Greece Odyssey : Crete & the Mainland

This journey through Crete and mainland Greece brings together some of the most influential civilizations, legendary landscapes, and enduring traditions of the Mediterranean. Beginning on Crete, you explore the world of the Minoans at Knossos and in the remarkable collections of the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, while visits to Rethymno, Chania, and the Akrotiri Peninsula reveal the island’s Venetian, Ottoman, and monastic heritage. Along the way, local wines, olive oil, regional cuisine, and Crete’s distinctive natural beauty offer a vivid introduction to the character of the island.

The journey continues on the mainland, where the monuments and stories of ancient Greece unfold across Athens, the Peloponnese, Cape Sounion, and Delphi. You stand beneath the Parthenon, discover the healing sanctuary and celebrated theater of Epidaurus, enter the fortified world of Mycenae, and visit the Temple of Poseidon overlooking the Aegean Sea. The program concludes at Delphi, once regarded as the center of the ancient world, completing an exploration of Greece shaped by archaeology, mythology, faith, and more than three thousand years of cultural achievement.

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