Ancient Corinth – Mycenae
Total estimated excursion time: 4 hours
8 km from Corinth city
93 km from Athens
First stop of this excursion is Ancient Corinth where you will see the famous Temple of Apollo among the other important exhibits of the archaeological site and the museum. You will have approximately 1 hour.
After Ancient Corinth, you enter the region of Argolis, land of Homer’s Golden Mycenae, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Dating back to the second century B.C., Mycenae was one of the major centers of Greek civilization and a military stronghold which dominated much of southern Greece.
Visit the archaeological site, home to the kingdom of mythical Agamemnon. You will see the Lion’s Gate, the Cyclopean Walls, the Royal Tombs, including Agamemnon Clytemnestra's, and the Treasury of Atreus, a magnificent 14th-century B.C. structure..
From here began the mythical war against Troy. You will have an hour to admire the exhibits and the famous Acropolis of Mycenae.
