Explore Athens
Sept. 29, 30 (full days) & Oct. 4/5 (half days)
Visit Greek ruins (including the Acropolis), cafes, traditional Greek restaurants with live Greek music, a hammam (Turkish spa), museums (the Acropolis Museum among many outstanding others), changing of the guards, Athens Public Market. Go shopping (flea market and walking streets), take a jump in the Mediterrean Sea in Pireaus (the harbor of Athens). We may take a “Hop On Hop Off” tour bus one day to cover the territory!
– The Acropolis, Mars Hill and Acropolis Museum
– Syndagma Square and changing of the Guards at the Parliament building – hourly or 11am daily for full program https://athenslover.com/syntagma-square.html
– Walking street off Syndagma Square – shops, cafes, Greek ruins underground, buskers
– Monastraki where we will be staying
– Museum of Ancient Agora (Greek ruins)
– Hadrians Library (Greek ruins)
– Traditional Hammam (Turkish spa) over-looking the Acropolis
– Museums (choose one or two)
– Beaches of Pireaus (port of Athens) – for those who simply want a beach!!!-



Visit Delphi (day trip)
Unesco World Heritage Site https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/393/
Thursday, Oct. 1
Take a day tour with our group via www.Getyourguilde.com – $50 includes bus & guide; not including lunch and entrance fees – two hour bus ride each way


Explore Aegina Island
Oct. 2 & 3 (two nights/one day)
Aegina Island is one hour boat ride from Pireaus ($44 round trip)
– Take a boat to Aegina Island in afternoon, enjoy Aegina Town in the evening
– Join us on an organized full day tour of Aegina Island (approx. $75/person)
– Explore Aegina the last morning; take a boat to Athens in the afternoon



Accommodations (for quick reference)
Athens
L’Avventura Hotel Athens (Sept. 29, 30 & Oct. 1)
City Circus Hostel Athens (Oct. 4)
Aegina Island
Aphrodite Art Hotel, Aegina Town (Oct. 2 & 3)

Visit special separate postings in this blog, which are listed in the column to the right, for more information and links on the above