ISLAMIC HERITAGE TOUR OF GREECE

ITINERARY

  • Day 1: : Terminal 2 Changi Airport

    Gather at Singapore Changi Airport by 5 pm to prepare for check-in and flight to depart to Athens.

  • Day 2: Athens International Airport - Athens

    After arrival at Athens International Airport, we will start our journey

    throughout the beautiful scenery of Athens - Panoramic Tour of the city to the most

    beautiful spots of this beautiful City - Panoramic Tour through Kolonaki, Ermou,

    Voukourestiou Street, Monastiraki, and Plaka District - Free time for leisure and

    pleasure.

    After our prayers we will continue our journey while narrowing the Historical

    story of where it all began... how Islam entered Greece, The hub of the original Greek

    culture, Athens is a great place to visit. The city is one of the main cultural hubs in Europe

    and attracts visitors from all around the world. There are numerous historical sites across

    the city that travelers would love to visit.

    Athens is majorly recognized by the majestic Parthenon, which is also a well-known UNESCO World Heritage Site. Especially excellent place to visit. Just below the Acropolis is Plaka, a wonderful shopping destination in the city. There are numerous souvenir shops in Plaka where visitors can find a wide variety of items. Kolonaki is a high-end shopping destination with numerous artistic and upscale shops and boutiques. Ermou located off Syntagma Square is also good for shopping.

    A beautiful visit to this Lost Islamic Kingdom rich in Islamic History and Muslim roots.

    Dinner & Overnight in Athens.

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  • Day 3:  Athens - Acropolis & Parthenon - Athens

    This Morning we will bring a visit to the beautiful Islamic Greece heritage

    Museum of " Benaki '' The Museum of Islamic Art in Athens is a real gem of the city,

    which can help you to trace back to the formation of Islamic culture without leaving

    Greece. It was founded by Antonis Benakis to commemorate his father

    Emmanuel Benakis, who was a famous Athenian entrepreneur and a mayor sometime

    later. The Benaki Museum of Islamic Art is located in a neoclassical building next to the

    Kerameikos cemetery and the Doric temple of Hephaestus. Once inside, visitors can

    better understand the changing cultural and political boundaries of Greece within the

    broader history of the Ottoman Empire. An interesting fact: in 1996, during the

    reconstruction work, ruins had been discovered in the basement of the museum.



    Historians identified them as the remains of the ancient Athenian city wall and a

    sepulcher. Subsequently, the design of the Museum has undergone some changes, so that

    the newly discovered finds fit harmoniously into the existing ensemble and atmosphere.

    The museum's exposition includes more than 8000 items that date from the 7th to the 17th

    century. After our Museum visit, we will visit the Grand Mosque & Islamic Center of

    Athens for our prayers and a meet and greet with the local community before we continue

    our journey.

    Late afternoon after our prayers we will depart to the beautiful Acropolis.

    The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are universal symbols of the classical spirit

    and civilization and form the greatest architectural and artistic complex bequeathed by

    Greek Antiquity to the world.

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  • Day 4: Athens

    After breakfast panoramic Tour through the beautiful sceneries of Athens

    today we will start our panoramic tour to Panathinaiko Stadium, Zappeion, and the Temple of

    Olympian Zeus - Athens Trilogy which includes the University of Athens, the Academy

    of Athens, and the National Library .. Later in the afternoon after our prayers, we will

    depart to the beautiful National Garden, Plaka, Syntagma Square - Hadrian’s Arc, St.

    Paul’s Church, Parliament, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Schliemann’s House

    (Numismatic Museum), Catholic Cathedral, Old Parliament, Constitution Square, Russian

    Orthodox Church & Monastiraki Flea Market - Tzistarakis Mosque in Monastiraki Square

    for a visit ..Tzistarakis Mosque in the heart of Athens is an Ottoman mosque built in 1759.

    Since the end of Ottoman rule in Greece, the 2-story building has served as barracks, a

    prison and a warehouse, among other things. Most recently, Tzistarakis Mosque was used

    as a branch of the Museum of Greek Folk Art. After extensive renovation work, the

    historic rooms in Tzistarakis Mosque are now part of the Museum of Modern Greek

    Culture. Even if the museum itself is one of the lesser-known museums in Athens, a visit

    to the Mosque offers interesting insights. As one of the most important remaining

    testimonies from the Ottoman period in Athens, the former church also provides an

    interesting insight into this period of Greek history in addition to the exhibits. A beautiful

    visit to this Lost Islamic Kingdom rich in Islamic History and Muslim roots.

    After our visit free time for leisure and traditional shopping - Overnight and Dinner in Athens

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  • Day 5: Athens - Argolida - Athens

    After breakfast, we will start our amazing discovery tour to " Argolida”. Argolida (Argolis) is a Greek prefecture located in the northeast of the Peloponnese peninsula. It is a peninsula on a peninsula, though it is everywhere surrounded by sea. Argolida is a beautiful area, a combination of wonderful mountains, great plains

    and there behind, the beautiful sea. There are green fields, high and low mountains, olive

    groves, picturesque villages, historical towns and cities, great historical and archaeological

    sites, the most impressive ancient theatres, and great sea resorts.

    Argolida is bordered to the north of Corinth, in the west of Arcadia, in the northeast of the

    Saronic Gulf in the southwest and the Gulf of Argolis. Many of Greece's most beautiful

    sights are in Argolida. Mycenae and Epidaurus are among the most famous sights of

    Greece but there is much more.

    The capital of Argolida is the fantastic city of Nafplion. It is a city, one of the most beautiful

    in Greece where some very historical places are located such as the castle of Palamidi,

    Akronafplia and the islet of Bourtzi. Sights Argolis: Argos, Epidaurus, Kranidi, Methana,

    Mycenae, Nafplion, Asini, Nea Kios, Folegandros, Ligourio, Porto Cheli, Tolo

    After a pleasant one-and-a-half-hour drive, we will make a short stop at the famous 6 km-long Corinth Canal, which connects the Aegean and Ionian Sea. We will continue on our

    Full-day Argolida Tour with our private minibus to visit the seaport town of Nafplio.

    This beautiful town was the first capital of modern Greece from 1829 to 1834 and

    according to mythology, the most ancient city of Greece. A beautiful visit to this Lost

    Islamic Kingdom is rich in Islamic History and Muslim roots.

    Free Afternoon for Shopping & Leisure Overnight and Dinner in Athens

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  • Day 6: Athens - Capo Sounion - Athens

    Sightseeing: After breakfast, we will continue our Journey with a beautiful visit to the

    coastal villages of Capo Sounion. Cape Sounion is noted as the site of ruins of an ancient

    Greek temple of Poseidon, the so-called false god of the sea in

    classical mythology.

    The remains are perched on the headland, surrounded on three sides by the sea. According

    to legend, Cape Sounion is the spot where Aegeus, king of Athens, leaped to his death off

    the cliff, thus giving his name to the Aegean Sea. The story goes that Aegeus, anxiously

    looking out from Sounion, despaired when he saw a black sail on his son Theseus’s ship,

    returning from Crete. This led him to believe that his son had been killed in his contest

    with the dreaded Minotaur, a monster that was half man and half bull. The Minotaur was

    confined by its owner, King Minos of Crete, in a specially designed labyrinth.

    The temple of Poseidon was constructed in approx. 440 BC, over the ruins of a temple

    dating from the Archaic Period. It is perched above the sea at a height of almost 60 m.

    The design of the temple is a typical hexastyle i.e. it had a front portico with 6 columns.

    A beautiful visit to this Lost Islamic Kingdom rich in Islamic History and Muslim roots.

    Free Afternoon for Shopping & Leisure Overnight and Dinner in Athens.

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  • Day 7: Athens Shopping Day

    After our breakfast a half day for leisure and shopping in Athens at different

    hotspots such as McArthurGlen Designer Outlet and Athens Old City and Fashion streets -

     Transfer to the Airport of Athens for your return flight.

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  • Day 8: Singapore

    Doha -Singapore

    Arrival at Terminal 2, Changi Airport at 3:05 pm

    *Itinerary can be changed depending on the situation. Will advise accordingly.

Flight Details:

30 AUG   SIN  DOH     1935    2245   

31 AUG   DOH ATH     0150   0640

05 SEP   ATH DOH    1940     0005 +1

06 SEP   DOH SIN     0200    1505

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