Trip to Ancient Corinth – Mycenae – Nafplio

Itinerary/description

Private pick up : 08:00 and our trip starts (time can change upon request)
Duration : 9 hours
Cost : From 390€

Corinth canal (duration 15′) First stop

Our first stop had been an inspiration for almost 2500 years ! The man who first had the idea of constructing the canal, was Periandros the tyrant from Corinth. Though he found it difficult on the way and he came up to another interesting idea . The name of it was diolkos . Finally after several people trying to succeed in this huge and important achievement, the canal was constructed in 1893.

Ancient Corinth (duration 45′ – 60′) Second stop

Our trip continues with an important city-state of ancient Peloponnese which became really powerful and rich, with great interest for splendid buildings such as the temple of Apollo (560 BC), the fountain of Peirene, the Roman concert hall, the Isthmian Games that organised (similar to those in Olympia), the baths and so on.

Archaeological site of Mycenae (duration 60′ – 90′) Third stop

The archaeological site in northeastern Peloponnese includes the imposing ruins of a city that played an important role in the development of the classical Greek culture. A major centre of the Greek civilisation in the second millenium BC, dominated in the most part of southern Greece and the period between 1600 and 1100 BC is called Mycenaean Period. The administrative system, the supreme architecture, the unique artifact the first testimonies of the Greek language on Linear B tablets are elements of the Mycenaean period that inspired Homer to compose his famous epic poems Odyssey and Illiad.

Nafplio (duration 60′ – 90′) Fourth stop

Our trip ends with a beautiful destination which is considered and it has been voted as one of the most picturesque cities in Europe ! Has very well preserved Venetian fortresses like Palamidi castle and Bourtzi . It was the capital of the first Hellenic republic from 1828 until 1834 and now is the capital of the regional area of Argolis.

Suggestions

Time extension

Let us know if you desire to extend your trip.

Palamidi

castle is preserved in excellent condition and is of great Venetian fortification architecture. It is accessed by the road or by the famous steps that are supposed to be 999!

Bourtzi

(tower in Turkish) is the trademark of Nafplio. It ‘s a small island in the middle of the city’s port that can be visited by boat from the seafront.

Overnight trips

+ Epidaurus( 2days )

A small city in ancient Greece, in Peloponnese, chose to establish the Asclepeion which became the most praised healing centre of the classical world where ill people went to be cured. For this purpose they constructed a theatre among other buildings which nowdays is famous for the exceptional acoustics, symmetry and beauty, seats up to 14,000 people and is still used today during the Summer Festival of Epidaurus.

Ancient Corinth – Mycenae – Nafplio – Olympia 2days from 640€