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Epidaurus was a small city in ancient Greece, on the Argolid Peninsula at the Saronic Gulf. It was very popular during the ancient times, due to the Asclepeion, that was the most celebrated healing center of the Classical world and also due to the Theatre. The ancient theatre of Epidaurus is known, till nowadays to the entire world, for the amazing acoustics, the symmetry and the beauty.
Nafplio is a seaport town in Peloponnese that has expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf. The town was the capital of the First Hellenic Republic and of the Kingdom of Greece, from 1821 until 1834.
Mycenae is an archaeological site near Mikines in Greece, located southwest of Athens, in the north-eastern Peloponnese. From the hill on which the palace was located, one can see across the Argolis to the Saronic Gulf.
Olympia, a sanctuary of ancient Greece, is known for being the site of the Olympic Games in classical times. The Olympic Games were held every four years throughout Classical antiquity, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. The Temple of Hera, the Temple of Zeus, the Prytaneion and the Philippeion, are some of the greatest sightseeings that we shall discover.
Delphi is famous as the ancient sanctuary that grew rich as Pythia the oracle sat on the tripod throne and gave her prophesies about important decisions to be made throughout the ancient classical world. Moreover, the Greeks considered Delphi the navel of the world, as represented by the stone monument known as the Omphalos of Delphi.
The Meteora is a rock formation in central Greece hosting one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, second in importance only to Mount Athos. It is located near the town of Kalambaka at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Thessaly near the Pineios river and Pindus Mountains. Meteora is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Thessaloniki, the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia, also known as "co-capital", is a home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and also several Roman, Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures.
Edessa was known, according to some ancient sources, as the first capital of ancient Macedonia. Nowadays, economically, Edessa relies on the tourism industry due to the existence of the amazing waterfalls in the landscape.
Vergina is best known as the site of Aigai, the ancient capital of Macedon. After excavations, archaeologists discovered the tomb of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great. Aigai has been awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status as "an exceptional testimony to a significant development in European civilization, at the transition from classical city-state to the imperial structure of the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
