Argolis Full Day Tour from Athens

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Corinth Canal

  The Corinth Canal connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland, arguably making the peninsula an island.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Ancient Corinth (Archaia Korinthos)

  Corinth was a city-state on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnese to the mainland of Greece, roughly halfway between Athens and Sparta.

  35 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 3
  Archaeological Site Mycenae

  Mycenae is an archaeological site near Mykines in Argolis, north-eastern Peloponnese, Greece.In the second millennium BC, Mycenae was one of the major centres of Greek civilization, a military stronghold which dominated much of southern Greece, Crete, the Cyclades and parts of southwest Anatolia.

  35 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 4
  Citadel and Treasury of Atreus

  The Treasury of Atreus or Tomb of Agamemnon is a large tholos or beehive tomb on Panagitsa Hill at Mycenae, Greece, constructed during the Bronze Age around 1250 BC. The stone lintel above the doorway weighs 120 tons, with approximate dimensions,the largest in the world. The tomb was used for an unknown period. Mentioned by the Roman geographer Pausanias in the 2nd century AD, it was still visible in 1879 when the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered the shaft graves under the "agora" in the Acropolis at Mycenae.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 5
  Acronauplia

  Akronafplia is a rocky peninsula on a small hilland its located in the city of Nafplio.It use to be a very important fortress made by Venetians but occupied by various conquerors over time .From there we will enjoy the breathtaking view to nafplio city and the sea.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6
  Nafplio

  Nafplio is a seaport town in the Peloponnese in Greece that has expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf. The town was an important seaport held under a succession of royal houses in the Middle Ages as part of the lordship of Argos and Nauplia, held initially by the de la Roche following the Fourth Crusade before coming under the Republic of Venice and, lastly, the Ottoman Empire. The town was the capital of the First Hellenic Republic and of the Kingdom of Greece, from the start of the Greek Revolution in 1821 until 1834. Nafplio is now the capital of the regional unit of Argolis.

  35 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7
  The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus

  The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus is a part of archaeological site of Epidaurous and is located on the southeast end of the sanctuary dedicated to the ancient Greek God of medicine, Asclepius. It is built on the west side of Cynortion Mountain, near modern Lygourio, and belongs to the Epidaurus Municipality. It is considered to be the most important ancient Greek theatre with regard to acoustics and aesthetics.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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