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North Aegean – Samos the birthplace of Mathematician Pythagoras, Hera goddess and Dodecanese, Kos the birthplace of Hippocrates a Greek physician and philosopher of the classical period. 9 day trip from Athens to Samos and Kos Islands.
Arrival, transfer and optional tours to select:
Overnight in Athens.
Breakfast at hotel. Meet with your licensed guide to enjoy the Panoramic bus tour of Athens, including all the highlights, the Acropolis’ sacred rock, the Acropolis museum, the Ancient Agora, the Old Town (Plaka & Monastiraki). Optional lunch at a traditional restaurant. Return to hotel. Overnight in Athens.
Breakfast and check out. Transfer to Piraeus port to embark on the ferry to Samos Island. The island of goddess Hera and the Mathematician Pythagoras, has more beaches than you can count and a famous wine to sweeten your evenings. Upon arrival transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Samos. Optional dinner in Pythagorio area. Overnight in Samos.
Breakfast and guided tour to Pythagorio area, in which you will have the opportunity to discover the walls of Polykrates, the ancient theater, the Roman Baths, the Archaelogical Museum and the amazing tunnel of Eupalinos, one of the greatest engineering feats of all time. Then, continue with a visit to the old port in which you will see the statue of the famous Mathematician Pythagoras. Afterwards, guided visit to the temple of the Olympian Goddess Hera in Hereon Village, which was one of the largest temples in Greece. Return to your hotel. Time at your leisure. Overnight in Samos.
Breakfast and today meet with your guide to visit Vathy and its Archaelogical Museum and experience wine tasting and a guided tour at the wine museum in Malagari area. Return to your hotel. Time at your leisure. Overnight in Samos.
Breakfast and transfer to the port of Pythagorio to embark on the ferry to Kos Island. Upon arrival transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Kos. By night optional dinner in Kos town.
Breakfast and island tour. The ancient city, which used to be the capital of the island since 366 B.C. You can see the market, the Hellenistic Doric Temple, Dionysus’ Altar, the port sanctuary and stoa (arcade), Hercules’ sanctuary, the ruins of the wall’s north part, the roman baths, the luxurious roman mansions with the rich mosaic floors, the roman resident as well as the roman conservatorium with a capacity of 750 seats. Hippocrates’ Plane Tree, right across the Lotzia Mosque. It was beneath the shadow of this tree that the great doctor used to teach his apprentices and examine his patients, therefore the tree is more than 2,500 years old! The periphery of its trunk is more than 10m. and its gigantic branches shadow the whole square. The Asklipieio (Aesculapium=Infirmary), located approx. 3.5 km southwest from Kos’ town, used to be the most famous infirmary of ancient Greece. It was built in the 4th century B.C., after the death of Hippocrates. Among other sites, it is worth visiting the stoa (arcade), the complex of roman spas, the altar dedicated to the Sun, Hecate and to Machaona – son of Aesculapius, the iconic temple of Aesculapius, the big Doric peripteric (rectangular) temple of Aesculapius (170-160 B.C.). Return to your hotel. Time at your leisure. Overnight in Kos.
Breakfast. Free day, time at your leisure. Overnight in Kos.
Breakfast, check out and transfer to catch the domestic flight to Athens, connecting flight with your international flight back home.
*This trip is suitable groups and adjustable according to your specific needs*
Rates upon request
Duration: 9 days/8 nights
Trip for Groups
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