We depart on an international overnight flight to Thessaloniki, Greece. Dinner and breakfast are served on board.

Upon arrival in Thessaloniki, we are greeted by our tour guide, and next board our deluxe motorcoach for the tour of the city. Thessaloniki was built in 316 BC by Kassandros, the Macedonian King, and was named after his wife, Thessaloniki, the sister of Alexander the Great. It was here that Paul wrote his letter to the Thessalonians. Later the city flourished under the Byzantine Empire. Our sightseeing tour includes the Roman Market, the Arch of Galerius, the City Walls, the Chain Tower and Citadel, the White Tower, the Church of Paul the Apostle, the House of Jason, the Monastery of Vlatadon, the Aristotle’s Square, and the statue of Alexander the Great. We also visit the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki with the Gold Macedon. Dinner and overnight in Thessaloniki. (D)

Today we visit the beautiful town of Kavala called Neapolis in the days of Paul (Acts 16: 11). From here we continue to the site of ancient Philippi where Paul wrote the letter to the Philippians, started to preach the word of God to the nations, and baptized the first Christian on European soil. We see the Baptistry of Lydia, the ancient theater and visit the place where Paul was flogged and imprisoned. Dinner and overnight in Thessaloniki. (B/D)

We drive to Veria (ancient Berea), where the Christian congregations were devoted to Paul’s works. We stop for a visit at the monument dedicated to the Apostle. Then, we continue to Kalambaka to visit the famous monasteries. Perched atop soaring cliffs, gigantic rocks have been etched by time into a variety of shapes rooted deeply in the ground yet completely isolated from the world around them. The Monasteries with their wooden galleries and corniced rooftops hang precariously over the breathtaking abysses with the Pindus range at their back. Dinner and overnight in Kalambaka. (B/D)

After breakfast we travel through the mountainous Greek countryside to Delphi, home to the legendary Oracle of Apollo and the Pythian Games. On the slopes of Mount Parnassus, a landscape of unparalleled beauty and majesty, lay the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo, the Olympian god of light, knowledge, and harmony. We visit the Temple of Apollo, the Archeological Site of Delphi and the Archeological Museum containing such masterpieces of ancient Greek sculptures as the bronze Charioteer and the famous athlete Aghias of Pharsala. After the tour we continue to Athens. Dinner and overnight in Athens. (B/D)

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Morning sightseeing tour includes a visit to the world-renowned Acropolis with the ruins of the Parthenon, Erechtheion and Propylaea, the Mars Hill where Paul preached (Acts 17:16, 22). Also, we view the Agora, the ancient marketplace and former center of Athenian public life, the House of Parliament, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Presidential Palace. We then depart for Corinth with a brief stop at the Corinth Canal which separates Peloponnese from the Greek mainland and connects the Ionian Sea with the Aegean Sea. Corinth was Paul’s home for eighteen months. We visit the Archaeological Museum, the Bema, the Marketplace and the temples of Aphrodite, Apollo, and Poseidon. From the Bema at Corinth, Paul spoke to the Corinthians about our Lord and Savior Christ. Return to Athens in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight in Athens. (B/D)

Today we have a full day at leisure to pursue personal interests. Dinner and overnight in Athens. (B/D)

Breakfast at hotel and transfer to the airport for our flight back home arriving the same day. (B)

* (B,L,D) = Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner