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TOP HISTORY DESTINATIONS: Greece Travel back in time 2,500 years and walk through the ruins of Athens, walk through the Battle of Thermopylae, discover the center of the world at the Pythian Games. Greece has 1000’s of islands throughout the Aegean and Ionian seas. Prominent in ancient times, it was titled as the cradle of Western civilization. Athens, Greece’s capital, still has historical landmarks standing tall such as the 5th-century B.C. Acropolis citadel with the Parthenon temple. If your students are ready to learn about the ways of the Spartan Warrior, experiemce interactive exhibitions and virtual reality at the Hellenic Cosmos, find out the reason why the Olympic Games were started, or even why Ancient Greeks wouldn’t eat beans, Educational Destinations can make your Greece history trip rewarding and memorable.

• Allou Fun Park• Mythology Tours• Bungee Jumping• Mountian Biking• Traditional Greece Cooking Lessons• Athens Planetarium• National Museum of Contemporary Art• Colour Day Festival (Annually in June)• Swim in the Hot Springs Near Santorini Volcano• Attica Zoological Park• Astir Beach• Cave Of Zeus

• Dikteon Cave• CRETAquarium Thalassókosmos• Marine Environment Volunteering• Mykonos Kayak Tours• Hike the Fira to Oia Trail• Private Greek Dancing Classes• Open-Air Cinemas• Catamaran Sailing Tour• Santo Horse Riding• Athens National Garden• Sea Kayaking Tours

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY OPPORTUNIT IES:

HISTORY ATTRACTIONS:

• Explore Europe’s Oldest City• Participate in Virtual Reality Tours• Jump into Interactive Exhibitions• See Theatrical Performances• Do Ancient Greek Workshops• Take an Introduction to the Hoplites• Discover Island Life at the Village of Lindos• Learn Greek Battle Tactics with Armour and Handle Blunted

Weapons• Take Lectures in Greek Art History• Be a Part of the Makers of History Workshops

• Do Biking Tours in Athens• Participate in an Olympic Games Workshop• Get into a Thermopylae Battle Reenactment• Touch Real Objects from the Ancient World• Learn of the Origins of Greek Sculpture and Architecture• See Daily Life as a Greek• Discover Greek Myths• Make Your Own Version of Ancient Pottery• Do Medieval City Excursions• Create your Own Greek Mythology in a Comics Workshop

OTHER ATTRACTIONS:

• Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Center• Acropolis of Athens• Parthenon• Meteora• Hephaestus Temple in Athen• Hozoviotissa Monastery Source• Acropolis of Lindos (Rhodes)• Spinalonga• Ancient theater of Epidavros• Hermes and the Infant Dionysus• Epidaurus Theater• Temple of Apollo• Panayia Evanyelistria Cathedral and Museums• Herod Atticus Odeon• Ermoupolis City Hall• Old Town• Lychnostatis Open Air Museum• Monastery of Saint John the Theologian• Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes• Ephesus

• Crete Palace of Knossos• Delphi Archaeological Site• Acropolis Museum• Athens National Archaeological Museum• Athens Agora Museum• Delos Museum• Delphi Museum• Eleusis Museum• Eretria Museum• Heraklion Museum• Marathon Museum• Mycenae Museum• Nafplion Museum• Nikopolis Museum• Olympia Museum• Sitia Museum• Thera Prehistoric Museum• Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum• Natural History Museum• Castello del Molo