Monastery of Hosios Loukas

DAY 1. Our First stop is UNESCO site, the Hosios Loukas monastery, where you can admire the amazing mosaics and frescoes from the early 10th c AD. The frescoes of the crypt were cleaned in 1960 and until then they were covered in plasters.  It is one of the most important monuments of Middle Byzantine architecture and art.

Delphi Archaeological Museum

DAY 1. Delphi is located on multiple plateaux along the slope of Mt Parnassus and includes the Sanctuary of Apollo, the site of the ancient Oracle. The ancient Greeks considered the centre of the world to be in Delphi, marked by the stone monument known as the omphalos (navel). The Delphi Archaeological Museum is at the foot of the main archaeological complex. The museum houses an impressive collection associated with ancient Delphi, including the earliest known notation of a melody, the famous Charioteer of Delphi, Kleobis and Biton, golden treasures discovered beneath the Sacred Way, the Sphinx of Naxos, and fragments of reliefs from the Siphnian Treasury. Immediately adjacent to the exit is the inscription that mentions the Roman proconsul Gallio. Entries to the museum and to the main complex are separate and chargeable, and a reduced rate ticket gets entry to both. There are a small cafe and a post office by the museum.