Classic Greece

Riviera Travel's Classic Greece is an escorted tour that unfolds over seven nights beginning in Athens and winding through some of Greece's most historically resonant sites. After a relaxed morning in the capital with a stroll through the National Gardens or watching the changing of the guard, the group heads to Delphi, where the oracle's sanctuary clings to terraced slopes beneath Mt. Parnassus. The museum there houses the remarkably preserved bronze ‘Charioteer’ statue.

Next is Olympia, famed for the ancient Olympic Games' stadium capable of seating 45,000 spectators—a reminder of how sport was once intertwined with politics and religion. The route then takes in Epidaurus, with its ancient healing sanctuary and acoustically impressive theatre, and the hilltop fortress of Mycenae, entered through a Lion Gate dating back over three millennia.

Nafplion provides a quieter contrast, with its pedestrianised, marble-paved streets, before the final day returns to Athens via the Corinth Canal. The Acropolis museum's glass floor reveals remnants of the ancient city beneath while the Parthenon's white marble columns dominate the skyline above. The balance and symmetry of the temple have influenced architecture for centuries.