Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy
Day 2: Milan • Venice
Meet your Tour Director at the airportTravel to Venice
Day 3: Venice
Take a ferry to Venice
Take a guided tour of Venice
With your expert local guide you will see:
- St. Mark’s Square
- Grand Canal
See a glass-blowing demonstration
Travel by water taxi to the island of Burano
Explore Burano on your own
Enjoy a gondola ride
Day 4: Venice • Florence
Travel to Florence
Take a guided tour of Florence
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Piazza della Signoria
- Ponte Vecchio
- Basilica of Santa Croce
- Gates of Paradise
Day 5: Florence
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Pisa
Journey to Pisa on this half-day excursion. Enjoy a guided tour of the city’s Field of Miracles, where you can snap a picture of the 12th-century Leaning Tower, aslant ever since the third floor was built. This is where Galileo was said to have developed his laws of gravity. Also visit the adjacent cathedral and baptistery, which contain exquisite marble pulpits carved in the Gothic style.
Day 6: Florence • Assisi • Rome
Travel via Assisi to Rome
Visit the Basilica of St. FrancisTour Assisi with an expert local guide
Day 7: Rome
Take a guided tour of Rome
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Colosseum
- Roman Forum
- Capitoline Hill
- St. Peter's Square and Basilica
Explore Rome during a food-themed walking tour
Day 8: Rome • Sorrento region
Travel to Sorrento
Snap a photo of seaside Sorrento
Day 9: Sorrento region • Pompeii • Rome
Travel via Pompeii to Rome
Tour the ruins of Pompeii with an expert local guide
Day 10: Rome • Athens • Argolida region
Fly to Athens
Travel to Argolida region
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BBQ dinner with boat cruise
After a busy day of exploring the sights, relax this evening on a two-hour optional boat cruise excursion and BBQ beach dinner. Head to the charming port town of Tolo on the Vivary Bay and board your boat, embarking on a tour of the scenic Argolic Gulf. You will then anchor at Kondyli Beach, where your captain has organized a BBQ dinner under the stars. Enjoy live music in this unforgettable Mediterranean setting before heading back to Tolo. (Available June–August only)
Day 11: Argolida region • Epidaurus • Mycenae • Corinth • Delphi
Travel to Delphi via Epidaurus and Mycenae
Tour Epidaurus and Mycenae with an expert local guide
See the Corinth Canal
Day 12: Delphi • Meteora region
Visit the Delphi MuseumTake a guided tour of Delphi
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Temple of Apollo
- Delphi Archaeological Museum
Travel to the Meteora region
Day 13: Meteora region • Athens
Visit a Meteora monastery, a town suspended in the "middle of the sky"
Tour a Meteora monastery with an expert local guide
Travel to Athens
Day 14: Athens
Take a guided tour of Athens
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Ancient Olympic Stadium
- Syntagma Square, the central square of Athens
- Acropolis
Visit the Acropolis Museum, home to ancient ruins and prehistoric artifacts
Take a walking tour of Athens
With your Tour Director you will see:
- Plaka district
- Athenian Trilogy
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Greek evening
Friends, feta, and fresh Mediterranean flavors—opa! Stuff yourself like an olive during a traditional Greek dinner. Then, link arms for a night of music, dancing, and smashing plates. This time-honored tradition brings Greece’s theatrical culture to life in all the best ways.
Day 15: Depart for home
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Day 15: Greek island cruise
Set sail on your cruise ship for a three-day adventure filled with on-board activities and a three-island shore excursion package. Experience how Turkish, Roman, and Greek influences helped shape the unique blend of cultures you’ll encounter as you explore each coastal town.
Day 16: Santorini island • Mykonos island
Included excursion to Oia Village in Santorini
Included excursion to Mykonos Town
Day 17: Turkey
Included excursion to Ancient Ephesus
Day 18: Depart for home
