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Day 11: On The Road To Hydra
Day 11: On The Road To Hydra
The sites we visited today are 1,000 years older than previous sites we’ve seen. That's hard to wrap our heads around. Things are so much older than in the US, and it’s impressive how innovative and skilled the people were so long ago.
First, we were off to Mycenae. Normally, we would have done this yesterday, but because of the Independence Day holiday, we had to push it back to today when the sites were open. This site featured the tomb of Agamemnon, one of best preserved beehive tombs in the Peloponnese region. It reminded us a bit of the cairns we saw in Scotland. The graves are thought to be from the 17th century BC.
The Acropolis sat on the hill across the road. Argos is the longest continuous population village in Greece 7000 years. Across from the acropolis was a mountain range known as the Sleeping Agamemnon mountain since the peeks look like the profile of a man laying on his back sleeping.
Then it was on to Epidavros. This site was a health and healing center, sort of like a modern day Mayo Clinic. The highlight for us was the large theater. It’s the best preserved ancient theater in Greece. It features great acoustics and can seat 14,000 people. There were some rows of seats with marble seat backs on them for the VIP guests. It was build in the 4th century BC.
Later on, we boarded our ferry, the last one of the day, and took the 20 minute trip across to the island of Hydra. Motorized vehicles are not allowed on the island.
Our Group!
Our Group!
Mycenae Ruins
Mycenae Ruins
At The Ampitheater
At The Ampitheater
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