Athens, Santorini, & Crete
Arrival
Arrival in Athens. Pick up and check in Athens Gate Hotel (or similar).
In the evening a welcome dinner will be held at the hotel's restaurant, as a good opportunity to meet the team, familiarize ourselves better with the philosophy of the trip and feel the atmosphere created among the participants.
The Acropolis, Athens Flea Market
Guided tour in Athens: Visit of the famous archaeological site of The Acropolis, the Acropolis Museum and the Ancient Agora, the center of political and public life in Ancient Athens. We are going to stroll around the winded streets of the picturesque area of Plaka at the foot of the Acropolis and visit the Athens Flea Market in Monastiraki, one of the best places to enjoy your shopping, with almost about everything.
Santorini Island
Departure for Santorini island
Morning and afternoon free for relaxation and wandering in the picturesque narrow alleys of Santorini’s capital, Fira
Evening dinner in a sea side tavern.
Akrotiri, Boutaris, Oia
Guided tour to the ancient site of “Akrotiri”, an ancient Minoan city destroyed by a volcanic eruption.
Visit “Boutaris” winery and vineyards, wine tasting including the traditional Vinsanto and Nykteri
Visit Oia the other must-see tourist attraction in Santorini.
Oia is also known as the best place to enjoy the sunset – Dinner
Crete, Heraklion, Chania
Departure for Crete island/Heraklion
Check in to hotel
Guided tour in the old town of Chania, one of the most picturesque towns in Greece. Dinner in a restaurant where we will taste Cretan cuisine and wines.
Oldest Olive Tree in the World
Morning departure for 45-minute drive to visit a 20-year-old agritourism settlement with stone houses situated on a wooded hill. They grow their own vegetables, have a small animal farm and traditional products. We will have a guided tour of the grounds around the farm, take cooking lessons with local products, recipes and herbs used since the antiquity.
A possibility to visit the oldest olive tree in the world located at a distance of 20-minute drive.
In the evening back in Chania dinner at Thalassino Ageri, an excellent fish restaurant located by the sea, with view over the 19th century tannery buildings and the old city of Chania.
Olive Tree Museum, Taverna Lunch, Stavros Beach
Morning departure from Chania for a 35-minute drive to a village surrounded by olive groves. Will go through the process of oil production*, and have a guided tour at an old oil mill which is still fully functional.
Visit at the local museum specializing on the olive tree and its products. Will have the possibility of a 45-minute walk in a beautiful canyon.
Lunch in an old small taverna of the village.
In the afternoon will visit the graves of the Venizelos family, a very prominent political family of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. Also visit Stavros beach, where Zorbas the Greek movie was filmed.
In the evening dinner at Koukouvaya restaurant in Chania, with view of the sunset.
Guided Cellar Tour, Down Time
Check out & departure from Chania. On our way to Rethymnon we will visit one of the best and oldest wineries of the area. We will have a guided tour in the cellars and will be taken through the entire vinification (winemaking) procedure*.
Wine tasting and light lunch.
Afternoon check in at the hotel in Rethymnon. Free time.
Knossos, Heraklion Museum, Rethymnon
Morning departure from Rethymnon for guided tours to Knossos & the Heraklion Archaeological Museum.
Afternoon: guided tour of the old city of Rethymnon, dinner.
Ideon Cave, Margarites, Bali
Morning departure for Nida plateau to visit the Ideon Cave or Ideon Andron one of the greatest cave sanctuaries in Crete, as important as the major Greek temples. The Ideon Cave was famous for being the place where Zeus, the Father of the Gods, was born and grew up.
Will have lunch in the mountain village of Margarites.
In the afternoon we will go for a swim to the beautiful beach of Bali.
Free time.
Holy Monastery of Preveli, Plakias Beach
Morning departure for the southern coast of Crete. Will visit the beach of Triopetra and the famous, very important Holy Monastery of Preveli.
Will have a swim and lunch at Plakias beach.
Free afternoon
Dinner in a local tavern
Flight Home
Departure day (either by air to London or USA, or Athens)
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