Statue of Philip of Macedon, Thessaloniki

Part of the Parthenon frieze, now magnificently displayed in the new Akropolis Museum

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our next tours:
Northern Greece
18th to 26th May 2012

Bronze Age Crete
18th to 25th September 2012

We vary the tours each year;
other itineraries we have done:

Mainly Peloponnese

Southern Greece

Mani & More

North Eastern Greece

North West Greece

Bronze Age Crete

Corfu

Photographs of Corfu in 1858

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What our guests say about us

Eating out in greece

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photograph of a Corfiot taken by John Davenport Shakespear in 1858

this photo is the only surviving eveidence of how these pipes were smoked, it is now on exhibition in Corfu

for a collection of beautiful sketches of Corfu by Theresa Nicholas and books by John Waller see www.yiannisbooks.com

Relive the legends of Homer and the tragedies of Sophokles; walk in the footsteps of Pausanias and wonder at the glory of the works of Praxiteles and Phidias; enjoy the breathtaking scenery as we travel through olive clad mountains and fertile plains where you half expect to glimpse Herakles on one of his labours.

Our unique tours offer a chance to see all the major archaeological sites of ancient & classical Greece as well as taking you off the beaten track to less visited but fascinating places. In just a week we journey through over 3,000 years of Greek history, from Minoan to Byzantine, as well as enjoying the vibrancy of modern Greece.

There are a few places left on our Northern Greece Macedonia tour will be 18th to 26th May 2012 and includes 4 nights in Thessaloníki from where we will visit Philip of Macedon's capital, Pella; his tomb and treasures at Veryína; Aristotle's School where Alexander was tutored by the great philosopher and the sanctuaries and city set at the foot of Mount Olymbos at Dion. We then travel east to the charming fishing port of Kavala where we stay 4 nights and visit Amphipolis, Phillipi, and the island of Thasos, where the ancient city is still visible amongst the buildings of the modern town.
The cost for this 8 night tour including direct flights from Gatwick to Thessaloniki with British Airways is £860 per person sharing a twin or double room; £1,010 for a single room. Price without flight is £635 sharing a room, £785 for a single room.

We are now taking bookings for Bronze Age Crete from 18th to 25th September 2012, spending 4 nights in Iraklion and 3 nights in Ayios Nikolaos. We will visit Knossos, Archanes, Festos, Ayia Triada, Malia, Gournia, Lato and Sphinalonga. Cost for 7 nights (without flight) £710 per person sharing a twin or double room, £850 for a single room. Direct flights from many UK airports are available with charter companies and EasyJet. We can advise on these.

Tour costs include all coach travel in Greece, comprehensive information on the history, sites & museums, and all hotel accommodation (B & B, en-suite). It does not include entrance to sites and museums or lunch and dinner for which you should allow about £200-250.

The tours are organised & led by sisters Jane Maw Cornish and Mary Kehoe.
Travel to Greece, with Aegean or British Airways, is booked through Thornton's Travel and travel and accommodation in Greece is arranged by Christos Patakis of Anassa Travel, Athens, with whom we have been working since 1995.

Note: These privately organised tours have been running since 1974

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Jane Maw Cornish 029 20 704314
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