Mycenae - Ancient Corinth - Corinth Canal - Epidaurus full day tour from Nafplio
Nafplion, Greece
Trip Type: Full-day Tours
Duration: 10 hours
This one-day tour is designed to discover the qualities of beautiful Peloponnese, which is considered to be the center of the ancient world. Here is the place where ancient Greek mythology meets Greek history, where the myth of Hercules was born and developed.
For monument lovers, Peloponnese is a unique area and the only region in the world to have 5 UNESCO world heritage sites. During our tour we look for a deeper experience and we visit some of the most famous historical monuments of the region.
For monument lovers, Peloponnese is a unique area and the only region in the world to have 5 UNESCO world heritage sites. During our tour we look for a deeper experience and we visit some of the most famous historical monuments of the region.
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This one-day tour is designed to discover the qualities of beautiful Peloponnese, which is considered to be the center of the ancient world. Here is the place where ancient Greek mythology meets Greek history, where the myth of Hercules was born and developed.
For monument lovers, Peloponnese is a unique area and the only region in the world to have 5 UNESCO world heritage sites. During our tour we look for a deeper experience and we visit some of the most famous historical monuments of the region. The Corinth Canal and the ancient Corinth with its museum, the famous Mycenae, the ancient theater of Epidaurus with perfect acoustic and the picturesque town of Nafplio are waiting for us to recount their rich history and to travel us back into the past.
We pick you up from our meeting point and begin our tour to the majestic historical monuments of Argolis and Corinth.
Starting from Nafplio, our first stop is the the famous Mycenae, home of the Mycenaean civilization, where we visit the famous Cyclopean walls surrounding the triangular acropolis, the Lion Gate which was the symbol of the power of the Mycenaean rulers and the famous vaulted tombs of Atreus and Clytemnestra.
Our next stop is the Corinth Canal which connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf, and the ancient city of Corinth with its famous Temple of Apollo and the Bema of Saint Paul.
We continue our tour and we visit the Ancient Epidaurus. This is one of the most famous archaeological sites of Greece, which is considered to be the birthplace of medicine.
Finally we return back to Nafplio full of memories and knowledge.
For monument lovers, Peloponnese is a unique area and the only region in the world to have 5 UNESCO world heritage sites. During our tour we look for a deeper experience and we visit some of the most famous historical monuments of the region. The Corinth Canal and the ancient Corinth with its museum, the famous Mycenae, the ancient theater of Epidaurus with perfect acoustic and the picturesque town of Nafplio are waiting for us to recount their rich history and to travel us back into the past.
We pick you up from our meeting point and begin our tour to the majestic historical monuments of Argolis and Corinth.
Starting from Nafplio, our first stop is the the famous Mycenae, home of the Mycenaean civilization, where we visit the famous Cyclopean walls surrounding the triangular acropolis, the Lion Gate which was the symbol of the power of the Mycenaean rulers and the famous vaulted tombs of Atreus and Clytemnestra.
Our next stop is the Corinth Canal which connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf, and the ancient city of Corinth with its famous Temple of Apollo and the Bema of Saint Paul.
We continue our tour and we visit the Ancient Epidaurus. This is one of the most famous archaeological sites of Greece, which is considered to be the birthplace of medicine.
Finally we return back to Nafplio full of memories and knowledge.
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