Program

Day 1: (Friday): LARNACA - ATHENS-CORINTHUS - NEAPOLI
Gathering at Larnaca airport and flight to Athens. Arrival, pick-up and departure for Neapoli with a stopover for lunch. Arrival, check-in at the hotel and free time to rest. In the evening we will watch the procession of the Epitaphs in a nearby church. Overnight.

Day 2: (Friday): MONEMVASIA
After breakfast we will depart for the castle town of Monemvasia which has stood proudly in its place since at least the 12th century. Upon entering we will see the house of Yannis Ritsos, since Monemvasia was the homeland of the great poet. We continue on the main road with the Byzantine cobblestones and the road leads us to the Central Square with the old cannon and the church of Elkomenos Christos. We will see the historic listed building of the 16th century that houses the Archaeological Collection. We will go up to the Upper Town where the view is magnificent, since at our feet we will see the lower town, the walls and the sea. Free time and return to our hotel. In the evening, visit to a nearby church for the Resurrection Mass. Dinner follows at a local restaurant. Overnight stay.

Day 3: (Easter Sunday): ELAFONISSOS
Christ is Risen!!! Breakfast and free time at our hotel. After the Easter meal at a local restaurant we will depart for Elafonisos, a heavenly small island at the southeastern tip of the Peloponnese. We will tour the island and relax in the picturesque harbor which is also the main settlement of the island, it has its own special charm. Return to our hotel and free time. Overnight stay.

Day 4: (Easter Monday): NEAPOLIS - GYTHEIO - SPARTA - MONASTERY OF MALEVI - NAFPLIO
Breakfast and we depart for the picturesque seaside Gytheio with its beautiful neoclassical and island color climbing amphitheatrically on the mountainside. We will see the imposing lighthouse, the Tzannetaki tower and the verdant islet of Kranae (this is where Paris and the Beautiful Helen took refuge, according to mythology, before departing for Troy). Free time and we continue to Sparta and the castle-city of Mystras. Our next stop for pilgrimage will be at the historic monastery of Malevi, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Arrival and check-in at our hotel in Nafplio and the rest of the day at leisure.

Day 5: (Easter Tuesday): NAFPLIO - ATHENS - LARNACA
After breakfast we will walk through the Old Town of Nafplio, to see the church of Saint Spyridon, the place where the first Greek governor Ioannis Kapodistrias was assassinated, the imposing Syntagma Square with the two Turkish mosques, one of which was used for conferences of the first Greek parliament, and the city's trademark, the Bourtzi. Free time and we say goodbye to Nafplio heading to the Athens airport where we will take the return flight to Larnaca.