Greece: Circumnavigating the Peloponnese aboard Running on Waves

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DateMay 19–28, 2016
PricingFrom $6,995 per person

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Highlights

Excursions to five outstanding World Heritage sites: Epidaurus, Mycenae, Mystras, Olympia, and Delphi.
Transit of the Corinth Canal, whose history extends back into classical times, including an unsuccessful attempt to build it in the 1st century AD.
Visits to Nemea, where in greek mythology Heracles overcame the Nemean Lion and where the ancient Nemean Games were played, and Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic Games.
Seven nights aboard the intimate, state-of-the-art Running on Waves, a privately chartered yacht built, appointed, and staffed at the highest levels of comfort and service.

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Long known as the “cradle of Western civilization,” Greece and the Peloponnese Peninsula offer an ideal blend of history, diverse cultural legacies, stunning natural beauty, and architectural treasures.You’re invited to join us as we sail warm, azure waters and explore the cities and sanctuaries of ancient Greece.

After a night at the Hotel Electra Palace at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens, an overland journey takes us across the Corinth Canal to the spectacular Temple of Apollo and Nemea, where antiquity’s Nemean Games were held. Then, we board the elegant, privately chartered yacht Running on Waves for a seven-night cruise around the stunning, sun-drenched coast of the Peloponnese Peninsula. Treasures of antiquity await with stops at Mycenae, whose impressive ruins once concealed the reputed mask of Agamemnon; the World Heritage site of Epidaurus and its spectacular theater; Monemvasia, a medieval fortress town that clings to an enormous rock; and mountainous Mystras, home of numerous medieval churches. We will trace the origins of the Olympic Games at ancient Olympia, probe the mysteries of the Oracle at Delphi, and cruise the Corinth Canal back to Athens. And should you wish to explore Athens further, a two-night optional pre-tour extension is available.

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