Mediterranean Odyssey
From 21 October to 1st November 2006
Le Diamant
from: 2440,00€
 

Take time to leave ona cruise on board Le Diamant to the remains of Greak and Roman civilizations. From Mesopotamia to the Italian coast, taking in the Greek Islands and the amazing Corinth Canal, this journey takes you to some of the most famous places in mythology and ancient history.


Ports of Call

   

ISTANBUL – Turkey
Between East and West, the Turkish capital once known as Byzantium, Constantinople and finally Istanbul is a maze of little streets. You will wander through the bazaar, visit St Sophia or one of the many other mosques, Topkapi Palace... The choice is huge.

 

DIKILI – Turkey

This call at Dikili will give you the opportunity to explore the site of Pergamum, just a few kilometres away. In this city where the parchment was invented, you will visit the lower town, and the remains of the Acropolis ans Asclepeion on the heights.

 

KUSADASI – Turkey

This port gives access to one of the greatest archaeological sites of Turkey : Ephesus, home to one of the seven wonders of the world, the Temple of Artemis.


RHODES – Greece

Admire the fine sand beaches and luminous sunlight, but don't miss the interior of this island : well-preserved villages nestle at the foot of mountains and lush forests. As for the old town, it is extraordinarily well preservbed, and designated a World Heritage site -the largest inhabited mediaeval city in Europe.


HERAKLION, Crete – Greece

Behind its various big city temptations, this town has managed to retain, in the shade or its ramparts, remains of its mediaeval streets and little squares.

 

GITHEION – Greece

From this village, we suggest you make a journey to explore Mistra, one of the most captivating sites of Greece, designated a Unesco World Heritage site. Such was its magnificence that even in ruins, its palaces, monastery churches and manor houses still proclain its greatness.

 

 

LIPARI – Italy

At the heart of the Aeolian Islands, Lipari, capital of a still active volcanic archipelago, will reveal an enticing spectacle : fig trees, azure skies and the turquoise seas where you can see flying fish, swordfish and turtles.

 

NAPLES – Italy

Monumental, picturesque, seething with people and with romance, this city of a thousand faces delighted poets, writers and artists, its historic and cultural richness is unmatched, but its reputation is also owed to its musical and culinary traditions.

 

PORTOFERRAIO, Isle of Elba – Italy

The great island of the Tuscan archipelago has a jagged outline which hides a number of wild bays, caves and dream beaches. Its typically Mediterranean vegetation is made up of palms, eucalyptus, cedar trees, olive groves and above all many vineyards producing fruity perfumed wines.

 

Your Program
(12 days)

October
Sat 21 

Istanbul (Turkey)
Sun 22 Istanbul (Turkey)
Mon 23 Dikili (Turkey)
Tue 24 Kusadasi (Turkey)
Wed 25 Rhodes (Greece)
Jeu 26 Heraklion, Crete (Greece)
Thu 27 Githeion (Greece)
Sat 28 At sea
Sun 29 Lipari (Italy)
Mon 30 Naples (Italy)
Tue 31 Portoferraio, Elba (Italy)
Wed 1 Nice (France)
 

Your shore excursions

DIKILI

• Pergamum (1/2 day)

48 €

GITHEION

• Pelopponese and Mistra (1/2 day)

47 €

HERAKLION

• Cnossos and the archeologic museum (1/2 day)

43 €

ISTANBUL

• Suliman the Magnificent and St Saviour (1/2 day)
• Istanbul (1/2 day)
• Topkapi Palace and Harem (1/2 day)
• Byzantine Istanbul(1/2 day)

41 €
46 €
46 €
45 €

KUSADASI

• Ephesus (1/2 day)

47 €

LIPARI

• Panorama of the Aeolian Isles (1/2 day)

41 €

NAPLES • Pompeii (1/2 day)
• Herculanum (1/2 day)

45 €
45 €

PORTOFERRAIO • Napoleon on the isle of Elba (1/2 day)

45 €

RHODES • City of the Knights (1/2 day)
• Lindos (1/2 day)

39 €
43 €

 
Excursions and prices quoted are an indication and are subject to change.
 
 
 
 
 

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