Itinerary

Tentative Itinerary: Classics in Greece 2017

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - 2017 CLASSICS IN GREECE

May 23-June 21, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - 2017 CLASSICS IN GREECE

Please note: This is a tentative outline of our plans; we are sure that there will be changes in the scheduled events below.

Day 0 Tue May 23 Depart USA.

D1 Wed May 24. Overnight in Athens.

Arrival at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos Airport. Transfer to Hotel.

Orientation Walk

Welcome Dinner

D2 Thurs May 25. Overnight in Athens.

Acropolis and New Acropolis Museum

Reports: Manolis: Plague in Ancient Athens; Chara: History of Parthenon; Tasia: Parthenon Sculptures.

D3 Fri May 26. Overnight in Athens.

Jewish Museum

Ancient Agora

Reports: Yiannis: Stoa of Attalos; Aliki: Panathenaic Festival; Anna: Trial of Socrates and Athenian Court System.

D4 Sat May 27. Overnight in Athens.

Numismatic Museum

National Archaeological Museum

Reports: Takis: Antikythera Mechanism; Daphne: Athenian Coinage; Melina: Greek Wedding Customs.

D5 Sun May 28. Overnight on Ferry.

Bus Day. Possible Swim.

Eleusis

Kaza Pass: Fortress of Eleutherae.

Porto Germeno: Fortress of Aigosthena

Reports: Michalis: Eleusis Mysteries of Demeter and Persephone; Kostas: Battle of Salamis.

Evening departure on overnight ferry from Piraeus to Chania, Crete

D6 Mon May 29. Overnight in Chania.

Early morning arrival in Suda Bay, Crete. Day packs ready. Buy breakfast and lunch. All-Day Hike down Samaria Gorge. Swim at Ayia Roumeli (Libyan Sea)

Boat from Ayia Romeli to port of Chora Sfakion OR Sougia to meet bus. Bus to Chania.

D7 Tues May 30. Overnight in Chania.

Free Day

D8 Wed May 31. Overnight in Chania.

Chania Archeological Museum

Chania Naval Museum

Maleme World War II German Cemetery

Suda Bay World War II Allied Cemetery

Etz Hayyim Synagogue, Chania.

D9 Thurs June 1. Overnight in Rethymno.

Bus Day. Flashlight Day.

Armenoi Archeological Site

Rethymno Archaeological Museum

D10 Fri June 2. Overnight in Rethymno.

Walking tour, Folklore Museum.

Fortezza [Venetian Fortress]

Report: Dimitris: Asia Minor Catastrophe and Exchange of Populations.

D11 Sat June 3. Overnight in Iraklio.

Bus Day. Monastery Day.

Arkadi Monastery

Knossos (Palace of Minos)

Grave of Kazantzakis

Report: Tasia: Mythology of Crete

D12 Sun June 4. Overnight in Iraklio.

Bus Day. Possible Swim Day.

Gortyna, Phaistos, Matala.

Reports: Kostas: Gortyn Law Code; Yiannis: Comparison of Knossos and Phaistos Palaces.

D13 Mon June 5. Overnight in Iraklio.

Irakleio Archaeological Museum; Historical Museum

Report: Melina: Knossos Palace Frescoes

D14 Tues June 6. Overnight on Naxos.

Ferry to Naxos, via Santorini.

Archaeological Site of Akrotiri.

D15 Wed June 7. Overnight on Naxos.

Walking Tour in Naxos.

Report: Maria: Cycladic Civilization.

D16 Thurs June 8. Overnight on Naxos.

Bus Day.

Naxos Island Tour.

D17 Fri June 9. Overnight on Naxos.

Free Day.

D18 Sat June 10. Overnight in Athens.

Ferry: Naxos to Piraeus.

D19 Sun June 11. Overnight in Athens.

Walking Tour.

Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art.

Mt. Lykavittos

D20 Mon June 12. Overnight in Delphi.

Bus Day. Monastery Day.

Orchomenos

Osios Loukas Monastery.

Distomo.

Report: Katerina: German Occupation of Greece.

D21 Tues June 13. Overnight in Delphi.

Flashlight Day.

Delphi Archaeological Site & Museum.

Corycian Cave Hike (optional)

Report: Manolis: Delphi Apollo Temple and Oracle.

D22 Wed June 14. Overnight in Olympia.

Bus Day.

Naupaktos.

Patras Archaeological Museum & Castle.

Report: Anna: Greek Civil War.

D23 Thurs June 15. Overnight in Olympia.

Olympia Archaeological Site and Museum.

Reports: Maria: Olympic Games: Mythology and Religion; Katerina: Temple of Zeus Sculptures.

D24 Fri June 16. Overnight in Nauplio.

Bus Day.

Museum of Olympic Games.

Mycenae: Site and Museum.

Reports: Aliki: History of Olympic Games; Dimitris: Grave Circle A and Tholos Tombs.

D25 Sat June 17. Overnight in Nafplio.

Bus Day.

Epidaurus site and Museum.

Palamidi Fortress.

Reports: Takis: Healing Cult of Asclepius; Chara: Epidaurus Theater.

D26 Sun June 18. Overnight in Nafplio.

Nauplion Archaeological Museum.

Reports: Daphni: Greek Economic Crisis; Michalis: Byron and Philhellenes.

D27 Mon June 19. Overnight in Athens.

Bus Day.

Tiryns

Corinth

D28 Tues June 20. Overnight in Athens.

Free Day. Farewell Dinner.

D29 Wed June 21. Departure for USA