Itinerary

Tentative Itinerary: Classics in Greece 2025

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - 2025 CLASSICS IN GREECE

May 13-June 11, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - 2025 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 13 Depart USA.

D1 Wed 5/14 Overnight in Athens.    

Arrival at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos Airport.  Transfer to Hotel.  

 Orientation Walk

Welcome Dinner

D2 Thurs 5/15 Overnight in Athens.

Jewish Museum

Ancient Agora

D3 Fri 5/16 Overnight in Athens.

Acropolis and New Acropolis Museum

D4 Sat  5/17 Overnight in Athens.   

Numismatic Museum

National Archaeological Museum

D5 Sun  5/18 Overnight on Ferry. 

Bus Day.  Possible Swim.

Eleusis

Kaza Pass: Fortress of Eleutherae.

Porto Germeno:  Fortress of Aigosthena

Evening departure on overnight ferry from Piraeus to Chania, Crete

D6 Mon 5/19  Overnight in Chania.

Early morning arrival in Suda Bay, Crete.

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 5/20 Overnight in Chania.

Free Day

 D8 Wed 5/21  Overnight in Chania.

Chania Archeological Museum

Chania Naval Museum

Maleme World War II German Cemetery

Etz Hayyim Synagogue, Chania.

D9 Thurs 5/22 Overnight in Rethymno.

Bus Day.  Flashlight Day.

Suda Bay World War II Allied Cemetery

Armenoi Archeological Site

Rethymno Archaeological Museum

D10 Fri  5/23 Overnight in Rethymno.

Walking tour, Folklore Museum.

Fortezza [Venetian Fortress]

D11 Sat  5/24 Overnight in Iraklio.

Bus Day.  Monastery Day.

Arkadi Monastery

Knossos (Palace of Minos)

Grave of Kazantzakis

D12 Sun 5/25 Overnight in Iraklio.

Irakleio Archaeological Museum; Historical Museum

D13 Mon 5/26 Overnight in Iraklio.

Bus Day. Possible Swim Day.

 Gortyna, Phaistos, Matala.

D14 Tues 5/27 Overnight on Naxos.

 Ferry to Naxos.

D15 Wed  5/28 Overnight on Naxos.

Walking Tour in Naxos.

D16 Thurs 5/29 Overnight on Naxos.

 Bus Day.

Naxos Island Tour.

D17 Fri   5/30 Overnight on Naxos.

Free Day on Naxos.

D18 Sat  5/31 Overnight in Athens.

Ferry: Naxos to Piraeus.

D19 Sun 6/1  Overnight in Athens.

 Walking Tour. Athens.

Roman Agora, Kerameikos.

D20 Mon 6/2 Overnight in Delphi.

 Bus Day.  Monastery Day.

 Amphiareion at Oropos.

Orchomenos

Osios Loukas Monastery.

Distomo.

D21 Tues  6/3 Overnight in Delphi.

 Flashlight Day.

 Delphi Archaeological Site & Museum.

Corycian Cave Hike (optional)

D22 Wed  6/4 Overnight in Olympia.

 Bus Day.

Patras Archaeological Museum

Chlemoutsi Frankish Castle

D23 Thurs 6/5 Overnight in Olympia.

 Olympia Archaeological Site and Museum.

D24 Fri  6/6 Overnight in Nauplio.

 Bus Day.

 Museum of Olympic Games.

Mycenae:  Site and Museum.

D25 Sat  6/7 Overnight in Nafplio.

 Bus Day.

Epidaurus site and Museum.

Palamidi Fortress.

D26 Sun 6/8  Overnight in Nafplio.

Nauplion Archaeological Museum.

D27 Mon  6/9 Overnight in Athens.

 Bus Day.

 Tiryns

Corinth

Diolkos

D28 Tues  6/10 Overnight in Athens.

Free Day. Farewell Dinner.

D29 Wed June 11.  Departure for USA