Itinerary

Tentative Itinerary: Classics in Greece 2019

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - 2019 CLASSICS IN GREECE

May 21-June 19, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - 2019 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 21 Depart USA.

D1 Wed 5/22 Overnight in Athens.

Arrival at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos Airport. Transfer to Hotel.

Orientation Walk

Welcome Dinner

D2 Thurs 5/23 Overnight in Athens.

Jewish Museum

Ancient Agora

D3 Fri 5/24 Overnight in Athens.

Acropolis and New Acropolis Museum

D4 Sat 5/25 Overnight in Athens.

Numismatic Museum

National Archaeological Museum

D5 Sun 5/26 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 5/27 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 5/28 Overnight in Chania.

Free Day

D8 Wed 5/29 Overnight in Chania.

Chania Archeological Museum

Chania Naval Museum

Maleme World War II German Cemetery

Etz Hayyim Synagogue, Chania.

D9 Thurs 5/30 Overnight in Rethymno.

Bus Day. Flashlight Day.

Suda Bay World War II Allied Cemetery

Armenoi Archeological Site

Rethymno Archaeological Museum

D10 Fri 5/31 Overnight in Rethymno.

Walking tour, Folklore Museum.

Fortezza [Venetian Fortress]

D11 Sat 6/1 Overnight in Iraklio.

Bus Day. Monastery Day.

Arkadi Monastery

Knossos (Palace of Minos)

Grave of Kazantzakis

D12 Sun 6/2 Overnight in Iraklio.

Irakleio Archaeological Museum; Historical Museum

D13 Mon 6/3 Overnight in Iraklio.

Bus Day. Possible Swim Day.

Gortyna, Phaistos, Matala.

D14 Tues 6/4 Overnight on Naxos.

Ferry to Naxos.

D15 Wed 6/5 Overnight on Naxos.

Walking Tour in Naxos.

D16 Thurs 6/6 Overnight on Naxos.

Bus Day.

Naxos Island Tour.

D17 Fri 6/7 Overnight on Naxos.

Free Day.

D18 Sat 6/8 Overnight in Athens.

Ferry: Naxos to Piraeus.

D19 Sun 6/9 Overnight in Athens.

Walking Tour. Athens.

Roman Agora, Kerameikos.

D20 Mon 6/10 Overnight in Delphi.

Bus Day. Monastery Day.

Amphiareion at Oropos.

Orchomenos

Osios Loukas Monastery.

Distomo.

D21 Tues 6/11 Overnight in Delphi.

Flashlight Day.

Delphi Archaeological Site & Museum.

Corycian Cave Hike (optional)

D22 Wed 6/12 Overnight in Olympia.

Bus Day.

Patras Archaeological Museum

Chlemoutsi Frankish Castle

D23 Thurs 6/13 Overnight in Olympia.

Olympia Archaeological Site and Museum.

D24 Fri 6/14 Overnight in Nauplio.

Bus Day.

Museum of Olympic Games.

Mycenae: Site and Museum.

D25 Sat 6/15 Overnight in Nafplio.

Bus Day.

Epidaurus site and Museum.

Palamidi Fortress.

D26 Sun 6/16 Overnight in Nafplio.

Nauplion Archaeological Museum.

D27 Mon 6/17 Overnight in Athens.

Bus Day.

Tiryns

Corinth

Diolkos

D28 Tues 6/18 Overnight in Athens.

Free Day. Farewell Dinner.

D29 Wed June 19. Departure for USA