<h6>This program in Greece starts on Wednesday in Thessaloniki, if the arrival is another day before Wednesday, it will be necessary to add additional hotel nights </h6> <h6></h6> <p> </p> <h2>Day 1 Wednesday: Arrival in Thessaloniki</h2> <p>Welcome. Arrival at Thessaloniki airport where our driver will meet you and take you to the hotel. Once you are settled, you will have free time to start exploring the beautiful city of Thessaloniki. Overnight at the hotel.</p> <p> </p> <h2>Day 2 Thursday: Meteor Monasteries</h2> <p> Thessaloniki After breakfast, we will head to the town of Kalambaka, a small town in the heart of central Greece. Kalambaka has a long tradition of producing handmade wooden objects, but is best known for the production of religious icons from the early centuries of Christianity. One will certainly have the opportunity to visit two of the six impressive monasteries of the Meteora monastic complex. The name Meteora refers to the imposing rocks above which the monasteries were built, giving the impression that they are suspended in the sky. Return to Thessaloniki, overnight at the hotel. For the visit of the monasteries:</p> <p>- for men, wear pants and a jacket (covering the shoulders)</p> <p>- For women: a long skirt and a jacket (covering the shoulders). Night in Thessaloniki</p> <p> </p> <h2>Day 3 Friday : philippi and Kavala</h2> <p>Thessaloniki - drive to Philippi, an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of St. Paul, stop at the city of Amphipoli to see the statue of the Lion of Amphipoli, then visit the ancient city of Philippi, visit the theater, the Roman forum, the basilica, and the Octagon church, the first Christian church in Europe. Drive to Kavala and free time for shopping or to discover the aqueduct, the ancient fortress or the house of Ali Return to Thessaloniki. Night at the hotel in Thessaloniki.</p> <p> </p> <h2>Day 4 Saturday: Pella Vergina</h2> <p>Thessaloniki - Pella - Vergina - Thessaloniki After breakfast, we will take the road to visit different stages north of Thessaloniki. The first archaeological site to explore is Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia and birthplace of Alexander the Great. Guided tour of the site and the museum. Then we continue to the archaeological site of Vergina, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia and today one of the most important archaeological sites in Greece. Visit the museum and the royal tomb of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great. Return to Thessaloniki and overnight at the hotel in Thessaloniki. </p> <p> </p> <h2>Day 5 Sunday: Departure from Thessaloniki.</h2> <p>After breakfast, a driver will accompany you to the airport of Thessaloniki for your return trip. Possibility of hotel stays in halkidiki (price on request)</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>This tour is a G.I.R.</strong> (Group of Individuals Regrouped) in case of necessity (lack of French participants for example) the coach can have a guide in two languages (e.g. Italian and French) or a dedicated guide in each language in the same coach. As there are different qualities of hotels according to the choice of the clients and the dates, there can also be a "pick-up" of the clients in different hotels. The order of the excursions may be changed, but all will be organized.</p>