Greece 2011 Itinerary Outline
Greece can be unpredictable regarding access to sites and museums; thus, flexibility in the
itinerary is necessary to secure the best access on certain days and to work around the
inevitable local strike. However, the basic week to week outline is a close approximation. Note,
too, that the ternary is only divided into weeks for schematic purposes. Based on finalization of
arrangements, a “week” could well mean 8 days or 5. However, the intention is for the course
to last a full 28 days.
Week 1: Athens and Macedonia
 Arrive Athens
o Day Trips to include:
 Monastery of Dafni
 Monastery of Kasarreire
 Ancient Mystery Cult site of Eleusis
 Ancient site of Poseidon temple at Sunion
 Ancient site of Artemis temple at Braunion
 Ancient and medieval sliver mines of Laurion
 Ancient battle site of Marathon
o Museums in Athens
 Acropolis
 Byzantine
 National Archeological
 Cycladic
 Islamic
 War
o Ancient archaeological sites in Athens
 Acropolis
 Roman Agora
 Agora
 Hadrian’s Library
 Keramikos
 Olympeion Zeus
 Plato’s Academy
o Cultural Sites
 Live Rembetiko (music genre that emerged in 1920s)
 Dora Stratou traditional dance performance
 Dora Stratou lesson
 Syntagma (parliament and former royal palace
 Classic play (perhaps in Epidaurus?)
 Weekend: Macedonia – sites associated with Alexander the Great
o Thessaloniki
o Pella
o Vergina
Week 2: Athens and Argolid
 Weekend: Argolid
o Mycenae
o Argos
o Napflion
o Epidaurus
o Corinth
Week 3: Peloponnese
 Delphi
 Olympia
 Raftis (Stay at the community foundation center)
o Monastaries of the Loussous Valley
 Sparta – Mystra
 Tyrns
Week 4: Crete and Cyclades
 Crete
o Knossos
o Agios Nicholas
 Santorini
 Naxos
 Delos