Mycenae & Nafplion extraordinary experience (1-3 pax)

Walk through history and myth in the archaeological site of
Mycenae, with its legendary Lion Gate and
the Tomb of Agamemnon, a 3,500 years-old megalithic monument.

Visit the charming seaside port of Nafplio, the first capital of
modern Greece, with its soaring castle walls, old houses and picturesque narrow
streets

Admire some of Nafplio’s best artisans,
including potters and weavers, work their
crafts in the traditional fashion, explaining as they
create

Have a traditional Greek lunch made of local specialties at one of Nafplio’s trendiest
tavernas

A truly original full day tour from Athens, unlike any
of the usual day trips to Mycenae and Nafplio

In a remarkably dramatic landscape, in the province of Argolis in northeast
Peloponnese, the fabled Homeric city of Mycenae, a UNESCO World
Heritage Site, and capital of one of the oldest civilizations in
the world, stands covered in the dust of millennia.

With this ancient Mycenae tour, you’ll walk under the famed Lion Gate to enter ruins that are part history, part
myth. Mycenae was home to the cursed House of Atreus, its royal family
sentenced by the gods to suffer -and suffer they did. It was here (spoiler
alert!) that King Agamemnon, hero of the Trojan War,
was killed by his wife Clytemnestra. The Tomb of Agamemnon, an
amazing structure more than three thousand years old, is where famed
archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann uncovered the magnificent Mask of Agamemnon,
a funeral mask made of pure gold. also hosts The archaeological site of Mycenae
also hosts the Mycenae museum, with marvellous
exhibits from the several excavations in the area are on display. The whole site is moving, mysterious and incredibly old,
even by Greek standards, and you’ll see it all and hear every story from your
guide.

From Mycenae, you’ll head to the charming port of Nafplio, with its towering fortifications. This small
seaside town was in fact the first capital of
Greece. Its rich past and a great position on a wide bay has made it an
important port for much of its history. You can see this in the medieval walls
high on Palamidi Hill above town, and in the amazing fort that
sits right in the middle of the harbour, but also in the 19th-century buildings that still make much of the
town historic center.

During our Nafplio tour, you’ll explore the town’s defences and visit a variety of craftspeople, including a potter and a weaver, getting the chance to watch them work and
see what their crafts still have in common with those of the ancient artisans
of Mycenae whose work you’ll have seen earlier. Like with the ancient site
of Mycenae tour, visiting Nafplio is also a time-travel of
sorts: in many ways, the production methods of today’s artisans are closer to
those practiced in the time of Agamemnon than to those in contemporary
automated manufacturing plants. 

Your visit to this historic town will also include and a confectionery where the traditional almond pastries
are still made the way they were generations ago and a scrumptious lunch
at one of Nafplio’s trendiest hidden taverns, a local favorite serving
probably the best food in town.

On the way back to Athens, you will also make a short stop at the Corinth
Canal, to admire the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and
the canal which separates the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland.

When back in Athens from your full day tour to Nafplio & Mycenae, you
will have a better understanding of the links that unite the ancient past with
life and people in the South of Greece today.

Notes:

Ideal starting time 07:30 -08:30

Return time: 19:00-19:30