Santorini at sunset

Springtime in the Greek Isles: A Voyage through the Aegean SeaAboard the 34-Guest Yacht Callisto

May 21 - 30, 2012 (Departed)
Enjoy a luxury Aegean cruise featuring Santorini, Crete, Kyparyssia, Kythira and Sifnos
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  • Enjoy lectures and informal discussions with our on-board expert. Alan Cameron, Anthon Professor of the Latin Language and Literature at Columbia University from 1977-2008, will serve as a co-lecturer for Columbia and Smithsonian Journeys on this departure.
  • Visit the ancient site of Delphi, especially magical in the spring when wildflowers outnumber the tourists.
  • Discover Olympia, a sanctuary dedicated to Zeus and one of four sites where the Panhellenic games were held.
  • Explore Rethymnon, with its unmistakable Venetian influence.
  • See the Minoan Palace at Knossos, a maze of frescoed corridors and chambers showing life as it was 4,000 years ago.
  • Marvel at the beauty of Santorini, perhaps the most striking of the Greek islands.
  • This tour features the following World Heritage sites in Greece:
    • Archaeological Site of Delphi
    • Archaeological Site of Olympia
    See a complete list of all Smithsonian tours featuring World Heritage sites.


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