Macedonia – Thrace [8days]

After Breakfast, panoramic tour of Thessaloniki on the luxury buses of our company. We will visit Galerius Arch, Byzantine churches such as Rotonda and Saint Sofia, Egnatia and Aristotle’s Square. Our bus will ascend at the Byzantine Castles over the city where another world with endless beauty unfolds. We will visit the Byzantine Museum. We will visit the Church of St. Demetrios and its Crypt, finally we will visit the famous White Tower. In the afternoon we will continue our exploration of the city center and we will visit numerous monuments from the Byzantine period. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

From Thessaloniki to Dion Visit the site at the foot of Mount Olympus important city from the 5th century before J.C. Visit Vergina the ancient city mounds and the royal tombs. We continue our tour to the little city of Veria which has many Byzantine churches. Arrival at Edessa charming little town with nice canals rivers and waterfalls where the Greeks come to enjoy the cool during hot summers. Enjoy free time to walk around the waterfalls in Varosi neighborhood, Ottoman houses, churches with Byzantine aresques from the 14th. Discover the museum of arts in Varosi district and the ruins of ancient Edessa. Dinner and overnight in Edessa.

After breakfast, take the road to reach the site of Pella, founded in the 4th century BC it became the capital of Macedonia it has beautiful mosaics that are exhibited at the museum to discover the port of Pella before the drying of the marshes. You can then visit the ancient site of Amphipolis before spending the evening in Kavala. Dinner and overnight in Kavala.

In the morning you can finish the tour of the old city of Kavala. Explore the ancient site of Philippi, the ancient theater and the basilica churches before joining the city of Alexandroupolis. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.

In the morning, visit the Pomak villages – isolated villages where the locals live mainly from agriculture and tobacco (villages Sminthi, Myki, Ehinos, Dimario). In the afternoon, visit the old town of Xanthi, full of houses with wooden balconies and painted facades. According to your desires you can also see the large delta of Nestos river, the bird sanctuary or see Abdera site whose museum preserves some interesting pieces. Dinner and overnight in Xanthi.

Last walk in Xanthi and then transfer to Thessaloniki. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.

After breakfast, transfer to the airport.