ATHENS EXTENSION

DAY 1 ARRIVAL IN ATHENS Night: Athens +

BREAKFAST Not included

LUNCH Not included

DINNER Not included

• Arrival at Athens International Airport, where our representative will welcome you and accompany you to the hotel. Begins a fascinating biblical pilgrimage through Greece, visiting the places where the Apostle Saint Paul proclaimed the Gospel during his Second Missionary Journey. Athens, considered the cradle of democracy and Western philosophy, was also one of the most important settings for the expansion of Christianity in Europe. Depending on the arrival time, free time to enjoy the atmosphere of the Greek capital or rest before beginning this journey through the history of early Christianity. Accommodation in Athens.

DAY 2 ATHENS – ACROPOLIS – AREOPAGUS – ANCIENT AGORA Night: Athens +

BREAKFAST Breakfast included at the hotel

LUNCH Not included

DINNER Dinner included at the hotel

• After breakfast we will take a guided tour of the main monuments of Athens, a city where classical culture and the history of Christianity meet in an extraordinary way. We will begin at the Acropolis, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to admire the Parthenon, the Propylaea, the Erechtheion and the Temple of Athena Nike, the finest examples of Greek architecture.
• We will then head to the Areopagus (Mars Hill), one of the most important places for Christianity in Greece. It was here that Saint Paul delivered his famous speech about the "Unknown God", narrated in Acts of the Apostles 17:16-34, inviting the Athenian philosophers to know the one true God and proclaiming for the first time the Christian message at the intellectual heart of the ancient world.
• We will continue to the Ancient Agora, the political, commercial and religious center of ancient Athens, where the Apostle preached before appearing before the Council of the Areopagus. We will conclude with a panoramic view of the city to contemplate Syntagma Square, the Greek Parliament, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the historic Panathenaic Stadium and the elegant neoclassical buildings of the University, the National Library and the Academy of Athens. Accommodation in Athens.

DAY 3 ANCIENT CORINTH – IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF SAINT PAUL Night: Athens +

BREAKFAST Breakfast included at the hotel

LUNCH Not included

DINNER Dinner included at the hotel

• After breakfast we will depart to Ancient Corinth, one of the most important destinations in any biblical journey through Greece. During his Second Missionary Journey, Saint Paul remained here for nearly eighteen months preaching the Gospel and founding one of the most influential Christian communities of the 1st century. He would later address to this church the celebrated First and Second Letters to the Corinthians, fundamental for understanding the life and organization of the early Church. We will visit the impressive archaeological site, including the Temple of Apollo, the Ancient Agora, the Archaeological Museum and the famous Bema, where the Apostle appeared before the proconsul Gallio, as recounted in Acts 18:12-17. This place represents one of the most important archaeological testimonies related to the life of Saint Paul.
• We will continue to the ancient port of Cenchreae, from where the Apostle set sail for Ephesus to continue his evangelizing work. Cenchreae is also mentioned in the Letter to the Romans, where Saint Paul commends Phoebe, one of the first deaconesses of the Church. Return to Athens.

DAY 4 Free Day Night: Athens +

BREAKFAST Breakfast included at the hotel

LUNCH Not included

DINNER Dinner included at the hotel

• Breakfast at the hotel. Free day for personal activities or to continue discovering Athens at your own pace. Accommodation in Athens.

DAY 5 DEPARTURE Night: End of services +

BREAKFAST Breakfast included at the hotel

LUNCH Not included

DINNER Not included

• After breakfast, transfer to Athens International Airport to take the return flight. This biblical pilgrimage through Greece comes to an end, a unique experience that allows you to visit the places where Saint Paul preached the Gospel, discover the settings described in the Book of Acts of the Apostles and deepen the origins of Christianity through history, archaeology and faith.