Oracles and the north
A single overland route from the oracle at Delphi to the royal tombs at Vergina, with two nights given to Meteora in between, ending in Thessaloniki.
- Length
- 7 days · 6 nights
- Months
- April – June, September – October
- Stops
- 4
The route on a map
1 · 2 nights
Delphi
The sanctuary of Apollo and the museum that holds its finds.
2 · 2 nights
Kalambaka / Meteora
Monasteries built on sandstone pillars above the town.
3 · A day here
Vergina
The underground museum of the royal tombs of Macedon, seen as a day stop.
4 · 2 nights
Thessaloniki
The final base, with its own archaeological museum and old town.
Day by day
Day 1
Athens to Delphi
Sleep · Delphi
Drive north via Thiva and Livadia, arriving by afternoon.
Day 2
The sanctuary of Apollo
Sleep · Delphi
A full day at the sanctuary, the theatre and the site museum.
Day 3
North to Meteora
Sleep · Kalambaka
Via Lamia and Trikala to Kalambaka beneath the rocks.
Day 4
The monasteries
Sleep · Kalambaka
Two or three of the six working monasteries perched on the pillars.
Day 5
Vergina and on to Thessaloniki
Sleep · Thessaloniki
Stop at the royal tombs en route north.
Day 6
Thessaloniki
Sleep · Thessaloniki
The Archaeological and Byzantine Museums, and the old Ottoman quarter.
Day 7
Departure
Departure
Departure day from Thessaloniki.