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An 11-day, 9 nights land and cruise package. You will start off with two nights in Athens and beginning with a half-day city tour that includes the House of Parliament, Constitution Square, the Acropolis, the Parthenon and the renowned Acropolis Museum. Not included, but worth doing on your own, is an evening in the fun-loving district of Plaka. The trip continues with a transfer to Piraeus to board m/v Louis Cristal and set sail for Istanbul, your first port-of-call. Optional shore excursions will reveal its Byzantine and Ottoman past, two civilizations that for centuries molded the culture of a large stretch of diverse lands. Admire the stunning Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace and also the Grand Bazar. Your cruise ship will then start for a series of stops around the Aegean and Cretan Seas. You will first arrive in Izmir, still on Turkish soil and gateway to legendary Ephesus. Then out to the beautiful island of Patmos, where St. John received inspiration for his Book of Revelations, followed by the islands of Mykonos, Rhodes (view impressive medieval structures), Crete (optional visit to Minoan Knossos Palace) and Santorini, endowed with spectacular landscapes and typical Cycladic architecture. Everywhere outstanding natural settings and history spanning centuries of diverse cultures all the way to the lost continent of Atlantis, believed to have existed where Santorini is today.
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