Royalty Athens-Santorini Island 7 Days

Royalty Athens-Santorini Island 7 Days

Santorini is definitely the most popular and romantic island in Greece. The impressive caldera, the traditional architecture and the famous sunset have created the myth of Santorini, the top destination in Greece. Walk along the paved paths of Fira, see the orange sunset from Oia, take the tour boat to the volcano, walk along the caldera enjoying the sea view and swim in volcanic beaches, like Kamari and Red Beach. These are just few things that visitors enjoy in Santorini, this world-famous island with half-moon shape. Easily accessed by ferry or air from Athens and other islands, Santorini is also easy to get around. This small island is frequently included among the top destinations to visit in a lifetime!

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Athens

Stop At: Athens, Athens, Attica
Arrival at Athens Airport. We will be waiting for you at the Athens Airport with a sign with your name on. We will give you all the documents and information needed for your trip. Transfer to your hotel in Athens.
Duration: 1 day

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at 3* or 4* hotel in Athens

Day 2: Travel to Santorini

Stop At: Santorini, Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean
Breakfast in Athens. At 06:15 am transfer to Piraeus port and embarkation to the Blue Star boat to Santorini.

Boat Schedule: departing from Piraeus at 07:25 am and arriving at Santorini at 14:55 pm. Transfer to your hotel in Santorini. Overnight in Santorini.

Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at 3* or 4* hotel in Santorini


Day 3: Santorini Island-Day free at your leisure

Stop At: Santorini, Santorini, Cyclades, South Aegean
Breakfast in the hotel. Day free at your leisure. Overnight in Santorini
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at 3* or 4* hotel in Santorini

Day 4: Santorini Volcano Tour

Stop At: Santorini Volcano, 847 00 Greece
Starts 11:00 from the old port (you must be at least 15 minutes earlier to the old port-no pickup is provided for this tour)

A good choice for someone to visit the volcano of Santorini, without spending enough time and money is the following tour. The boat departs daily from the old port of Fira at 11.00 in the morning. After a 10-minute short trip, the boat arrives at the port of Erinia which is the name of the small bay of the active volcano. The ship will remain there for 1 hour and 15 minutes and if you want, you can follow the small path to reach the top where the active craters are located. There you can take pictures, see the rocks still smoking and where it strongly smells brimstone.

After your return back to the ship, we depart for the island of Palaia Kameni where the hot springs are located, the famous natural mud baths, which have been created after the volcanic eruptions. In the small bay of St. Nickolas, the water temperature varies from 30 to 35 degrees Celcius, as it constantly mixes with the normal seawater. The ship remains here about 30 minutes and you have the opportunity for swimming. It's quite a time since there is no beach but you should climb down the stairs of the boat. You have to swim about 30 meters until the interior of the small bay of the Hot Springs. After the swimming at the thermal waters, the boat returns back to the same port at 14. 00.

Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at 3* or 4* hotel in Santorini

Day 5: Return to Athens

Stop At: Athens, Athens, Attica
Breakfast in Santorini. At 14.30 pm transfer to Santorini port and embarkation to the Blue Star boat to Piraeus.

Boat schedule: departing from Santorini at 15.30 pm and arriving at Piraeus at 23.25pm. Transfer to your hotel in Athens. Overnight in Athens.

Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at 3* or 4* hotel in Athens

Day 6: Half Day Tour in Athens

Stop At: Athens, Athens, Attica
During this tour you will be narrated the city's history whilst admiring the magnificent views of historical and archaeological sites; the ex royal palace with its famous gardens, the change of the guards, Hadrian's Arch, The Parthenon and its marbles, the theatre of Dionysus, the Asklepieion, and other sites with more than  4000 years of history that are waiting to be explored.

The Erechtheium Caryatides

In the Acropolis tour, you will be introduced to some of Parthenon's uniquely astonishing facts and figures such as: A total of 2,675 tons of architectural members were restored, with 686 stones reassembled from fragments of the originals, 905 patched with new marble, and 186 parts made entirely of new marble. A total of 530 cubic meters of new Pentelic marble were used.

A caryatid is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head. The Greek term karyatides literally means "maidens of Karyai", an ancient town of the Peloponnese. Karyai had a famous temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis in her aspect of Artemis Karyatis: "As Karyatis she rejoiced in the dances of the nut-tree village of Karyai, those Karyatides, who in their ecstatic round-dance carried on their heads baskets of live reeds, as if they were dancing plants"

The New Acropolis Museum

Furthermore, there will be time to visit The New Acropolis Museum to admire the exhibits illustrating 5000 years of history. It is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis. The museum was built in 2003 to house every artifact found on the rock and on its feet, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece. It lies on the archaeological site of Makrygianni at the lower part of the Acropolis hill.

During this Athens half day tour you will have a full view of Athens with its historical sites and monuments such as: the Panathinaikon stadium, the national gallery, the archaeological museum, the national theater, Omonoia square, the open market, the national history Museum, Syntagma square, Plaka area, the major shopping district in the city centre, St. Paul's Anglican Church, the Royal gardens, the houses of parliament, the tomb of the unknown soldier, St. Denis Roman Catholic Cathedral, the academy of arts & letters, Athens University, the national library, the presidential residence (ex Royal Palace), the change of the honor guards, Zappion congress, the temple of Olympic Zeus, Hadrian's gate, the theater of Dionysus, the Asclepieum medical center, Herod Atticus Odeon, and the Areios Pagos (St. Paul Acts XVII on Mars Hill).

Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at 3* or 4* hotel in Athens

Day 7: Departure from Athens

Stop At: Athens, Athens, Attica
Breakfast in the hotel. Day free at leisure until the time of your flight. Transfer to Athens Airport
Duration: 1 day

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