An ancient Olympia tour visits the sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia in the western Peloponnese, the site of the ancient Olympic Games, with its stadium, temples and museum. This post covers what an ancient Olympia tour includes, the games, the stadium, the temples of Zeus and Hera, the other buildings, the museum, the route to … Read more
A Delos tour crosses from Mykonos to Delos, the small Cycladic island that the ancient Greeks held sacred as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis, and walks its archaeological site. This post covers what a Delos tour includes, the crossing, the myth, the history, the Delian League, the free port, the Sanctuary of Apollo, the … Read more
A Vergina day trip travels from Thessaloniki to Vergina in northern Greece, the site of Aigai, the first capital of ancient Macedon, where the royal tombs lie under a great earth mound. This post covers what a Vergina day trip includes, Aigai, the museum of the royal tombs, the discovery, the palace and theatre, Pella … Read more