October 14-20, 2025
This was my largest tour to date, with no fewer than 30 travelers. The first day, after the welcome dinner, we took a short evening walk at the foot of the floodlit Acropolis. The real sightseeing began on the second day, when we visited the Acropolis, Acropolis Museum, and Agora in swift succession.
That afternoon, after a short respite, I led a walk to some of Athens’ Roman monuments. (The consensus favorite was the 68-seat public latrine in the Roman Agora.)
On the third day, we boarded a bus to Nafplion. Along the way, we stopped to see Ancient Corinth and Mycenae. The group was especially impressed by the Treasury of Atreus, where we posed for a memorable photo.
Day four found us foraying from Nafplion to the Mycenaean fortress at Tiryns (a group favorite, since we had the place to ourselves) and the famous theater of Epidaurus (which we didn’t have to ourselves, but was still pretty cool).
Back in Nafplion, we spent a few hours exploring the vast Palamidi Fortress. Some of the more intrepid travelers joined me on the 999-step staircase down to the city.
On the fifth day, we drove to the often-overlooked ruins of Sparta (where we encountered no other tourists) before continuing to the spectacular Byzantine churches of Mystras.
On the sixth and final day of our tour, we visited the ruins of Eleusis (made more evocative by a sudden rainstorm) and the magnificent mosaics in the Monastery of Daphne before returning to Athens.
That evening, I brought part of the group to the National Archaeological Museum. Then, all too soon, it was time for the farewell dinner.
