1st day
Arrival at Thessaloniki airport “Macedonia” – Pieria
Arrival in Thessaloniki, the capital of Northern Greece. The journey to biblical Greece begins! Reception at “Macedonia” airport and transfer to Katerini Beach, Pieria. Check-in at the five-star beachfront hotel “Mediterranean Village Hotel & Spa 5*”. Free time, dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2
Sun & Sea at Olympus Riviera
Breakfast and relax on the beach or at the hotel pool.
In the early afternoon, you can follow some of the wellness suggestions at the hotel’s spa.
Dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3
Philippi – Kavala
Breakfast and departure via the Egnatia road to Philippi, where Aphrodite A. After breakfast and departure to Filippi, where Paul (Acts 16:12-40, 20:6) was preaching. Visit to the river where Lydia, the first European Christian woman, was baptized. Guided tour of the archaeological site of Philippi, the most important city of eastern Macedonia – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There, there is the prison of Paul and Silas, the market, the complex of the “octagon”, the theatre. We continue to Kavala, the ancient port of Neapolis, a modern and picturesque city. Return to Pieria in the late afternoon, dinner and overnight.
Day 4
Thessaloniki
Breakfast and departure for Thessaloniki where we start the tour from the Eptapyrgio, the walls of the old city. In the city center, we visit unique early Christian and Byzantine churches of great historical importance, such as the Acheriopitos (5th century) and the 7th century church of Agia Sophia of God, which is believed to have been built on the ruins of an early Christian basilica. Guided tour of Agios Dimitrios, Rotunda, the Archaeological Museum and the White Tower. Free time in the city for walking and shopping. Return to Pieria in late afternoon, dinner and overnight.
Day 5
Veria – Vergina (Aigai) – Dion
Breakfast and departure for Veria (Acts 17: 10-15). Visit to the Vema of Apostle Paul, the Jewish quarter and synagogue. Next stop is Vergina, the first capital of the Macedonians, where the tomb of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great, is located. Transfer to Pieria and visit the archaeological site of Dion, the sacred city of the Macedonians. Return to the hotel in the late afternoon, dinner and overnight.
Day 6
Olympus
Breakfast and transfer to Litochoro. We visit the historic Monastery of Agios Dionysios en Olympos.
With a mountain guide hiking or climbing on Mount Olympus , the highest mountain in Greece and a World Natural Heritage Site.
Return to the hotel in the afternoon, dinner and overnight.
Day 7
Sun & Sea on the Olympus Riviera
Breakfast and relax on the beach or at the hotel pool.
Alternatively choose some of our suggestions:
Water sports
SPA at the hotel
In some of the sports facilities of the resort, you can choose from the following options
Hiking or mountain climbing in Pieria
A visit to the traditional settlement of Paleo Panteleimon
Dinner and overnight stay.
Day 8
Meteora – Kalambaka
Breakfast and departure for Meteora, one of the most important monuments in the world, protected by UNESCO, and the most remarkable monastic centre in Greece after Mount Athos.
Return to Pieria, dinner and overnight.
Day 9
Sun & Sea on the Olympus Riviera
Breakfast and relax on the beach or at the hotel pool.
Alternatively choose some of our suggestions:
Water sports
SPA at the hotel
In some of the sports facilities of the resort, you can choose from the following options
Hiking or mountain climbing in Pieria
A visit to the traditional settlement of Paleo Panteleimon
Dinner and overnight stay.
Day 10
Thessaloniki – departure
A unique journey to the biblical places of Northern Greece is completed. After breakfast, transfer to the airport “Macedonia” of Thessaloniki.
