Itinerary

GREECE


Thu Aug 27
8:20am Depart Boston Terminal E
7:40pm Arrive London Terminal 5
Walk around London via bridges, Big Ben, Parliment, etc
2:00-3:30am Head back to the airport, night bus N9 (N97?) from Piccadilly Circus

Fri Aug 28
6:15am Depart London Terminal 5
11:55am Arrive Athens
The E96 bus from the airport takes you right to the boats.
4:30pm Ferry HELLENIC SEAWAYS PIRAEUS-NAXOS HIGHSPEED 5 (3.5hrs) €98,00 Economy
PIRAEUS 16:30:00 DEP.
PAROS 19:30:00 DEP.
NAXOS 20:00:00 ARR.
9pm Check into Agios Prokopios ($7eu breakfast/ parking/ internet)
OVERNIGHT Agios Prokopios

Sat Aug 29
Rent Scooter
Museums/ Beaches
OVERNIGHT Agios Prokopios

Sun Aug 30
Trip to Koufonisia?
OVERNIGHT Agios Prokopios

Mon Aug 31
11pm Checkout
1:15pm Blue Star Paros 13:15 -15:20 (2hrs), NAXOS- SANTORINI €31.00 Economy
4pm Check into Apanemo (Breakfast/ Parking/ Internet)
Rent Scooter
6pm Walk around oia
10pm Dinner in Oia/ Ammoudi Port
OVERNIGHT Apanemo

Tue Sep 1
Pool/Beaches
Museums, Walk around Fira
Dinner in Oia or Fira
OVERNIGHT Apanemo

Wed Sep 2
12pm Check out
5pm-10pm Volcano sunset trip
Wait in Athinios port 2.5hrs
12:40am Ferry BLUE STAR 1 Santorini-Piraeus 03/09/2009 00:40 -5:40 (5hrs) €128.00 Inside Cabin
OVERNIGHT Blue Star 1 Ferry

Thu Sep 3
Pick up car at Budget- Piraeus
Corinth Canal
Mycenae
2pm Check in Aetoma (breakfast/ parking/ internet)
OVERNIGHT Aetoma

Fri Sep 4
12pm Check out
1pm Epidavros
2pm Check into Crowne Plaza Athens ($15eu parking/ 30 min free internet, $11eu hr)
2-4pm
4-10pm Walk around Plaka, Psyrri, dinner

Sat Sep 5
8am - 11am Monastiraki flea markets
Day trip to delphi, sounion, etc
Technopolis
Lycabettus Hill, cable car from Kolonaki 9am - 12am
Dinner at the top of the mountain
Overnight Crowne Plaza Athens

Sun Sep 6
8-11am Acropolis/Agora (8:30-8pm, FREE SUN)
Lunch around Plaka/Psyrri
12-3pm New Acropolis Museum (8-8pm, $1eu)
3-8pm more Acropolis/Agora?
Dinner around Monastiriaki
Overnight Crowne Plaza Athens

Mon Sep 7
8:15am Depart Athens
10:10am Arrive London Terminal 5
London - Tate Modern, Soho
7:30pm Depart London Terminal 5
9:45pm Arrive Boston Terminal E

Currency xe.com

xe.com

Map

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View London in a larger map

Research

LONDON
Journey Planner


Westminster Bridge


Big Ben


Tower of London


St. Paul's Cathedral


Soho


Covent Garden Market


Millenium Bridge


Tate Modern
Sunday – Thursday, 10.00–18.00
Friday and Saturday, 10.00–22.00
FREE

Waterloo Bridge

FERRY

Hellenic Ferry to Naxos: Gate E7
Blue Star Ferry from Santorini: arrive at same gate area?

Ferries
http://www.ferries.gr/

Blue Star Ferries
Athinios Port, Santorini: Tel. +30 22860 24286 and +30 22860 22201
MAIN Tel. +30-210-8919800

NAXOS



Tourist Map



Naxos Castle

A 13th century Venetian Castle, referred to as the Kastro
More Info and History

Naxos Portara

Portara- an ancient partially completed temple to Apollo from the 6th Century B.C.


Naxos Apiranthos Village


Our hotel in Naxos- Agios Prokopios, next to the beach

Important phone numbers in town

NYTimes Guide

Archaeological Museum: 22850/22-725; Venetian Museum: 22850/22-387
Archaeological Museum: Admission 4€ ($5.20)
Venetian Museum: Admission and tour 6€ ($7.80)

Tour to Mykonos
Tour to Iraklia and Koufonisia

SANTORINI




View from Oia


Fira Old Port



Our hotel in Akrotiri, Santorini- Apanemo Hotel


Red Sand Beach


Sunset dinner Volcano Tour $45/ 5hrs


Day Volcano tour $18-$25 eu/ 6hrs


Katina's Fish Taverna on the wharf at Amoudi
Ammoudi Bay
Oia , Santorini
Greece 84702
Tel: 30 22860 71280

Cable Car in Fira the Capital
Tel : 22977/8

Museum of Prehistoric Thira

Archaeological Museum

Venetian Guzi mansion

Cathedral of Ypapanti

Bellonio Cultural Centre

Venetian Castle of Skaros


PELOPONNESES
Peloponnesian guide by Rick Steves


Corinth Canal


Mycenae: daily 8:30 am - 8:00 p.m. Admission: 8 Euros


http://www.nafplio-tour.gr/


Our hotel in Nauplion (Nafplio), Aetoma Hotel




Promenade tunnel around Fortress Akronafplia


The Palamidi Fortress in Nauplion: 8:00 am to 7:00 pm Admission: 4 Euros


ATHENS
Metro 5:30 am - 12:30 am
E96 Bus Airport - Piraeus 1hr
040, 049 Bus Piraeus - Syntagma 45min
Get tix stamped when getting on bus or train

Athens Guide


Athens - Gazi - Technopolis

Plaka - old pedestrian district
Monastiraki - Flea market district
Psyrri - Food markets
Kolonaki - Designer shopping

National Archaeological Museum 8:30-3
Ancient Agora 8am-7
Acropolis 8am-6:30