Classic Greece with Crete

Sights and Insights

Meet your private driver and English-talking guide for a half-day visit through Athens, including the Acropolis and the New Acropolis Museum. Start with a visit to the downtown area to see the outside engineering of the Constitution Square, the House of Parliament, the Memorial to the Unknown Soldier, and the National Library. Go for a concise stroll along Herod Atticus Street, where individuals from the Presidential Greek Guard known as the Evzones can be found in their unmistakable uniform nearby the Presidential Palace. Proceed with your drive to the Acropolis, passing by Hadrian’s Arch. Stop to respect the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Panathenaic Stadium across the road, where the principal Olympic Games of the cutting edge period were held in 1896. Then, invest some energy investigating the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Acropolis, the old fortification situated on a rough outcrop sitting above the city. Investigate the structural show-stoppers of the Golden Age of Athens: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion, and its most popular antiquated landmark, the famous Parthenon. End your visit with a visit to the nearby New Acropolis Museum, home to the archeological antiques revealed at the Acropolis and its encompassing slants. Finish up your visit with a relaxed walk around the wonderful Plaka territory back to your inn.

All Aboard!

Meet your driver for a private port exchange.

Board a fast ship for exchange from Athens to Mykonos. The estimated ship length is 2.5 hours.

Meet your private driver for a port exchange.

This afternoon, meet your private driver for an exchange to the beginning stage of your walking visit through Mykonos. With a private guide, walk around the seafront, past the neighborhood fish and vegetable market. Keep your eyes stripped for the island’s lively avian mascot, Peter the Pelican. Visit the antique-filled Folklore Museum, arranged in an enchanting eleventh-century house on your approach to Papaportiani Church. Committed to the Virgin Mary, the Church is an acclaimed illustration of Cycladic design and is quite possibly the most shot spot in the Mediterranean. From here, proceed onwards to the pleasant space of Alefkandra, known as the ”Little Venice” of Mykonos. The exquisite old houses are roosted unstably on the edge of the ocean, and the area is a mainstream region for nearby craftsmen to set up their workshops. By the harbor, the notable windmills stand watch confronting the north, and offer a strikingly lovely photographic chance. The windmills were utilized in the past to pound wheat and give a grand vista sitting above Little Venice and the ocean underneath. From here, proceed to the House of Lena Museum, an incredible illustration of nineteenth-century middle-class Mykonian life. End the evening with a stop at a nearby bar for a tasting of Greek ”meze”, including different conventional Greek plunges and olives, feta cheddar, and tomatoes. Appreciate a wine sampling with your guide, and find out about the set of experiences and terroir of Greek wines. Close your visit with a return move to your lodging.

Seashore Bliss

This evening, appreciate time at relaxation to investigate at your own speed or unwind at your lodging.

The Journey Continues…

Meet your private driver for a port exchange.

Board a fast ship for exchange from Mykonos to Santorini. Rough travel time is typically 2 hours, though can go as long as 2 hours 45 minutes.

Meet your driver for a private port exchange. For your solace, a private aide will be close by to assist you with exploring the crowded Santorini port and make your forward association.

Greece is one of the world’s most seasoned wine-creating districts, following its wine creation birthplaces to the actual beginning of Greek progress. Santorini’s rough, volcanic soil is home to a scope of grape varietals not normally found outside of Greece, and the beautiful grape plantations covering the Aegean are a treat for both the sense of taste and the eyes. Meet your private guide and driver for a half-day investigation of one of the island’s valued wineries. Start with a drive through Pyrgos town and the slope of Profitis Ilias, enhanced by a religious community devoted to the Prophet Elijah, situated on the most noteworthy place of the island. The yard of the cloister offers stunning all-encompassing perspectives on the whole island of Santorini. Proceed to the novel setting of a town winery where you’ll appreciate a tasting of 3 privately created wines, acquiring another viewpoint of the island’s particular terroir. After, you’ll be blessed to receive a magnificent lunch nearby followed by a private exchange either to Fira, or back to your inn.

Unwind and Recharge

Santorini is a stupendous incredible sight and a paramount involvement with nightfall. Experience the awesome nightfall this evening from the solace of a little gathering shared journey. Move by private vehicle to the port and head out around the island, beginning with a visit to the renowned Red Beach, a topographically novel region that was shaped in a volcanic ejection. The seashore is known as one the best areas for swimming and swimming in Santorini, and the completely clear waters secure one-of-a-kind stone developments that are ideal for finding. From here, keep cruising to the shocking White Beach, basically available by boat or by walking from the Red Beach. Volcanic dark sand differentiates the transcending white precipices above, and the sand is dabbed with white rocks and pumice stones. Appreciate a half-hour at recreation for swimming and swimming free sky blue waters of this inlet. Back ready, relish a heavenly grill dinner on the boat’s deck, joined by fresh Santorinian wine. Keep cruising back to port, halting beneath the town of Oia to watch the dusk over the Caldera, lolling the ocean with splendid shades of imperial purple, red, and orange. Finish up your enchanted evening with a private exchange back from the port.

A Change of Scenery

Meet your driver for a private port exchange. For your solace, a private partner will be available to assist you with exploring the crowded Santorini port and make your ahead association.

Board a high-velocity ship for exchange from Santorini to Heraklion. The rough exchange time is 1.5 hours.

Meet your driver for a private exchange from Heraklion Port to Rethymno. The rough exchange time is 1.5 hours.

A Journey Back in Time

Leave behind Rethymno for an entire day visit to adjoining Heraklion and Knossos with your private guide and driver. Drive to the valley of the stream Karatos, home to the Minoan Kingdom remains of Knossos. Visit the Palace of Knossos, including the seat of King Minos. Investigate the maze of hallways and rooms of the Palace, associating the Greek fanciful stories connected to the remains encompassing the Palace. The vestiges incorporate the homes of authorities, ministers, and regular folks, and the remaining parts of an old burial ground. Then, head into the city of Heraklion 2 miles away, and walk around the chronicled downtown area’s primary destinations. The feature of the city is the as of late revamped Heraklion Archeological Museum, one of Europe’s best archeological exhibition halls. Join your guide for a visit through the gallery’s broad assortment, which centers around only archeological finds from the island of Crete. The cautiously curated assortment of Minoan workmanship and culture is the most wonderful on the planet, including a show of unique frescoes from the Minoan Palace of Knossos. On the off chance that time grants, appreciate some extra energy in the city prior to getting back to your Rethymno lodging by private vehicle.

Along Cobblestone Streets

Meet your private guide at your inn and embark on a relaxed strolling visit around the old town of Rethymno, a city that traces all the way back to the Minoan human advancement period of the Aegean Bronze Age. Walk around the old town taking in the engineering of the city alongside its most significant sights. Start your excursion in the old piece of the city at the Venetian harbor. The area was vanquished by the Republic of Venice, and the city is extraordinary compared to other saved old towns on the island of Crete. Walk through the Venetian quarters and note clear components of Turkish impact on the city as dispersed minarets. Enter the Fortezza of Rethymno, an all-around safeguarded bastion with Byzantine, Venetian, and Ottoman building impacts with an amazing vault that served first as a house of God, and later as a mosque. The post shielded the city from the danger of privateers and stayed being used until the mid-twentieth century. Proceed with your stroll through the city, passing the Venetian harbor with its beacon, the Venetian Loggia, the Fountain Rimondi, the Neradze mosque, and the Venetian manor-lined Street Arcadia, and the St. Francis Church. As the visit finishes up, you have the alternative to make a beeline for one of the city’s seashores for a dip or get back to your convenience. A privately sourced nibble is incorporated before you return to your lodging by walking.

Until Next Time…

Meet your driver for a private exchange from Rethymno to Heraklion. The estimated move time is 1.5 hours.

Load onto a trip in Heraklion with direct help to Athens. The surmised flight length is 60 minutes.