Festival Tour: Athens

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Our Festival tour to Sicily last year was a huge success and we are delighted Julia Boadle of ArtsAbroad has put together another tantalizing trip, this time to Athens. Michael Chance will once again lead the trip. We are sure to be entertained and informed in equal measure.

We are based at the fabulous 5* Hotel Grande Bretagne on Syntagma Square. This elegant neoclassical hotel has a rooftop restaurant with the most romantic of evening views over the Acropolis and if the day has been action packed there is a peaceful pool and spa to unwind. Free time to relax is carefully built into the planned programme of enticing activities. We have decided not to include flights this year in case people want to organise a pre or post tour holiday in Athens or elsewhere in Greece...so please don’t forget to book your flights!

Highlights include:

  • The Acropolis, of course, and the important archaeological site of Vavrona
  • Private operatic concerts
  • The stunning private art collection at The Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation
  • The treasures of the Gennadius Library
  • A renowned private coastal garden
  • A private tour of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation
  • A private recital and dinner at the Takis Foundation
  • A visit to the British School of Athens and an insight into the 200 year-old Noel-Baker archive by Irene Noel-Baker, wife of Michael Chance and descendant of Lady Byron
  • The best of Athens cuisine as well as traditional waterside restaurants

There is so much more to look forward to, so please explore the brochure in detail and imagine yourself in the warm Grecian autumn sunshine.

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