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A truly delightful blend of an Athens 2-night stay combined with a tour to the most significant Classical sites around Greece, that culminates with an unforgettable 8-day cruise to the Greek Islands and Turkey. In Athens you will admire the Parthenon, atop the Acropolis and your classical tour of Greece will stop at Olympia, the cradle of the Olympic Games, then Delphi, site of the "oracle" often consulted for guidance by the powerful of the ancient world, Another high point are the Meteora Monasteries, clinging to high rock formations as if "suspended in the air" or "in the heavens above". Your cruise will include all the "must" see ports-of-call starting with magnificent Istanbul, the city that literally bridges the continents of Europe and Asia, then Izmir, still in Turkey, to visit Ephesus where the Temple Artemis was once one of the Wonders of the Ancient World. From here you set sail for the islands... Patmos, viiisiting mementoes relating to the divinely inspired life of St. John, then the isle of Mykonos, continuing to Rhodes to view monuments and landmark of its rich history, Crete, replete with major remains of the Minoan civilization and the last port of call Santorini, an island endowed with spectacular landscapes and resonances of the lost continent of Atlantis. Everywhere optional shore excursions will reveal magnificent natural settings, historic sites and welcoming inhabitants.
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