First day

 Arrival  at the “El. Venizelos” airport of “Athens”
 (Please note that visitors from the U.S.A., Canada or Asia, should depart from their country one day in advance)

  Transfer from the Airport to the Hotel – check in

  Rest of the day and afternoon, free

  20:00 Private welcome dinner. Venue to be determined at a later stage.
  Will include:
  -Welcome speech
  -Presentation of the Marathon race and other important technical information by Arcadian Trails   specialist/marathoner
  -Three course dinner with background music

  At the end of the dinner we will distribute your Personal Registration Kit that includes:
  • Bib number and safety pins
  • Timing Chip
  • Kit plastic bag and baggage label with your bib number stamped on it

  In addition, you will get:
  -The Program of the Marathon day,
  -Information on the Marathon Expo,
  -A folder with the Presentation that you have already followed
  -The analytical program of your 8-day stay in Greece
  -A map of Athens.

Second day

  09:30 Guided visit of the new “Acropolis Museum” and the “Acropolis”.
  13:00 Traditional dishes’ lunch in one of the restaurants of “Plaka”, the oldest neighborhood of Athens under   the rock of Acropolis.

  After lunch, you could stroll around the picturesque streets of Plaka before going back to your Hotel.

  For an easy or recovery run, we suggest the “Dionyssiou Areopagitou” pedestrian street or the “National Garden”.

  18:00 Transportation to the South suburb of P. Phaleron to visit the “Marathon Expo”, the annual gathering of   the international running community.  Sport products and entertainment get together here. Free entrance.
  20:30 Night sightseeing tour of Athens’s major attractions (“Kallimarmaro Stadium”, included)and transfer back to the hotel around 22:00

Third day

  Morning (exact time to be determined) Transportation to “Marathon Tomb” where the Opening Ceremony of   the Athens Classical Marathon  takes place.
The ceremony consists of: “Lighting of the Marathon Flame, Torch Relay and Lighting of the Altar”

Visit of the “Marathon Race Museum”
Lunch at a restaurant of the area with Greek cuisine.

Please note that in this ceremony there are no seats available. Visitors can watch the torch relay from a distance and the lighted Altar in the provided space inside the Marathon Race Museum.

Rest of the day free

Fourth day

  “Run the Authentic”

  During the entire day, you will follow the program of the organizers.
  Relevant detailed program has been handed over to you during welcome dinner.

Fifth day

  Morning free
  11:30 Transportation to “Cape Sounion – Temple of Poseidon” and guided tour
  Lunch in a typical Greek fish tavern by the sea.
  Return to the Hotel around 17:00 hrs.
  Rest of the day free.

Sixth day

  One day cruise to the islands of the Saronic Sea.
  07:15 Departure from hotel
  You will visit “Poros”, “Aegina” and “Hydra”. You will have the time for a stroll around each island’s harbor.
  Lunch, dinner, dance, inside the cruise ship.

Seventh day

  09:00 Departure from the Hotel for a one-day excursion to Delphi.

  Athens – Delphi.  Distance 180 km – trip duration approx. 2 hours and 30’

  “Delphi”. With evocative ruins surrounded by breathtaking mountain scenery, Delphi is surely the most beautiful ancient site in Greece. For the ancient Greeks, it was quite literally the center of the world.

Lunch on our way.  Return at the Hotel around 18:00
Rest of the afternoon and evening free

Eightth day

  Departure of group

  Transportation from Hotel to El Venizelos airport, three hours before flight’s scheduled time of departure.

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