Day 1 | - Overnight flight to Frankfurt, Germany
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Day 2 | - "Brunch" at airport during layover
- Flight from Frankfurt to Athens
- Tranfer to Hotel Adonis via private bus
- Dinner at O Thanasis in Plaka
- Gelato and sweets in Monastiraki Square
- Drinks and games on roof deck at our hotel
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Day 3 | - Breakfast on roof deck at our hotel
- Acropolis of Athens (including Theater and Odeon)
- Lunch in Monastiraki/Plaka (chaperones split up with small groups)
- Acropolis Museum• Hadrian's Arch and Temple of Zeus
- Panathenaiko Stadium (relay race!)
- Walk through National Gardens
- Hotel Adonis to freshen up
- Dinner at Tzatzikas kai Mermigas
- Gelato in Monastiraki
- Roof deck at hotel
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Day 4 | - Breakfast on roof deck at hotel
- Depart for Corinth Canal
- Corinth Site and Museum
- Akrocorinth Site
- Snacks on the bus
- Lunch and swimming at Tolo Beach
- Dinner in Nafplio
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Day 5 | - Breakfast out in Nafplio (or at hotel for late risers)
- Bus to Asklepion and Theater of Epidavros (recitations in theater)
- Smoothies at Epidavros
- Palamidi Fortress Walk (1,000 steps to Venetian Fortress)
- Free time in Nafplio (chaperones can lead excursions for small groups to Karathona Beach in Nafplio, the Bourtzi via short ferry ride, the museums in Nafplio, etc.)
- Dinner in Nafplio
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Day 6 | - Breakfast out in Nafplio (or at hotel for late risers)
- Bus to Mycenae Site, Museum, and Tholos Tomb of Agamemnon
- Picnic lunch at Mycenae
- Bus to Olympia Site and Museum
- Touris Club for swimming and Greek cooking class
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Day 7 | - Breakfast at Hotel Kronio
- Depart for Kyllini ferry to Zakynthos Island
- Aristaeon Ecological Olive Press and 2000 year old olive tree
- Lunch
- Boat ride to Navagio "Shipwreck" Beach
- Dinner near hotel
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Day 8 | - Breakfast at hotel
- Blue Caves Kayak Tour (3.5 hours)
- Lunch
- Turtle Island
- Dinner near hotel
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Day 9 | - Breakfast at hotel
- Ferry to Kyllini
- Bus ride to Delphi, stopping at monastery for lunch
- Dinner in small groups in Delphi
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Day 10 | - Breakfast at hotel
- Delphi Site and Museum
- Lunch and shopping in Arachova
- Return to Athens
- Optional trips to smaller museums, Kerameikos Cemetery, etc. based on student interest
- Dinner and Greek dancing at Geros Tou Moria Tavern in the Plaka
- Gelato in Monastiraki/Plaka
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Day 11 | - Breakfast on roof deck at hotel
- National Archaeological Museum
- Changing of the Guard at Parliament Building, Syntagma Square
- Lunch in Monastiraki
- Optional: Poet Sandalmaker
- Roman Agora
- Excursion to Lycabettos Hill in Athens and dinner either at Strofi Roofdeck or in Kolonaki neighborhood
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Day 12 | - Breakfast on roof deck at hotel
- Free time for exploring/shopping/museum
- Flight home
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