Day-by-Day & Hourly Land Package Schedule

On September 9, 2026September 26, 2026 By MerrileeIn Accommodations Land Package, Aegina, Greece, Athens - Monastraki & The Plaka, Athens - Museums & Ruins, Athens, Greece, Delphi, Greece, Land package, Land Package Schedule day-by-day, Land Package Schedule Summarized

This posting is of our daily/hourly schedule of activities while we are on the road during our Greece Land Package tour, September 29-October 5. It will be updated regularly, so check back often!

Sept. 28 (Monday) – Pre-arrival day in Athens – overnight Athens (updated 9/12/26)

Morning – Six persons will arrive at the airport throughout the moring and leave their luggage before check in at their accommodations in Monastraki. Merrilee and Lee will be available to assist with this process. Any people present in the morning hours will be encouraged to explore Monastraki square and surrounding streets until our afternoon plans begin. .

Lunchtime – Souvlaki place in Monastraki Square

Early Afternoon – Board a Get On Get Off Bus in Monastraki Square with a 24 hour ticket until close to dinnertime. Those arriving after our departure will connect with us later in the day.

Dinnertime – Dinner together in a charming, lively traditional Greek restaurant in Monastraki area.

Sept. 29 (Tuesday) – Arrival day in Athens for anyone who didn’t arrive the previous day (one day early) – all will spend the day in Athens – overnight Athens (updated 9/12/26)

Enjoy the Get On Get Off bus visiting some of the stops we missed the day before. Get dropped off by this bus at the Acropolis in the early afternoon and visit the Acropolis.

Lunch – We will dine at a restaurant in the vicinity of the Acropolis (The Plaka).

Late afternoon – Visit the Acropolis Museum

Dinnertime – Dinner together in a charming, lively traditional Greek restaurant in The Plaka

Sept. 30 (Wednesday) – Athens (all day) – overnight Athens (updated 9/12/26)

Morning – Visit Athens Municipal market.

11am – Syndagma Square – Changing of the Guard at the Paliament building & Ermu Walking street

Afternoon – Visit a couple of museums of your choice, or enjoy a Turkish bath at a Hammum, or climb a few blocks to a cable car and visit Lykavittos, the highest hill in Athens with viewing terrace.

Dinnertime – Dinner together in a charming, lively traditional Greek restaurant in Psirri (the vicinity of our accommodations)

Oct. 1 (Thursday) – Delphi (all day)- overnight Athens

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Oct. 2 (Friday) – Athens/Aegina Island (half day each) – overnight Aegina Island

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Oct. 3 (Saturday) – Aegina Island (all day)– overnight Aegina Island

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Oct. 4 (Sunday) – Aegina Island/Athens (half day each) – overnight Athens

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Oct. 5 (Monday) – Athens/board ship (half day each) – overnight on board cruise ship

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For quick reference, following is a brief outline of our Greece land package schedule from September 29- October 4 (5 days, 6 nights)

Athens – 3 nights – 2 full days, 2 half days

Delphi – day trip

Aegina Island – 2 nights, one day

For more details about some of the above places mentioned, including helpful links, visit separate postings in this blog in the column to the right.

Updated by Merrilee 9/26/26

Land Package Schedule Summarized

On August 21, 2026September 9, 2026 By MerrileeIn Accommodations Land Package, Aegina, Greece, Athens - Monastraki & The Plaka, Athens, Greece, Delphi, Greece, Land package, Land Package Schedule day-by-day, Land Package Schedule Summarized

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

Monastraki & The Plaka

On August 18, 2026September 12, 2026 By MerrileeIn Athens - Monastraki & The Plaka, Athens, Greece, Land package

The oldest part of Athens at the foot of the Acropolis

We will be staying in accommodations at the foot of the Acropolis in an old neighborhood called Psirri a few blocks from the old Monastraki neighborhood.

Monastiraki and The Plaka are two of the oldest neighborhoods of Athens, located at the heart of the city. Adjacent to Monastiraki in one direction is The Plaka and in the other direction is the old section of Psirri where we will be staying at L’aaventura Hotel and City Circus Hostel. Psirri, an area enjoyed by tourists and locals, is filled with restaurants, cafes, clubs, bars, bakeries, and shops.

Monastraki is known for its lively square, convenient Metro station, picturesque streets, narrow alleys, bustling flea market, Greek ruins, and traditional tavernas and restaurants. The square is a famous meeting place for Athenians. Standing in the middle of the square, you can see a blend of historical eras, architecture and cultures, and many roads leading to different, enticing directions The views of the Acropolis from the square are breathtaking by day and night.

A bit of waundering the streets of Monastraki brings you to the oldest, equally-colorful neighborhood called The Plaka. It is an area of pedestrian streets full of restaurants, jewelry stores, tourist shops, and cafes.

All these old neighborhoods are at the foot of the Acropolis. It is nearly impossible to tell when you are passing from one to the other….just let yourself get lost a bit, always keeping the Acropolis in view, then when you want to get back to where you started, just ask a local for directions to “Monastraki Square”

Note: Lovely beaches are located in Pireaus (harbor) which is easily reachable by subway from the square and then with a short trolley ride.

Things to do in Monastraki and The Plaka

Tzistarakis Mosque – built in 1759 as a mosque. Today it is the Museum of Modern Greek Culture.

Hadrian’s Library – built in 132 AD as an offer to the city of Athens by Hadrian, the Roman emperor. The entrance to the Library was overlooking the Roman Forum, founded by Julius Caesar in 10 AD and as an extension to the Ancient Agora.

The small Byzantine church of Pantanassa – what is left today by the nunnery of the Byzantine times

The flea market – The most important modern street in Monastiraki is the bazaar on Hephaestus Street and the adjacent straits or Jusurum, named after a Jewish old shop owner in the area which is actually the flea market of Athens center.

Walking on Adrianou Street you will find yourself right next to the Ancient Agora where the most powerful men in the political and social life of antiquity used to walk. You will also see the sight of, the Temple of Hephaestus, one of the most perfectly preserved ancient temples in Greece.

Take a tour of the Ancient Agora and the Roman Agora. The corner of the site of the Roman Agora, known as the Tower of the Winds, is considered to be the first meteorological station in the world.

Dining

The Plaka, Monastraki, and Psirri provide dining and shopping at its Greek best! Everywhere in the old section, especially in and around Monastraki Square, the hillsides and open squares around The Plaka, and along the narrow walking streets in nearby Psrii where we are staying, you will find popular gyro and souvlaki spots and traditional Greek Tavernas with live music and dance (by the guests!) We will always be on the lookout for the right place for us to eat each day!!