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Captivating Crete

Captivating Crete

Athens, Greece for 8 Days • from €2,100* per person

Provider: Cycle Greece

Minoans ruins are the focal point of the Captivating Crete tour.  For 8 days we combine truly joyous rural cycling with exploration of a new Minoan site practically every day.  As the first civilization on European soil, the Minoans left exceptional frescos, red ochre palace columns and mysterious written discs.  The last 4 days are a hiker’s heaven.  We descend the incomparable Samaria Gorge and then follow a coastal footpath hugging the Libyan Sea.  We stay in villages accessible only… 2 testimonials & more

Offered May, June, October
Exertion level: 5
Boutique accommodations
Max group size: 16 people
Must form your own group? No

Crusader Paths

Crusader Paths

Kos Airport, Kos, Greece for 12 Days • from €4,200* per person

Provider: Cycle Greece

In the 14th century the Knights of St. John arrived to the Dodecanese islands from Jerusalem. Many harbor towns still bear the regal façade of that era with castles, forts, moats, and palaces. Kos and Rhodes are our anchor islands -- ferry rides extend the biking to day trips to Kalymno, Nyseros and Symi islands. Get your passports out for day boats to Bodrum and Marmari in Turkey. more

Offered August
Exertion level: 4
Boutique accommodations
Max group size: 16 people
Must form your own group? No

Spartakiada

Spartakiada

Athens International Airport, Athens, Greece for 4 Days • from €1,050* per person

Provider: Cycle Greece

In 490 BC, Phidippides ran from Athens to Sparta to seek reinforcements against the invading Persian army. He was a professional runner, yet 250 kilometers on foot is still an astonishing distance for any athlete. The superstitious Spartans hesitated against sending their soldiers during a full moon. The Athenians won anyway without them, routing the Persians in the epic Battle of Marathon.In 1988, a small band of Athenian cyclists wondered if they could replicate Phidippides' route by bike in one… more

Offered October
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 16 people
Must form your own group? No

The Athens Marathon

The Athens Marathon

Athens, Greece for 5 Days • from €1,400* per person

Provider: Cycle Greece

In 490 BC the outnumbered Greeks defeated the invading Persians on the fields of Marathon. Legend has it that a soldier named Phidippides ran 24.85 miles from Marathon to Athens to bring news of the shocking victory ("nike" in Greek). His heroic effort was memorialized in 1896 when the first modern Olympics, held in Athens, recreated the run officially dubbed the Marathon. During the 1908 London Olympic, the British changed the course to 26.2 miles.2501 years after the original Marathon,… more

Offered November
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 16 people
Must form your own group? No

Cycle Cyclades

Cycle Cyclades

Athens International Airport, Athens, Greece for 8 Days • from €2,300* per person

Provider: Cycle Greece

When travelers fantasize about Greece they usually conjure up stark whitewashed island villages surrounded by a blinding blue sea. That's the Cyclades. Blue and White, just like the Greek flag. Our bike tour uses ferries to hop from island to island. Read a day by day account of the Cycle Cyclades tour in Odyssey magazine at this PDF link.The 4 night Santorini hiking add-on offer Cyclades in all its glory. You climb to the highest point on the island and… more

Offered May, June, August
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 16 people
Must form your own group? No

Sacred Sites

Sacred Sites

Athens International Airport, Athens, Greece for 8 Days • from €2,090* per person

Provider: Cycle Greece

Plunge into the Peloponneses! No one comes to Greece without paying homage to at least one ancient ruin, and some of Greece's most legendary ruins lie here in the Peloponnese. Extensive biking enables you to visit a series of sacred sites, including Epidavros Theatre which once was the largest healing center in the ancient world. You also visit the home of the Olympics, a site that will unleash your inner athlete. Nature abounds on this tour that cuts through the… more

Offered May, September
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 16 people
Must form your own group? No

Saronic Jewels

Saronic Jewels

Athens International Airport, Athens, Greece for 8 Days • from €1,990* per person

Provider: Cycle Greece

In the southeastern Peloponnese Peninsula is found the Argo Saronic region where everything encourages you to pedal at a gradual pace, or siga siga (slow, slow) as the Greeks say.  We bicycle, swim, smell the lemons, shop for quality souvenirs and take enlightening archaeology tours of legendary antiquities.  The tour introduces you to two islands, two World Heritage Sites, the incredibly lovely city of Nafplio which you will rate your favorite and overnight in a winery where wine-making from ancient… more

Offered May, June, October
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 16 people
Must form your own group? No

Argo Saronic Self Guided

Argo Saronic Self Guided

Athens Airport, Athens, Greece for 8 Days • from €1,490* per person

Provider: Cycle Greece

The Argo Saronic region lies in the southeastern “finger” of the Peloponnese Peninsula. On this loop tour you encounter islands, World Heritage antiquities, healthy Mediterranean food and rural cycling roads. You immerse yourself in slow-moving Greece where most of the route is on back roads with negligible traffic. Your favorite mainland town will be Napflio, modern Greece’s first capital, with elegant neo-Classical Venetian homes and towering 17th century fortresses. From Nafplio, the legendary sites of Ancient Mycenae and Epidavros Theatre… more

Offered Year-round
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 16 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Junior Argonauts Cruise

Junior Argonauts Cruise

Athens Airport, Athens, Greece for 8 Days • from €1,980* per person

Provider: Cycle Greece

Jason and the Argonauts sailed all over Greece in their boat, the Argo, looking for a special ram's fleece made of gold, the Golden Fleece. The goddess Athena fitted the Argo's prow with “speaking timber” that advised the Argonauts which direction to steer. Jason and his crew had many adventures at sea, and so will young kids, the Junior Argonauts, on this family cruise in Greek waters island hopping in the southeastern tip of the Peloponnese Peninsula. more

Offered Year-round
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 16 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Crete Self Guided

Crete Self Guided

Athens Airport, Athens, Greece for 10 Days • from €1,800* per person

Provider: Cycle Greece

As Greece’s largest island with an extended road network and breathtaking mountains and seascapes, Crete makes a provocative destination for cyclists.Apart from splendid cycling, ancient Minoan ruins are an exciting feature en route, including famous sites like Knossos and Malia, and unheralded ones of equal interest, such as the Armeni Minoan cemetery and Fourni in Arhanes.Clients rave about the precious accommodations offered on this tour. Charming old villas, country inns and boutique hotels provide a personal, intimate exchange with the… more

Offered Year-round
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 16 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Lesvos & Chios Self Guided

Lesvos & Chios Self Guided

Athens Airport, Athens, Greece for 12 Days • from €2,270* per person

Provider: Cycle Greece

The Northern Aegean is an area neglected by foreign visitors – one reason it is inviting to adventurous bikers. In Lesvos and Chios islands you will find an authentic local culture where the plateia (town square) dominates village life, elders still riding donkeys side saddle and old men sitting all day at the kafeneion (café) playing tavli (backgammon) and drinking dark Greek coffee (mavro) in doll-sized cups.As Greece’s third largest island, Lesvos has almost 400 kilometers of paved road with… more

Offered Year-round
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 16 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

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