Itinerary2007


ITINERARY: CLASSICS IN GREECE — UNIVERSITY
OF ARKANSAS


May 17 ­ June 16, 2007


Professors Daniel Levine, George Paulson



May 17 XNA-ATH by air.


May 18 Arrive ATHENS. REST AND ORIENTATION WALK. Night in Athens.


May 19 ATHENS. ACROPOLIS AND AGORA WALKING TOUR.


May 20 ATHENS/ATTICA Day Trip TO AIGOSTHENA AND ELEUTHERAI. PIRAEUS.
Sleep in cabins on the Ferry to CRETE.


May 21 CRETE. Samaria Gorge Hike. Night in Chania.


May 22 CRETE. Chania Town, Synagogue, Archaeological Museum. Maleme WWII
German cemetery. Night in Chania.


May 23 CRETE. Armenoi (Minoan tombs); Rethymon (Museum and Fortress)
Knossos (Palace of Minos). Night in Irakleion.


May 24 CRETE. Gortyna (Law code), Phaistos (Minoan Palace), Matala (Caves
and swimming). Night in Irakleion.


May 25 CRETE. Malia (Minoan Palace), Gournia (Minoan Town), Lato (Mountain
town). Night in Siteia.


May 26 CRETE. Siteia Museum, Irakleion Archaeological Museum. Night in
Irakleion.


May 27 Morning Ferry to island of NAXOS. Night in Naxos.


May 28 NAXOS. Tour of Island and Climbing Mt. Zeus. Night in Naxos.


May 29 NAXOS town. Museums. Night in Naxos.


May 30 Ferry NAXOS to ATHENS. Night in Athens.


May 31 ATHENS: Museums and Archaeological Sites. Night in Athens..


1 June AMPHIAREION Healing Sanctuary, ERETRIA, BOEOTIA, OSIOS LOUKAS
MONASTERY. Night in Delphi


2 June DELPHI. Site, Museum, Corycian Cave. Night in Delphi.


3 June Amphissa, Galaxeidi, Naupaktos. Night in Naupaktos.


4 June Naupaktos to Astakos. Ferry to island of ITHACA. Night in Ithaca.


5 June ITHACA. Sites and Museum. Night in Ithaca.


6 June Ferry from ITHACA to PATRAS. Castle of KLHEMOUTSI, OLYMPIA. Night
in Olympia.


7 June OLYMPIA. Site, Museum. Night in Olympia.


8 June PYLOS. Nestor’s Palace. Chora Museum, VENETIAN FORT OF METHONI.
Night in Pylos.


9 June PYLOS. Palaiokastro, Museum, Sphacteria, Voidokoilia. Night in
Pylos.


10 June MESSENE. SPARTA MENELAION (sanctuary of Menelaus and Helen).
SPARTA Acropolis. Night in Sparta.


11 June SPARTA Museum. Byzantine Fortress/Palace/Churches at MYSTRAS.
Olive Museum. Night in Sparta.


12 June NEMEA. Temple of Zeus, Museum, site. MYCENAE. Night in Nauplion.


13 June TIRYNS, LERNA, ARGOS, EPIDAURUS. Night in Nauplion.


14 June NAUPLION PALAMIDI, CORINTH, ACROCORINTH, ISTHMIA. Night in Athens.


15 June ATHENS. Night in Athens.


16 June Return to USA.


 


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