 1650 and 1200 BC, see the excavation remains of the Mycenae Palace and the Mycenaean Tombs. Visit Meteora, the ageless monasteries standing between heaven and earth that combine both historical and religious treasures!
Visit the Oracle of Delphi and the temple dedicated to Apollo, where it is said that Pythia delivered her oracles.
You will also visit two picturesque traditional villages, Arahova and Kastraki with their traditional Greek taverns, where you can taste the famous traditional Greek food and other local products!

Itinerary

Day 1: Athens - Museum of Thebes or Monastery of St. Loukas - Village of Arachova - Delphi

Stop At: Delphi, Delphi, Phocis Region, Central Greece
Our driver will pick you up from your Hotel (suggested time 08.30) or from your cruise ship. Along the way, you will see the plain of Boeotia, an agricultural center and you will also pass by the city of Thebes, the birthplace of King Oedipus in order to reach The Archaeological Museum of Thebes one of the most important museums of Greece since some of its collections are rare or unique. The exhibits originate from excavations all around Boeotia and cover a long chronological period spanning from the Palaeolithic to the Post Byzantine periods. Also, you will walk around to see the Mycenae Palace and the Mycenaean Tombs. (Alternative you can skip the Museum of Thebes and to visit the Monastery of Osios Loukas) .
Continuing our trip we will reach Delphi. We will visit Castalia Spring, visit at the archaeological site and view the monument of the Argive Kings, the treasury of the Athenians, the Athenian Stoa, the Polygonal Wall, the monument of Platea and the Temple of Apollo famous for its oracle and Delphi museum, with its spectacular exhibits include the frieze of the Treasury of the Sifnians, the Naxian Sphinx, the Statue of Antinoos the metopes of the Athenian treasury, the famous bronze Charioteer, originally created to commemorate a victory during the 476 B.C. Pythian Games, and many other artifacts. We have lunch in Delphi area or at the traditional Village of Arachova, where you can taste the traditional cheese, Arachova’s formaela, in various forms, before we depart for Meteora. We continue to reach at Meteora for overnight.
Duration: 10 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: in Meteora in 4* star hotel or a small boutique hotel

Day 2: Monasteries of Meteora - Thermopiles & Statue of Leonidas - Athens

Stop At: Meteora, Kastraki, Kalambaka 422 00 Greece
Our driver pick you up from your hotel around 09.00 am and we will visit the BYZANTINE MONASTERIES of Meteora that are included on the UNESCO world heritage monument list. We are having our first stop at The Holy Monastery of Great Meteoro (or similar) which is the biggest and oldest one of all. It was called the monastery that was "suspended in the air" (meteoro), because of the formation of the gigantic rock on top of which it was built. Our second visit is to the great monastery of St. Stephan (or similar). The Monastery of St. Stephan, which is a small church built in the 16th century and decorated in 1545, rests on the plain rather than on a cliff. This wonderful tour will be completed at the picturesque villages of Kalambaka, where you will have a traditional Greek lunch! Afterwards, we will return to Athens with a short stop at Thermopylae to admire the statue of Leonidas as a memorial of the battle of the 300 Spartans against thousands of Persian soldiers of the Persian Empire! Our driver will drop you off at your hotel at about 18.30.
Duration: 10 hours

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