Visit the ancient theatre of Epidaurus, a masterpiece of symmetry famed for its whispering acoustics. Test the sound from the stone orchestra and admire hillside seating perfectly tuned to voice and lyre.

Continue through the healing precinct of the Sanctuary of Asclepius, where pilgrims once sought cures amid baths, dormitories and temples. UNESCO-listed for its union of art and medicine, Epidaurus reveals how performance, ritual and landscape intertwined in classical Greek life.

Pause at Thermopylae, the fabled coastal pass where a narrow corridor once funneled invading armies. Stand before the Leonidas Monument and reflect on the resolve of the 300 Spartans and their allies in 480 BCE.

Survey a landscape reshaped by time and river silt, yet still echoing with strategy, sacrifice and Hellenic unity. Your stop contextualizes a pivotal clash that became a touchstone for courage across the Western canon.

Visit the Cave of the Apocalypse, where tradition holds that St. John received his Revelation, and see the small sanctuary built into living rock. Continue to the hilltop Monastery of St John, a fortress-like complex crowning the island’s whitewashed Chora.

Admire Byzantine manuscripts and icons while taking in Aegean panoramas from the ramparts. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour and designed for travelers seeking Patmos’s most significant spiritual landmarks.

Explore the Palace of Knossos, heart of Europe’s earliest advanced civilization. Walk past storerooms, staircases and ceremonial spaces enlivened by reconstructed Minoan frescoes, and hear the enduring myth of the labyrinth and the Minotaur.

Learn how maritime trade, ritual and artistry flourished here long before classical Greece. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour, ideal for history lovers keen to trace the roots of Aegean culture.

Join a guided panoramic tour through central Athens to see the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the neoclassical Royal Palace at Syntagma, Hadrian’s Arch and the Panathenaic Stadium. With your expert guide, climb the Acropolis to admire the Parthenon and far-reaching views over the city’s whitewashed rooftops.

Step inside the Acropolis Museum, where glass-floored galleries reveal finds from the slopes and the top-lit Parthenon Gallery aligns with the temple outside. Trace sculpture and story from Archaic to Classical Athens, seeing how myth, democracy and marble craftsmanship shaped the identity of Greece’s capital.

Cross the narrow, rock-hewn Isthmus and cross the Corinth Canal—a feat of 19th-century engineering—before meeting a Local Specialist at the archaeological site. Join a Local Specialist to explore the remains of the agora and the striking Temple of Apollo, set against distant olive-streaked hills.

Hear how Classical Greeks, Romans and Byzantines shaped this strategic port linking two seas. Learn about trade routes and civic life as you walk ancient streets and pause where city walls once stood, with broad views back to the fabled strait that made Corinth a prize for empires.

Walk through the massive Cyclopean walls and walk through the Lion Gate into a Bronze Age citadel whose legends fueled Homeric epics. Enter the beehive tomb known as the Treasury of Atreus, a soaring corbelled chamber that once held princely grave goods.

Explore the hilltop ruins of Agamemnon’s Palace and imagine courts, storerooms and megaron halls alive with ceremony. Your guide connects myth with archaeology, from Grave Circle discoveries to Linear B tablets that anchor the power—and sophistication—of the Mycenaean world.

Visit Axion Esti, a family-run apiary near Nafplio, for a hands-on MAKE TRAVEL MATTER Experience. Meet your hosts, suit up to see the hives at work and learn how seasonal blossoms shape aroma and texture.

Explore a small museum devoted to Greek beekeeping heritage, then sample local honey—often thyme-scented—paired with rustic treats. Discover why pollinator health is vital to Peloponnesian biodiversity and how your visit supports community stewardship aligned with UN SDG 15: Life on Land.

With a Local Specialist, walk the stadium of Olympia where athletes once sprinted from a stone start line. See the Temple of Zeus and the sanctuary’s training grounds that nurtured strength, discipline and pan-Hellenic unity.

In the Archaeological Museum of Olympia, view masterworks such as the Hermes of Praxiteles and sculpted pediments from the Temple of Zeus. The artifacts illuminate the athletic, religious and artistic ideals that flourished in this lush valley beside the Alpheios River.

Join a welcoming family on their working farm for a Be My Guest lunch celebrating Peloponnesian flavors. Stroll olive groves and vineyards before sharing seasonal dishes paired with estate wine, all infused with the warmth of rural hospitality.

Hear personal stories of stewardship across generations on this olive and wine estate, then join in traditional dancing set to lively bouzouki rhythms. It’s an intimate window into the rhythms, recipes and rituals that anchor everyday Greek life.

Trace the pilgrims’ route as you walk the Sacred Way past treasuries and the famed Polygonal Wall. Admire the elegant Athenian Treasury and ascend to the terrace of the Temple of Apollo, poised high on Mount Parnassus.

Amid cypress and limestone cliffs, learn how petitioners once sought guidance from the oracle within Apollo’s sanctuary. Your guide brings to life the politics, offerings and games that made Delphi the spiritual navel—omphalos—of the ancient Greek world.

Visit two Meteora monasteries perched atop teetering rock pinnacles, reached by steps and short pathways carved from stone. Inside, breathe the quiet of chapels adorned with luminous Byzantine frescoes and centuries-old icons.

Learn how hermits first settled these sandstone towers and how communities later fortified them against tumultuous times. Between visits, absorb sweeping vistas over the Thessalian plain, where light and shadow transform the cliffs into a natural cathedral.

Cruise the Aegean past the Saronic Gulf toward the sunlit Cyclades, watching blue-on-blue horizons unfurl from the deck. Sea breezes and island silhouettes set a relaxed rhythm as the ship traces storied trade routes.

Approaching Mykonos, spot the Windmills of Kato Mili and the waterside quarter of Little Venice. The whitewashed cube houses, bougainvillea and cobalt shutters provide a quintessential Cycladic welcome as you arrive at one of Greece’s most photogenic harbors.

Disembark in Kusadasi and join a Local Specialist to explore the marble avenues of ancient Ephesus. Stroll the colonnaded Arcadian Way to the elegant Library of Celsus, a facade of columns, statues and scrolls that signaled the city’s learning.

Stand in the Great Theatre, where performances and public life unfolded before thousands. From bathhouses to temples, each building narrates the wealth and cosmopolitan spirit of this Roman capital of Asia Minor.

Venture inland through the Cretan countryside, where stone farmhouses dot slopes of olive groves and vineyards. Visit small villages to meet artisans and sample simple tastes that reflect the island’s seasonal rhythms.

Between mountain vistas and fertile plains, gain insight into rural life shaped by water mills, terraced fields and family-run presses. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour, perfect for travelers who value local color and landscape.

Travel to Oia, a clifftop village of blue-domed churches, sugar-cube houses and art galleries poised above the sea. Wander lanes scented with jasmine and framed by volcanic stone.

Pause at terraces for sweeping views over the caldera, the sea-flooded crater left by a Bronze Age eruption that shaped the island’s dramatic profile. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour, designed for photographers and romantics alike.

Join a local host for a hands-on cooking lesson featuring regional Greek dishes. Under friendly guidance, prepare favorites such as tzatziki, gemista or a seasonal pie using herbs and olive oil from nearby slopes.

Sit down together to taste your creations, sharing stories over wine as you discover the flavors of central Greece. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour, and a flavorful counterpoint to Delphi’s ancient stones.

Trafalgar

• 7 Dinner (D)
• 10 Breakfast (B)
• 4 Lunch (L)

• Selected hotel dinners plus a locally hosted meal
• 4-star hotel and overnight cruise stays
• Deluxe coach, and cruise travel

• Athens: Visit the Acropolis Museum containing remarkable antiquities giving visitors an insight into the lives of Athenians centuries ago.
• Athens: Delve into Athens with a Local Specialist. See the iconic highlights of this ancient city, from the Acropolis to the site of the first modern Olympics.
• Corinth: Cross the amazing rock-cut channel dividing the Peloponnese from mainland Greece. Join a Local Specialist and gain insight into Corinth’s eventful past.
• Archaeological Site of Mycenae: Walk through the Lion Gate past the royal beehive-tombs where Schliemann uncovered golden treasure, while hearing tales of Agamemnon from your Local Specialist.
• Archaeological Site of Olympia: Join a Local Specialist to view the stadium of Olympia which hosted the ancient Olympic Games and Heraia, the women’s games in honour of Hera. See the Temple of Zeus, athlete’s gymnasium and the stone marker where the sprint began.
• Delphi: With your Local Specialist, walk to The Sacred Way once lined with offertory temples. See the reconstructed Athenian Treasury and pass the superb Polygonal Wall to reach the Temple of Apollo, where people once sought divine wisdom from the mysterious Oracle.
• Thermopylae: See the Leonidas Monument dedicated to the brave warrior and his 300 Spartans.
• Meteora: With a Local Specialist, visit one of the remarkable centuries-old monasteries of Meteora, teetering on towers of rock and arguably the most spectacular place to visit in Greece.
• Mykonos: View the Windmills of Kato Mili and wander the beautiful blue and white streets of Chora.
• Ephesus: Discover one of the world’s finest ancient sites. Led by your Local Specialist, walk the Arcadian Way, see the Library of Celsus and Amphitheatre.