10-Day Choir Tour | Central Greece and The Footsteps Of St. Paul
Delphi | Meteora | Athens | Mykonos | Patmos | Ephesus
Performance Venues:
- Concert at Sacred Heart Church in Athens
- Sung Mass at St. Denis Roman Catholic Cathedral in Athens
- Sung Mass at St. Paul Church in Piraeus
- Sung Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Santorini
All concert venues, Sung Masses, and performances are subject to confirmation. These itineraries can be customized or modified to include additional venues for choirs and performance groups, as well as daily liturgies if so desired.
Customize your itinerary by adding Istanbul; the Saronic Islands of Aegina, Poros, and Hydra; Rhodes; the Seven Churches of the Book of Revelation; or other destinations.
10-Day Itinerary
- Day 1 | Depart for Greece
- Day 2 | Arrive in Athens | Delphi
- Welcome to Athens! Continue to Delphi.
- Day 3 | Delphi | Kalambaka
- Explore Delphi’s impressive archeological site, associated with the mythology and history of the “Oracle of Delphi.” Climb to the Sanctuary of Apollo, the Doric Temple of Apollo, the Sacred Way, the theater where the Delphic Festivals were held, and the stadium where the Pynthian Games took place. See the Kastalian Fountain, the Sanctuary of Athena, and the Tholos of the Rotunda. Continue to Kalambaka.
Day 4 | Meteora | Athens | Evening Concert- Visit Kalambaka for an amazing view of the “monasteries hanging in the air,” with dozens of rock pillars jutting up out of the plain. Visit one of the six monasteries that are still active. Continue to Athens. Present a concert at Sacred Heart Church in Athens.
- Day 5 | Highlights of Athens
Sung Mass at St. Denis Roman Catholic Cathedral in Athens. Visit the Acropolis, the Parthenon, and Mars Hill. Pass by the Olympic Stadium of 1896, the Temple of Zeus, the Royal Palace, Syntagma Square, the Memorial to the Unknown Soldiers, the Arch of Hadrian, Hadrian’s Wall, the Olympic Complex of the 2004 Games, and the Academy University National Library. Free afternoon to explore Athens on your own. Gala dinner with traditional Greek entertainment at a restaurant in the lively Plaka neighborhood.- Day 6 | Aegean Greek Islands Cruise | Mykonos | Sail to Kusadasi
Sung Mass at St. Paul Church in Piraeus. Board the cruise ship and sail to Mykonos. Free afternoon to explore Mykonos on your own. This evening, sail to Kusadasi.- Day 7 | Kusadasi | Patmos | Sail to Crete
- Arrive in Kusadasi and continue to Ephesus, the best-preserved of the Seven Churches of Revelation. Visit the ancient city with its temples, marble streets, library, agoras, baths, and theater. Continue to the House of the Virgin Mary, where tradition says St. John brought Mary after Jesus’s death and resurrection. Celebrate Mass at the House of the Virgin Mary. Sail to Patmos and visit the “Holy Island,” known as the site of the Revelation of John. Visit the Monastery of St. John, which houses priceless icons. This evening, sail to Crete.
Day 8 | Heraklion (Crete) | Santorini | Sail to Pireaus- Arrive in Heraklion, the capital of Crete, and visit the Palace of Knossos. Sail to Santorini. Free afternoon to explore Santorini on your own. Sung Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Santorini. Sail to Pireaus Harbor in Athens.
- Day 9 | Pireaus | Corinth | Cenchreae | Athens
- Disembark at Pireaus and continue to Corinth, where St. Paul wrote the First Letter to the Thessalonians. Explore the extensive archeological site, including the Temple of Apollo, the Roman Agora, and the Bema. See the pavement inscription of Erastus, the Roman Lechaion Road, the lower Fountain of Peirene, and the imposing Acrocorinth. Celebrate Mass outdoors in Corinth. Continue to Cenchreae and enter Mycenae through the Lion Gate. See the palace complex, a grave circle with six royal tombs, courtiers’ houses, sanctuaries, and other important buildings. Pass the old harbor of Cenchreae, from which Paul sailed to Ephesus, en route to Athens.
- Day 10 | Return Home