Follow the Spartans & Visit Diros Caves the Gateway to Underworld

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13 to 15 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Live your myth with the spartans with a day tour following the ancient Spartans during the centuries.

Inside the cave of Diros, an almost painterly landscape, untouched by human hands, humidity, saltiness, low lighting and the boat calmly crosses curtains of sparkling crystals. from the simple landscape of Mani, nature with incomparable art and patience sculpted a miracle beyond all imagination, white stalactites and stalagmites, adorning every corner, creating an unparalleled sight that takes your breath away.

Wander around the districts of Mystras, in the Castle, you will think you are in a fairy tale setting: Byzantine princes, noblemen and concubines with their retinues emerging from the rich mansions, foreign delegations heading their way. they pay their respects to the ruler of the state, the people flock to the streets, a dreamlike image taken from the Byzantine past.

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Archaeological Museum of Sparta:
archaeological site : Mistras
entrance site : Diros caves

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

a day before tour i will contact with you to give you the time of pick up

OR
Meeting point
Ermou 80

Monastiraki square

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 13 to 15 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Athens

    Pick up from your accommodation and driving for 3 hours

    3 hours • Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Archaeological Museum of Sparta

    We will visit the museum and the archaeological site of ancient Sparta.

    1 hour • Admission ticket not included
  • 3
    Archaeological Site of Mystra

    We will visit Mystras a fortified settlement, located on a hill west of Sparta including in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites which transport you to another dimension, to the time of the Byzantine Empire.

    1 hour • Admission ticket not included
  • 4
    Sparta

    coffee snack break

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Caves of Diros

    Subsequently the world-famous Diros Caves as ancients Greeks called "the gateway to Hades or to underworld ". Inside the cave, a 45-minute boat ride, an almost picturesque landscape, untouched by human hands, low lighting and sparkling crystals. Nature with incomparable art and patience carved a miracle beyond all imagination, creating an incomparable sight that takes your breath away.

    2 hours • Admission ticket not included
  • 6
    Gytheio

    Gytheio was the seaport of Ancient Sparta, a beautiful fishing town. We will have lunch i a seaside restaurant and we cam swim for a while as lunch prepared. In our way we will see the Mani Peninsula, a wild, rugged region the last place for the Spartans after 15 century. The pristine coastal coves, and from the tiny villages nestling amid olive groves, connected by threads of walking trails, to the arid landscapes in the south of peninsula, speckled with abandoned stone towers, the Mani has some of the most dramatic and varied scenery in the Peloponnese, much of it still wonderfully under-explored.

    3 hours • Admission ticket free
  • 7
    Athens

    Driving back to Athens

    3 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by EASYEXPERIENCES

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