Travel Itinerary

Hello family, friends, and fellow travellers,

As you already know, I am going to Greece with North Island College this spring. Our flight departs Comox Sunday, May 25^th at 12:20. For my first blog, I thought I would post our travel itinerary to provide the means for anyone to follow me through Greece. We may deviate from this plan depending on how things go so I will try to keep this updated on where we are and where we have been.

Day 1: Monday, May 26th
arrive in Athens
check-in, tour plaka

Day 2: Tuesday, May 27th
visit Acropolis and environs
possibly visit Museum of Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art and/or Benaki Museum

Day 3: Wednesday, May 28th
depart Athens for Delphi
travel to Delphi [hopefully stop at some or all of the following - Kerameikos (Athens), Eleusis, Livadhia (Orace of Trophomios), Osios Loukas Monastery]

Day 4: Thursday, May 29th
explore Sanctuary of Apollo
Visit Delphi Museum
Explore Sanctuary of Athena

Day 5: Friday, May 30th
Optional activity: Walk up to Corcyian Cave (or hang out in Delphi)

Day 6: Saturday, May 31st
depart Delphi for Piraeus or Rafina
ferry to Tinos
check-in, tour city

Day 7: Sunday, June 1st
Day excursion to Delos and Mykonos (departs old pier at 10am and returns to Tinos at 7pm)

Day 8: Monday, June 2nd
Explore Tinos: Panagia
Evangelistria; possibly visit villages around Exobourgo; Porto Beach

Day 9: Tuesday, June 3rd
depart Tinos for Santorini
check-in, explore Fira

Day 10: Wednesday, June 4th
Intensive reading day; visit Museum of Prehistoric Thira and The Archaeological Museum

Day 11: Thursday, June 5th
Visit Akrotiri; possibly visit Ancient Thira

Day 12: Friday, June 6th
depart Santorini for Heraklio
check-in, explore city

Day 13: Saturday, June 7th
Visit Irakleio Archaeological Museum; visit Palace of Knossos

Day 14: Sunday, June 8th
In Search of the Caves of Crete
(chartered bus) - 1) Dhiktean Cave; 2) Cave of Eilethyia; 3) Skotino Cave

Day 15: Monday, June 9th
depart Heraklio for Hania
check-in, explore city

Day 16: Tuesday, June 10th
Optional Activity: Visit Samaria or Imbros Gorge (or hang out in Hania)

Day 17th: Wednesday, June 11th
ferry to Gythio from Kissamoss
check-in, tour Marathonisi

Backup Plans: a) an extra night in Hania and Kissamoss Ferry on June 12th with travel through to Sparta or
b) take the night ferry from Hania on June 11th to Piraeus and then bus from Athens to Sparta

Day 18: Thursday, June 12th
depart Gythio for Sparta
check-in, explore Mistra

Day 19: Friday, June 13th
tour of Sparta; Sanctuary of Artemis Orhia; Melaion; Amyklai

Day 20: Saturday, June 14th
depart Sparta for Nafplio

Day 21: Sunday, June 15th
Explore Nafplio

Day 22: Monday, June 16th
tour Mycenae and Tiryns

Day 23: Tuesday, June 17th
Travel to Ancient Korinth (perhaps visit New Nemean Games and/or Perachora on the way)

Day 24: Wednesday, June 18th
Explore Ancient Korinth; Reading day (Pausanias, St. Paul)

Day 25: Thursday, June 19th
Travel to Athens; revisit Athens

Day 26: Friday, June 20th
East of Athens (chartered bus tour of Brauron; Temples of Nemesis and Themis at Ramnous; possibly Marathon. Possible Cape Sounion Sunset.

Day 27: Saturday, June 21st
National Archaeological Museum in morning

Day 28: Sunday, June 22nd
depart Athens