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Locations: Depart US, Athens, Santorini,
Paros, Mykonos
A great tour highlighting the attractions of classical
and modern Greece, including Athens and the islands of Santorini,
Paros and Mykonos.
Includes -
- 12 nights accommodations
- Breakfasts (B) and Dinners (D) - as per detailed
itinerary
- Ferry transport • (1st class to Santorini and
tourist class on all other journeys) and coach transfers
- Experienced, professional tour manager &
driver
- Modern air-conditioned coach with reclining seats
- Free Contiki ‘Travellers Checks’ information
book
- Free Contiki document wallet
- Hotel tips, local taxes and service charges
- Welcome to Greece’ information pack
Contiki holidays are specially designed for
those 18-35 years old!
Rates are per person based on double occupancy.
Rates are subject to change without notice. This offer may be
withdrawn without notice.
Day Location
1 Depart US
2 Athens
3 Athens
4 Santorini
5 Santorini
6 Santorini
7 Paros
8 Paros
9 Paros
10 Mykonos
11 Mykonos
12 Mykonos
13 Athens
14 Athens
Number of Nights: 12
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{Athens, (àth´înz)
city (1991 pop. 784,110), capital of Greece, E central Greece.
Greater Athens, a transportation hub including the Aegean port
of Piraiévs, accounts for most of the country's industry,
including textiles, machine tools, and ships. Tourism is also
important.
Early Athens, the center of ancient Greek civilization,
was rigidly governed by aristocratic archons until the reforms
of Solon (594 B.C.) and Cleisthenes (506 B.C.) established a democracy
of its freemen. It emerged from the Persian Wars (500-449 B.C.)
as the strongest Greek city-state, and reached its cultural and
imperial zenith in the time of Pericles (443-429 B.C.).
Its citizens included Socrates, Aeschylus, Sophocles,
and Euripides. After defeat by its arch-rival Sparta in the Peloponnesian
War (431-404 B.C.) it began a long decline that continued under
the Macedonians and Romans; yet it could still boast such citizens
as Aristotle, Aristophanes, and Plato.
Captured (395 A.D.) by Visigoths, it became the
capital of the Byzantine Empire, then came in turn under French,
Spanish, and Ottoman Turkish rule before becoming (1834) the capital
of newly independent Greece. The city escaped damage in World
War II. The first modern Olympic games were held there in 1896.
Overlooking the city is its foremost landmark, the acropolis,
where the ruins of the Parthenon, the Propylaea, and the Erechtheum
are located.
Santorini is perhaps
the most naturally alluring of all the Greek islands. Thousands
of years of volcanic activity have created steep cliffs that rise
above the ocean's edge and a spectacular jagged coastline that
forms a striking bay. One of the highlights of Santorini is the
archaeological site of Akrotiri, discovered in 1967 under a thick
blanket of pumice. This remarkably well-preserved Minoan site,
dating back to the Bronze Age, reveals the advanced lifestyle
of the early Greeks. In the nearby village of Megalochori visit
the Boutari Winery, where Assyrtico grapes produce a rare white
wine.
One of the Cyclade islands in southeast Greece in
the Aegaen Sea
Mykonos is the most chic and sophisticated of all
the Greek Islands--instantly recognized by its glittering crescent
of white-washed houses lining an azure bay. The beaches here are
unspoiled and inviting, especially along Plati Tialos Bay. Miniature
churches, lazy windmills, and tiny cafes serving up Greek specialties
line the streets. Sample the freshest squid or lobster just snatched
from the blue Aegean Sea, or shop for typical flokati rugs.
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