Athens Trip Overview
Enjoy a private day trip from Athens Greece, exploring the famous Ancient Sparta founded in the 9th century and developed into the most powerful military city of ancient greece & the byzantine town of Mystras one of the cities that preserves not only medieval churches but also ordinary houses, mansions and palaces of the Byzantine Empire, which takes the visitor on a journey through time.. Outstanding destination within reach from Athens. Escape the city buzz and visit the tower town of Mysrtas and the Memorial of Leonidas in Sparta
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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Athens, Attica, Greece
Enjoy a private day trip from Athens Greece, exploring the famous Ancient Sparta founded in the 9th century and developed into the most powerful military city of ancient greece & the byzantine town of Mystras one of the cities that preserves not only medieval churches but also ordinary houses, mansions and palaces of the Byzantine Empire, which takes the visitor on a journey through time.. Outstanding destination within reach from Athens. Escape the city buzz and visit the tower town of Mysrtas and the Memorial of Leonidas in Sparta
Itinerary
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Stop At: Corinth Canal, Isthmia, Loutraki 201 00 Greece
We pick you up from your Hotel at 9:00am to start this exceptional tour!! Our first short stop will be at the breathtaking Canal of Corinth wich separates the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Archaeological Site of Mystras, located 5 km from the town of Sparta, Mystras, Sparta Municipality Greece
After the stop at the canal we will head towards the Archaeological Site of Mystras,walking in the site on the upper point you will reach the citadel and enjoy a magnificent view of the surrounding areas while walking down hill you will meet the palaces and the Royal courtyards. Although known as the ghost city most of the monasteries are still in use and the monks will gladly show you around their small society. Before you exit you will come across the chapel of St. Demetrios, on its floor survives a plaque depicting a two head eagle (the symbol of Byzantium). It was on this very plaque that Konstantine Palaiologos kneeled before he was crowned the last emperor of the Byzantium.
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes
Stop At: Sparta, Sparta, Sparta Municipality, Laconia Region, Peloponnese
*We will have a stop for lunch at a local traditional taverna (Not included in price)
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sparta, Sparta, Sparta Municipality, Laconia Region, Peloponnese
Following that we will spend the rest of our time in Sparta known as the eternal rival city of the Athenian Democracy. Sparta revolved around a different Cosmo theory for the ancient Greek standards. Initially known as the birth place of Helen of Troy and the Kingdom of Menelaus (in Mycenaean period), Sparta was organized as a purely military society in the ancient Greek period. It was the city of the two Kings were a few aristocrats ruled and of course the city where Leonidas and his 300 Spartans marched from to face the Persian army Thermopolis in 480BC.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
