05NIGHTS / 06 DAYS ATHENS

6 Days / 5 Nights

The program starts with an orientation to the modern city of Athens during which guests will view the most important sites and buildings of the city. Among the most memorable is the Greek House of Parliament, a neoclassical structure overlooking the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier where the traditional Changing of the Guard takes place. Also viewed on the tour is Syntagma Square, the magnificent Marble Stadium where the first modern Olympics took place, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch, the Zappeion Gardens, the Academy, the University, the National Library and Iliou Melathron, the former home of the celebrated archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann and one of the most beautiful buildings in Athens.