GREECE PILGRIMAGE JOURNEY’S OF PAUL
| December 28, 2005-January 5, 2006
Day 1-Dec 28 (We) depart USA for Athens Day 2-DEC 29 (Th) -arrive in Athens walking tour of the Plaka and visit Mars Hill overnight in Athens at Hotal Jason Inn Day 3-DEC 30 (Fr) –early departure by air to Thessalonica, visit to Vergina and the burial tomb of Philip of Macedon. Overnight Thessalonica at the Hotel Minerva Premier. Day 4-DEC 31 (Sa) -visit Philippi, and Kavala (ancient Neapolis). Overnight Thessalonica at the Hotel Minerva Premier. St Paul came to Thessalonica with Silas and following his usual custom, he went to the synagogue where he used the Jewish scriptures as the source for his preaching (Act 17:2-4). Continue to the city of Kavala (ancient Neapolis) and from there a visit to Philippi, which was a Roman garrison town and the chief city in the province of Macedonia. It was here that Paul won his first European convert, a woman named Lydia from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods. We will visit the Baptistry of Lydia, the market place (where Paul and Silas were brought before the rulers), and the cistern which tradition identifies as the place where St. Paul was imprisoned. After our evening meal we will visit a local coffee shop for an evening espresso or latte. Day 5-JAN 01 (Su) -early departure for Veria enroute to Delphi. Overnight at the Hotel Amalia, Delphi. Day 6-JAN 02 (Mo) today we visit ancient Delphi and travel across country to the Peloponnese where we will visit ancient Olympia, the site of the original Olympics. Overnight Olympia at the Hotel Amalia, Olympia. Day 7-JAN 03 (Tu) –Drive to Mycenae, Epidaurus and Nauplia then a visit to Corinth and return to Athens. We will overnight at the Hotel Jason Inn. Day 8-JAN 04 (We) –early visit to the Acropolis and Athens city tour. Afternoon free. Overnight at the Hotel Jason Inn Day 9-JAN 05 (Th)- early morning transfer to the airport and return to the USA.
DELTA FLIGHT SCHEDULE: Atlanta Group: New Orleans Group: HOTELS IN GREECE: Amalia Hotel / Olympia Jason Inn Hotel/ Athens Minerva Premier Hotel / Thessaloniki Amalia Hotel / Delphi
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