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Private Tour of Epidaurus, Ancient Corinth & Isthmus Canal From Athens

Package Details
Destination: Athina, Greece, Greece
Duration: 8 hours
Price: $217.98
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Enjoy a private tour of Epidaurus theater, exploring the excellent acoustics, the Biblical Corinth and the wonder of modern engineering, the Isthmus Canal. A true Door-to-Door experience with a private luxury vehicle!

Itinerary
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Stop At: Athens, Athens, Attica

Pickup from your chosen Hotel, Airbnb or apartment in Athens

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Corinth Canal, Isthmia, Corinth 201 00 Greece

Visit the Isthmus Canal, one of the most important projects and 19th century engineering masterpieces, playing a catalytic role for the Mediterranean trade.

Visit Ancient Diolkos, a paved trackway in Ancient Greece which enabled boats to be moved overland across the Isthmus of Corinth.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Akrokorinthos, Corinth 200 07 Greece

Visit Acrocorinth, the acropolis of ancient Corinth, a monolithic rock overseeing the ancient city of Corinth. It is one of the most impressive and dominant acropoleis of the Peloponnese.

Gates: A system of 3 circuit walls reinforced by towers.

Keep

Temple of Aphrodite: On the highest of the two picks of the mountain are traces of the temple of Aphrodite on the site.

Frankish Tower: At the SW edge of the precipitous rock fortified during Frankish times forming the inner keep of the fortress.

Remains of churches, mosques, houses, fountains and cisterns are preserved here.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Roman Fountain, Archaia Korinthos 200 07, Greece

Peirene Spring: Located within the encircling walls, a gift of Asopus to Sisyphus.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Geraneia, Τέρμα Χατζοπούλου, Λουτράκι, 20300, Korai, Loutraki 203 00, Greece

Views of Geraneia Mountain: Enjoying breathtaking views of the Corinthian gulf and the SW coast of the Peloponnese.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Ancient Corinth (Archaia Korinthos), Ancient Korinthos village, Corinth Greece

Hadgimoustafa spring: a fountain built during the Ottoman empire.

Ancient Corinth Archaeological Museum: Housing a large collection of artifacts from the local site and from smaller sites in the neighboring area.

Temple of Apollo: One of the earliest Doric temples in the Peloponnese and the Greek mainland with monolithic columns, rare in the ancient world, built around 560 BCE.

Agora: A rectangular construction 160 m long and 70 m wide, consisting of central shops, small temples and altar and the renowned podium or Bema from where Apostle Paul addressed the Corinthians in 52 AD.

Roman buildings.

Bema or Pedestal

Theatre and Odeon/Asklepieion

Lechaion road: Facing the Corinthian gulf leading to the port of Lechaion.

St. Paul's church: Admiring a magnificent mosaic mural depicting Saul's vision from Christ as he was travelling to Damascus to persecute the Christians.

Treat yourself to an authentic "village style" lunch on a magnificent terrace overlooking ancient Corinth's archaeological site and the temple of Apollo.

Stroll amongst the village shops where you can treat yourself and buy handmade souvenirs for your family and friends.

Visit the ancient port town of Kenchreai or Cenchreae, one of the two ports of the inland city state of Corinth.

According to Acts 18:18 the Apostle Paul stopped at Kenchreai during his second missionary journey, where he had his hair cut to fulfill a vow (Nazirite vow).

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: The Great Theatre of Epidaurus, Ethniki Odos Isthmou Archaias Epidavrou, Epidavros 210 52 Greece

One of the most popular archaeological sites in Greece! Located on the NE side of the Peloponnese in the region of Argolis.

The Epidaurus amphitheatre: Famous for its classic Greek construction and astounding acoustics. Enjoy the arts! Be captivated by the theatrical performances from Euripides, Sophocles, Aristophanes and Aeschylus. Drop a pin or coin on the stage... it will be heard even if you are sitting at the last seats of the theater.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Epidaurus Archaeological Museum, Asklepieion, Epidavros 210 52 Greece

The Epidaurus Archaeological Museum: Noted for its reconstructions of temples and its columns with inscriptions.

The Asclepius: The sanctuary dedicated to the ancient Greek demi-god of medicine Asclepius. A marvelous ancient medical retreat.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Athens, Athens, Attica

Return to your chosen Hotel, Airbnb or apartment in Athens

Duration: 10 minutes