Summer Travels 2009
For my itinerary, scroll down.
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Itinerary
ATHENS – 6 ½ days, 6 nights
Monday, 15 June 12:00 Arrival; 5:30-6:30 Tea; 6:30 Lykavittos walk
Tuesday, 16 June Morning: orientation, Gennadeion, School, Blegen Library, Archives and
Computers, Loring Hall;
Afternoon: Areopagos, Pnyx, Philopappos,
Evening: garden party
Wednesday, 17 June Morning: Hephaisteion and Agora I: offices, storerooms, conservation.
Afternoon: Wiener Laboratory
Thursday, 18 June DAY TRIP: Brauron, Thorikos, Sounion
Friday, 19 June Morning: Akropolis I: Parthenon (including the interior) and Propylaia (including roped-off areas)
Afternoon: National Museum I: Prehistoric & Thera galleries
Saturday, 20 June Morning: National Museum II: (Sculpture I), Epigraphical Museum; Afternoon: open for reports
Sunday, 21 June Morning: Olympeion, Roman Athens;
Afternoon: boat for Crete (Iraklion)
TRIP TO CRETE – 6 days, 7 nights
Monday 22 June Morning: arr. Chania, Rethymnon; Armenoi; Arkadi; Eleutherna
Afternoon: Margarites, Melidoni Night in Chania
Tuesday 23 June Morning: 9-10 Chania Museum; Suda Bay; Aptera; Rethymnon Museum;
Afternoon: Phaistos, Agia Triadha; Night in Matala
Wednesday 24 June: Morning: Kommos; Gortyn;
Afternoon: Archanes (if time); Knossos (site- including roped-off areas)
Thursday 25 June: Morning: Heraklio museum; Mallia;
Afternoon: Aghios Nikolaos Museum; Mochlos; Night in Siteia
Friday 26 June: Morning: Dep. Siteia museum; Gorge of Dead; Kato Zakro;
Afternoon: Palaikastro; Toplou; Night in Siteia
Saturday 27 June: Morning: Kavousi Aghios; INSTAP; INSTAP orientation;
Afternoon: Gournia; bus to Iraklio arr. c. 4:15; 7:30 depart for Peiraus.
ATHENS – 4 days, 4 nights
Sunday, 28 June arrive Athens, early morning;
Afternoon: post-antique Athens
Monday, 29June Morning: Akropolis III: Erechtheion & Nike bastion (including roped-off areas)
Afternoon: National Museum III: Sculpture II
Tuesday, 30 June DAY TRIP: Eleusis, Eleutherai, Aigosthaina, Plataea
Wednesday, 1 July Morning: Agora II: the Site; The Museum of the City of Athens (Eutaxia-Bouros)
Afternoon: free for reports
TRIP TO THE PELOPONNESE – 10 days, 9 nights
Thursday, 2 July Isthmia/Kenchreal (Isthmia museum closed), Corinth I, night in New Corinth
Friday, 3 July Corinth II, Nemea, Stymphalis, night in Nauplion
Saturday, 4 July Morning: Nauplion Museum, Folk Art Museum, Palamidi;
Afternoon: Epidauros;
Evening: play at Epidauros (maybe), night in Nauplion
Sunday, 5 July Morning: Mycenae and Mycenae Museum;
Afternoon: Lerna, Argos Museum, Tiryns, night in Nauplion
Monday, 6 July (Mantineia), Menelaion, Sparta Akropolis, Artemis Orthia, night in Sparta
Tuesday, 7 July Sparta Museum, Mistra, Methoni, night in Pylos
Wednesday, 8 July Chora Museum, Palace of Nestor, boat to Sphacteria, night in Pylos
Thursday, 9 July Messene, Mt Lykaion, Bassai, , night in Olympia
Friday, 10 July Olympia I, night in Olympia
Saturday, 11 July Olympia II, [Andravida, Chlemoutsi] return to Athens
ATHENS – 5 days, 6 nights
Sunday, 12 July Morning free;
Afternoon: National Museum IV: bronzes;
Monday, 13 July Morning: Akropolis IV & V: South slope; First cemetery and sculpture workshops
Afternoon: National Museum V: pottery
Tuesday, 14 July DAY TRIP: Marathon, Pendele, Phyle, Rhamnous
Wednesday, 15 July Morning: Agora III: Museum and Houses;
Afternoon: Byzantine Museum
Thursday, 16 July Morning: ½ DAY TRIP: Peiraeus (museum)
Afternoon: free for reports (optional: Salamis)
TRIP TO THE NORTH – 8 days, 7 nights
Friday, 17 July Boiotia [Thebes, Gla, Orchomenos, Chaironeia, Levadeia], Osios Loukas, night in Arachova/Delphi
Saturday, 18 July Delphi I, night in Arachova/Delphi, Corcyrean Cave;
Sunday, 19 July Delphi II, (Sanctuary of Apollo, Sanctuary of Marmaria) night in Arachova/Delphi
Monday, 20 July Thermopylai, (Halai, Mitrou), night in Portaria/Makrynitsa
Tuesday, 21 July Volos Museum, Dimini and/or Sesklo (museum, sites), Dion (museum-site), night in Thessaloniki
Wednesday, 22 July Vergina, Pella, night in Thessaloniki
Thursday, 23 July Thessaloniki, Olynthos, night in Thessaloniki
Friday, 24 July Thessaloniki II (Archaeological, Byzantine Museum, Arch of Galerius), bus back to Athens
ATHENS – 4 ½ days, 5 nights
Saturday, 25 July Morning free;
Afternoon: Kerameikos (site-museum)
Sunday, 26 July DAY TRIP: Aigina (T. of Aphaia)
Monday, 27 July Morning: Agora IV: the new excavations and Museum of the
Afternoon: Lysikrates Monument & Plaka
Tuesday, 28 July Morning: optional exam;
Evening: farewell party
Wednesday, 29 July 12:00 Departure
