This program will run from May 19 through June 4, 2025.

Monday, May 19

• Departure from Nazareth for Toronto on bus
• Overnight flight from Toronto to Athens

Tuesday, May 20

• Arrival in Athens and bus transfer to hotel
• Evening walking orientation around the hotel area
• Evening welcome dinner in a local taverna

Wednesday, May 21

• Meet at the lobby for a walking orientation in central Athens & central Market (Varvakeios Agora), Syntagma and the Monument of the Unknown Soldier
• Free time for lunch
• Walk to the Athens Centre
• Program Orientation of Athens Centre
• Modern Greek language
• Greek dance class
• Evening group dinner

Thursday, May 22

• Guided visit to the Acropolis site
• Free time for lunch
• Visit to the Acropolis Museum

Friday, May 23

• Visit the Byzantine & Christian Art Museum
• Guided Visit the archaeological site of the Lyceum of Aristotle
• Walk to Temple of Olympian Zeus
• Guided Visit to the Temple of Olympian Zeus & Arch of Hadrian and Zappeio Roman Baths
• Free time for lunch and independent activities
• Evening walk to Kolonaki and take the Lycabettus Hill Funicular up to the top of Lycabettus Hill

Saturday, May 24

• Check-out from your hotel and departure for Delphi
• Drive to Osios Loukas monastery 
• Visit Osios Loukas Monastery
• Drive to Arachova
• Lunch in Arachova and free time to explore the area
• Bus transfer to Delphi and check-in to hotel
• Visit Delphi upper site and museum and lower site
• Evening group dinner

Sunday, May 25

• Check-out and departure for Kalambaka
• Drive to Kalambaka with a brief visit to Thermopylae and the Monument of Leonidas
• Group Lunch in Kastraki
• Visit Varlaam Monastery
• Visit St.Stephen’s Nunnery
• Check-in at hotel

Monday, May 26

• Morning visit to the Great Meteoron Monastery, Roussanou Monastery, and the Aghios Nikolaos Monastery
• Afternoon lunch in Kalambaka
• Evening of wine tasting and olive oil tasting

Tuesday, May 27

• Check-out from hotel
• Drive to Litochoro
• Free time in Litochoro 
• Drive to Thessaloniki 
• Group Lunch
• Visit the Museum of Byzantine Civilization of Thessaloniki
• Walk to the White Tower
• Visit the White Tower
• Walk by Thessaloniki sea front towards the hotel for check-in.

Wednesday, May 28

• Bus pick-up from Hotel
• Drive to Kavala port
• Bus drop-off to Kavala port and walk to Old Town, Castle and Aquaduct
• Free time for lunch
• Drive to Philippi archaeological site
• Visit the site, museum and the theatre
• Transfer back to Thessaloniki

Thursday, May 29

• Bus pick-up from hotel
• Drop-off to Ano Polis of Thessaloniki
• Visit Heptapyrgion and Acropolis of Thessaloniki, Triangle Tower, Portara Main Gate, Arch of Galerius and the Rotunda
• Free time for lunch
• Visit the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

Friday, May 30

• Check-out.
• Stop at Platamonas for free time at the beach and lunch
• Transfer back to Athens 

Saturday, May 31

• Morning visit to Ancient Agora and the Agora museum
• Visit Roman Agora
• Group lunch
• Evening visit to Kerameikos

Sunday, June 1

• Walk to National Museum of Contemporary Art
• Visit the Museum
• Free time for lunch
• Bus pick-up and transfer to National Archaeological Museum of Athens
• Visit the Museum
• Bus transfer back to hotel

Monday, June 2

• Day trip to Aegina

Tuesday, June 3

• Morning walk and visit to Cycladic Museum
• Free time for independent activities
• Farewell Dinner

Wednesday, June 4

• Check-out and transfer to Athens International Airport

You will stay in a variety of hotel accommodations (doubles or triples) for the duration of the program.

AHI 384 (Art History 3 CR) - Aegean Art & Culture

NOTE: It is strongly encouraged that you have a lower division (100 or 200 level) course in history, arts, or the social sciences to be best prepared for this upper division art history course.

The program cost for this trip in 2025 is $4,350.00

SPARK-eligible students will have tuition for 3 credits covered in addition to receiving $1,500 from The Center for Life's Work.

Non-SPARK eligible students will receive a 2 credit-offset scholarship and will be responsible for the remaining tuition for 1 credit (per Summer 2026 credit cost). Each student will be eligible to receive some funding from the Center for International Education.

NOTE: All students will still need to pay the mandatory $30 course registration fee.

Payments may be submitted via cash or check to CIE; checks should be made out to 'Nazareth University'. 

December 2, 2024 $500.00 deposit due

December 16, 2024: $800.00 due (non-refundable beyond this point)

January 27, 2025: $800.00 due

February 24, 2025: $750.00 due (final payment for SPARK students)

April 7, 2025: $750.00 due (final payment for non-SPARK and grad students)