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Small & Traditional

13 Days From £3,690pp

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
■ Stunning mountain and coastal scenery
■ Traditional Greek mountain villages and fishing ports
■ Guest house accommodation, full of character yet
with all necessary facilities
Corinth Canal, Greece ■ Meteora Monasteries, Delphi and Olympia
■ Free time in Athens

■ Kalavrita rack railway
Day 8 - Nafpaktos we have seen hitherto. We conclude our journey to ■ Pelion narrow gauge railway
Drive along the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth Athens along the coast, crossing the famous Corinth
to Nafpaktos, a small resort with an attractive Canal as we do so. Our well appointed city centre SELECTED HOTELS
harbour originally founded by the Venetians. A castle hotel couldn’t be more different from the village Thessalonki Hotel Tobacco
dominates the hill overlooking the port. We take the guest houses we have previously used and there are Kalambaka Kaikis Hotel
long bridge across the Gulf to the Peloponese and excellent views of the city and Acropolis from the Millies Mirovoli Hotel
visit the interpretation centre explaining how it was top floor restaurant and bar. Ypati Hotel Alexakis
built before continuing west to Katakolo. Our hotel Itea Kalafati Hotel
overlooks the small town and the Ionian Sea and Day 12 - Free Day in Athens Katakolo Orizontes Hotel
dinner will be included this evening. Athens is a city to suit all tastes and we therefore
leave you free to choose from visiting archaeological Lagkadia Hotel Maniatis
Day 9 - Olympia and cultural sites to riding the trams and metro Athens Stanley Hotel
The birthplace of the Olympic Games in 776 BC lies system (for which a day ticket is available). Please note - hotels can be subject to change
just a few miles inland by rail from Katakolo and we
include a visit. It is also a place of worship to the Day 13 - Return to London PRICE INCLUDES
Greek god, Zeus, to whom a temple was built. In the Direct flight from Athens to London Heathrow. ■ Flights in Economy Class by scheduled airline
afternoon we continue our drive into the mountains (Please note that due to the British Airways schedule, ■ Rail travel as specified
of the Central Peloponese and discover the attractive we must fly out of Gatwick and into Heathrow on ■ Other travel by private mini-coach
village of Lagkadia which is ideal for our 2-night stay. this tour). ■ Hotel accommodation in Thessaloniki and Athens
■ Other accommodation in good quality private hotels
Day 10 - Mountain Villages Due to the limited number of rooms in guesthouse or guest houses with “en-suite” facilities
We can imagine that donkeys were once the only accommodation, this tour will be limited to 15 persons. ■ All breakfasts and 8 other meals
means of transport on these mountain roads but ■ Admissions to monasteries and archaeological sites
today we can reach the villages dotted around this ■ Airport and other transfers
remote area rather more easily. We include a visit ■ Services of a tour leader from London and throughout
to a very attractive open air industrial museum the tour plus local professional Greek guide
dedicated to the use of water power.
Day 11 - Kalavrita Rack Railway Price per person:
The mountain town of Kalavrita is linked to the Gulf of Escorted holiday £3,690
Corinth at Diakopto by a remarkable narrow gauge Single room supplement £470
line which is part conventional adhesion worked Deposit for this holiday £300
and part rack assisted. For much of the one hour
journey, it travels down a narrow valley dominated Nafpaktos, Greece
by high sandstone cliffs, unlike any of the scenery

Milies Narrow Gauge Railway, Greece

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