ARGOLIS
FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER .
EVERY TUESDAY – WEDNESDAY – THURSDAY - SATURDAY
NOVEMBER TO MARCH EVERY TUESDAY AND SATURDAY.
Leave by the coastal road along the Saronic Gulf to the Corinth Canal, which connects the Aegean Sea. (Short stop). Drive on to Mycenae, the Homeric city of the Atreides – the city “rich in gold” of the ancient poets. (Visit the Lion’s Gate, the Cyclopean Walls, and the Royal Tombs etc).
Depart for Nauplion through the fertile plain of Argolis, the picturesque town nestling at the foot of a cliff crowned by the mighty ramparts of the Palamidi Fortress. Afternoon leave for Epidaurus to visit the Theatre (4th century B.C) famous for its astonishing acoustics. Return to Athens by the National road connecting Epidaurus with Corinth. Lunch in Mycenae or Nauplion.