Athens Trip Overview
With this tour you will have the opportunity to spend a day at the one of the most important ancient sites of Greece.Delphi was considered by the ancient Greeks to be the center of the earth so they found this location perfect to host the famous oracle where Pythia gave her predictions about the future and were respected by everyone.Nowadays,Delphi is recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in having had a phenomenal influence in the ancient world.Right next is the small traditional town of Arachova offering some great views of the whole area as it is built on the side of the Mt Parnassus and it is the ideal place to have a quick lunch before we take the way back to Athens.But we are not quite done yet,as down the road lays the most important byzantine monastery of Greece,Osios Loukas where we can admire the special byzantine architecture.
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Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Athens, Attica, Greece
With this tour you will have the opportunity to spend a day at the one of the most important ancient sites of Greece.Delphi was considered by the ancient Greeks to be the center of the earth so they found this location perfect to host the famous oracle where Pythia gave her predictions about the future and were respected by everyone.Nowadays,Delphi is recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in having had a phenomenal influence in the ancient world.Right next is the small traditional town of Arachova offering some great views of the whole area as it is built on the side of the Mt Parnassus and it is the ideal place to have a quick lunch before we take the way back to Athens.But we are not quite done yet,as down the road lays the most important byzantine monastery of Greece,Osios Loukas where we can admire the special byzantine architecture.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Delphi Greece
At a location the ancient Greeks believed to be the center of the earth we will see the most important oracle of its time and some amazing ancient temples,plus an super intresting museum collection.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Clock Tower of Arachova, Arachova 320 04, Greece
Being one of the most popular winter destination this small town still maintains the tradiotional architectural style and offers some great views of the valley below(most of them you can find while having some lunch)
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Hosios Loukas Holy Monastery, Steiri 321 00, Greece
This Byzantine era monastery is a marvelous piece of architerture and built in this amazing location offers a peacefull and relaxing stop.
Duration: 30 minutes
