Greece 2021
Faculty: Sean StJean, Erin Johnson
Meeting Time: T - 6:30 - 9:00 PM
The purpose of this course and tour is to foster and enhance students’ appreciation of Greece as a profoundly rich influence on Western thought, art, philosophy, religion, and culture. Students will experience the world of classical Greece through visits to a number of historical sites, museums, ancient ruins, Olympic stadiums, and picturesque cities. It will track the missionary steps of the Apostle Paul through a number of biblical sites. The tour will carry students through epic vistas, world-class beaches, the heights of Mount Olympus, and the Aegean Sea with its awe-inspiring islands. Students will be immersed rich sights, sounds, and tastes of the Hellenic Republic. The course itself will introduce students to the ancient Greek world as well as the spread of the fledgling Christian religion in that country during New Testament times.
Preliminary Itinerary:
Day 1: We get up early for a day of domestic and international flights, eventually arriving in Athens, Greece!
Day 2: Arrival in Athens, and drive to Tolo, where we will stay the night
Day 3: Tour of the ancient Theatre of Epidauros and the archeological site at Mycene
Day 4: Visit the islands of Spetses and Hydra. After this we drive to Ancient Olympia
Day 5: Visits to the museum and site of Ancient Olympia and the original Olympic Stadium
Day 6: Travel to the island of Corfu. Beach time!
Day 7: In Corfu, we visit the old city, castle, and monastery
Day 8: We ferry back to the mainland, staying in Ioannina. Go to the deepest canyon in Greece
Day 9: Travel to Vergina, visit the tomb of King Philip, Veria (Berea), Katerini
Day 10: Travel to Phillipi
Day 11: Thessaloniki, Old City, White Tower, and Byzantine Museum
Day 12: Hike Mount of Oympus.
Day 13: Meteora, visit the monasteries. Drive to Delphi
Day 14: Delphi, visit Museum and site
Day 15: Drive to Athens
Day 16: Acropolis, Parthenon, visit the 1896 and 2004 Olympic stadiums
Day 17: Corinth, Flight to Santorini
Day 18: Visit Ancient Thera, Akrotiri
Day 19: Tour through Oia, beach time
Day 20: Flight back to Athens and free day, get ready for trip back home
Day 21: Depart Athens, arrive in Portland