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GREECE

FEATURES TO WHET YOUR APPETITE

1.    Take in the view of the hills from the terrace at Acropolis, in Athens.

2.    Step back 2500 years into Great Temple of Zeus in Olympia and see the famous statue, one of the seven wonders of the world.

3.    Trace the footsteps of the ancient Greeks who walked along the Sacred Way to the temple of Apollo in Delphi.

4.    Walk through the Acropolis ramparts and Lion Gate to the 3,600 years old First Circle of Royal Tombs whose precious burial furnishings excavated during the last century, totaled over 30lbs in gold.

5.    Explore the desolate grandeur of some of the most impressive ruins in the world, at the elevated site of Acrocorinth.

6.    Amidst hills set about with pine trees and oleanders at Epidaurus, imagine yourself in the audience watching a dramatic performance at the most outstanding Theatre in the ancient world.

7.    Experience the silhouette of the Doric columns of Poseidon's Temple on the summit of the precipitous "Sacred Headland" of Cape Sounion at sunset.

8.    Experience 'Old Athens' after dark in the Plaka with a bouzouki evening of Greek song and dance in traditional taverna.

9.    See the Labyrinth in which King Minos imprisoned the Minotaur at the palace of the Knossos.