


Epirus & Macedonia - Ancient Kingdoms of Northern Greece
From £3,295
We are sorry to inform you that due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it has become necessary to reschedule this tour. Your safety and wellbeing are our utmost priorities, so we do hope you understand this enforced change of travel arrangements. A new date will be confirmed shortly. For more information, please read our full statement about the Coronavirus here. If you are booked onto this tour, you can get in touch with our friendly sales team on 01722 713800, who are ready to help.
Summary
We follow in the footsteps of conquerors and cross mountainous landscapes while exploring the two northern kingdoms of ancient Greece and their successors. Three conquering kings rose from this area, Pyrrhus of Epirus from the Ionian coast, and Philip II and his son Alexander the Great in Macedonia. Epirus boasts famous sanctuaries and monuments to victory, while palaces, houses, painted tombs and exquisite pebble mosaics survive at the Macedonian cities of Verghina and Pella. We travel to towering Meteora, deep in the Pindus Mountains, where sky-scraping Byzantine monasteries perch on pinnacles of rock - built as a means to withdraw from the world, and we see the Roman imperial grandeur of Thessaloniki.
This tour of Northern Greece is full of fantastic archaeological sites, marked over the centuries by a cornucopia of peoples and cultures.
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£3,295
Deposit: £500 Single supplement: £495
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Meet your Experts
Dr Christina Hatzimichael-Whitley
Guide Lecturer
Dr Christina Hatzimichael-Whitley is a tutor in Greek archaeology at the Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning (LEARN). She specialises in Minoan Crete and is the co-directed of the Praisos Survey and Excavation Project.
Miranda Spitha
Tour Manager
Miranda Spitha studied archaeology in Italy and is from Crete, so is very knowledgeable about history and contemporary life in Greece.

Tour dates & prices
Included in your cost:
- Expert Guide Lecturer
- Professional Tour Manager
- Local travel aboard a private air-conditioned coach
- Accommodation
- Meals as per the itinerary, wine and tea or coffee with dinner
- Entries to all sites as per the itinerary
- All taxes & gratuities
- Field notes
Tour Departure | Tour ID | Departure date | Return Date | Guided by | Price | Deposit | Single Supp. | Offer | Availability |
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5 April 2021 | AMAC210405 | 5 April 2021 (Monday) | 14 April 2021 (Wednesday) | Oliver Gilkes | £3,495 (inc. flights) |
£99 |
£540 | Book Now | |
24 May 2021 | AMAC210524 | 24 May 2021 (Monday) | 2 June 2021 (Wednesday) | Dr Christina Hatzimichael-Whitley | £3,325 (inc. flights) |
£99 |
£475 | Book Now | |
27 September 2021 | AMAC210927 | 27 September 2021 (Monday) | 6 October 2021 (Wednesday) | Milena Melfi | £3,345 (inc. flights) |
£99 |
£475 |
£3,177.75 save £167.25 |
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