PROGRAM 1: FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF SAINT PAUL in GREECE

ATHENS, CORINTH CANAL, ANCIENT CORINTH, NAFPAKTOS, DELPHI, METEORA, THESSALONIKI, VERIA, MOUNT VERMIO, VERGINA, HALKIDIKI, MOUNT ATHOS, OURANOUPOLIS, PHILIPPI
Duration: 9 days

Visit Greece and follow in the footsteps of St. Paul; the Apostle of the Nations. Tour the areas and sites he visited in Greece delivering the teachings of Christ, Who revealed Himself and has become known to His people unlike the unknown gods worshipped at the time.
Five of his epistles were addressed to the people in Corinth, Philippi and Thessalonika.

DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS: CLASSICAL ATHENS- THE PANAGIA KAPNIKAREA CHURCH – KAISARIANI MONASTERY

• Panathinaikon stadium
• ex Royal Palace and the Zappion (ex Royal gardens),
• temple of Olympian Zeus
• Hadrian’s Arch
• The old and the new Parliament
• the tomb of the unknown soldier
• Schliemann’s house
• the Academy, the University
• the National Library
• Constitution Square (Syntagma)
• the Acropolis and the Propylae
• temple of Athena Nike
• the Parthenon, the Erechtheion
• the New Museum of Acropolis
• Church of the Panagia Kapnikarea
• Kaisariani Monastery

Hotel: Candia 4* star or similar (Athens City Centre – Acropolis view)
Meals: breakfast: at hotel / lunch: own arrangement / dinner: Greek cuisine

DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS: A TASTE OF SOUTHERN GREECE: CORINTH CANAL- ANCIENT CORINTH – SAINT PAUL (PRE-HISTORIC AND EARLY CHRISTIANITY TOUR)

• Corinth Canal
• Cenchreae port
• Ancient Corinth archaeological site
• The 3-asiled basilica, Lehaion

Hotel: Candia 4* star or similar (Athens City Centre – Acropolis view)
Meals: breakfast: at hotel / lunch: own arrangement / dinner: Greek cuisine

DAY 3 HIGHLIGHTS: NAFPAKTOS – DELPHI

• Battle of Lepanto
• Venetian harbor
• Mount Parnassos
• archaeological site and the Museum in Delphi
• The most sacred spot in the world
• Sanctuary of Apollo
• Sacred way
• Doric temple of Apollo
• Pythia (the oracle)
• Arachova

Hotel: 4* star hotel in Delphi
Meals: breakfast: at hotel / lunch: own arrangement / dinner: Greek cuisine

DAY 4 – DELPHI – METEORA

• colourful rock structure in Meteora
• the valley of Panagia
• in-the-rock skete of Agios Nicolaos.
• Rock of the Holy Spirit The built-in-the-rock Entry of the Lord to the Temple Monastery

Hotel: 4* star hotel in Meteora
Meals: breakfast: at hotel / lunch: own arrangement / dinner: Greek cuisine.

DAY 5 HIGHLIGHTS: THESSALONIKI

• UNESCO World Heritage Site Rotunda
• Emperor Galerius Arch
• St. Dimitrios church
• White Tower
• Upper Town
• Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
• Latomou Monastery

Hotel: 4* star hotel in Thessaloniki
Meals: breakfast: at hotel / lunch: own arrangement / dinner: Greek cuisine.

DAY 6 HIGHLIGHTS: VERIA – MOUNT VERMIO – VERGINA

• Veria
• Mount Vermio
• Step of Apostle Paul
• Vergina
• the museum
• Philip II and Alexander IV tombs
• Heroes Garden

Hotel: 4* star hotel
Meals: breakfast: at hotel / lunch: own arrangement / dinner: Greek cuisine.

DAY 7 HIGHLIGHTS: HALKIDIKI – CRUISE AT MOUNT ATHOS – OURANOUPOLIS – THESSALONIKI

• Ancient Stageira
• the site of Agiasma
• Ancient Ouranopoli and tower
• Zygou Monastery
• cruise to Mount Athos

Hotel: 4* star hotel in Thessaloniki
Meals: breakfast: at hotel / lunch: own arrangement / dinner: Greek cuisine.

DAY 8 HIGHLIGHTS: PHILIPPI – ANCIENT THEATRE – TRADITIONAL WINERY

• Ancient Philippi
• Philippi’s Acropolis
• Philippi’s forum and basilica
• Ancient Theatre
• Baptistery of St. Lydia of Philippi
• Traditional Winery

Hotel: 4* star hotel in Thessaloniki
Meals: breakfast: at hotel / lunch: own arrangement / dinner: Greek cuisine.

DAY 9: Check out of hotel for flight back home.

Hotel: 4* star hotel in Thessaloniki
Breakfast: at hotel