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Footsteps of St PaulGreece Biblical Journey (7 Days)

Athens7 DaysGroup tour

  • Duration7 Days

  • Tour typeGroup tour

  • RouteAthens → Thessaloniki → Meteora → Delphi → Corinth

  • PickupDay 1: TurkeyVia representative meets your group at Athens International Airport (ATH) for connection assistance to Thessaloniki (flight or coach per your quote). Day 7: Pick-up from your Athens hotel for transfer to ATH for homeward flights or optional extension.

  • CancellationCancellation charges from 25% · see the schedule

Overview

Follow Paul’s journey through northern and southern Greece over seven days, entering through Athens, continuing to Thessaloniki, and returning to Athens. Acts 17:1–9 records the preaching and opposition at Thessalonica. The modern city preserves monuments from several later periods alongside its ancient setting. The excursion to Philippi brings the story of Acts 16 into sharper focus: Lydia’s welcome, the imprisonment of Paul and Silas, and the formation of a new community. The forum, theatre, and later basilicas help visitors read the city’s long history on the ground.

Highlights

  • Thessalonica and Paul’s reasoning from the Scriptures (Acts 17:2–3)
  • Philippi’s forum, theatre, and early Christian basilicas (Acts 16:12–40)
  • Lydia’s riverside memorial and the hospitality of a new believer (Acts 16:14–15)
  • Kavala’s harbour setting at ancient Neapolis, Paul’s landing place (Acts 16:11)
  • Meteora’s monasteries and painted church interiors (later Orthodox monastic heritage)
  • Delphi’s sanctuary, theatre, and archaeological museum (ancient sanctuary of Apollo)
  • Athens’s Acropolis and the Areopagus setting of Paul’s address (Acts 17:22–34)
  • Corinth’s forum and Bema in the city of Paul’s extended ministry (Acts 18:1–18)

Itinerary

7 days · Athens → Thessaloniki → Meteora → Delphi → Corinth

  1. Day 1Arrival in Athens — ThessalonikiAthens International Airport — arrival and onward connection · Journey to Thessaloniki — domestic flight or coach according to the program · Thessaloniki waterfront — evening orientation near the White Tower
    Arrive at Athens Airport and make the onward connection to Thessaloniki by the flight or coach arrangement in the program. The waterfront around the White Tower offers an evening orientation before settling into the central hotel. This northern base prepares for Philippi and Kavala tomorrow. Acts 16:9–10 introduces Paul’s call from Troas to Macedonia, the region you are entering; the modern Athens connection is your gateway rather than a reconstruction of his sea journey.

    1. Athens International Airport — arrival and onward connection

    2. Journey to Thessaloniki — domestic flight or coach according to the program

    3. Thessaloniki waterfront — evening orientation near the White Tower

    4. Central Thessaloniki hotel — check-in before the Macedonian visits

    Meals: DOvernight: Thessaloniki 4★

  2. Day 2Philippi, Kavala & ThessalonikiPhilippi — Roman forum and public streets of the colony (Acts 16:12) · Philippi basilicas and Octagon — later Christian buildings associated with the city’s Pauline memory · Lydia baptistry — riverside memorial to her baptism by tradition (Acts 16:14–15)
    Travel from Thessaloniki to Philippi, where the forum, theatre, and later basilicas span the Roman colony’s civic and Christian history. Acts 16:14 describes Lydia listening to Paul; the riverside baptistry commemorates her by tradition. The prison identification is also traditional, while Acts 16:25–26 supplies the account of prayer and the earthquake. Continue to Kavala, ancient Neapolis, for the harbour, aqueduct, and old-town outlook before returning to Thessaloniki. Acts 16:11 records Paul’s arrival at that port.

    1. Philippi — Roman forum and public streets of the colony (Acts 16:12)

    2. Philippi basilicas and Octagon — later Christian buildings associated with the city’s Pauline memory

    3. Lydia baptistry — riverside memorial to her baptism by tradition (Acts 16:14–15)

    4. Philippi theatre — surviving auditorium within the archaeological park

    5. Traditional prison site — place commemorating Paul and Silas’s imprisonment (Acts 16:25–26)

    6. Kavala, ancient Neapolis — harbour and later aqueduct (Acts 16:11)

    7. Kavala old town — streets and views toward the castle

    Meals: B, DOvernight: Thessaloniki 4★

  3. Day 3Thessaloniki & MeteoraThessaloniki Upper Town — ramparts and views across the city · Arch of Galerius — Roman imperial reliefs with Rotunda and Via Egnatia context · Roman Agora — remains of Thessaloniki’s public centre (Acts 17:2–3 concerns the city’s synagogue ministry)
    Explore Thessaloniki’s Upper Town walls, Arch of Galerius, and Roman Agora before the basilica of St Demetrius introduces the city’s later Christian history. Acts 17:2–3 describes Paul explaining the Messiah’s suffering and resurrection in Thessalonica’s synagogue. The surviving Roman and Byzantine monuments belong to the wider city around that account. Travel southwest toward Meteora, where rock pillars rise above the plain, and settle in Kalambaka for tomorrow’s monastery visit.

    1. Thessaloniki Upper Town — ramparts and views across the city

    2. Arch of Galerius — Roman imperial reliefs with Rotunda and Via Egnatia context

    3. Roman Agora — remains of Thessaloniki’s public centre (Acts 17:2–3 concerns the city’s synagogue ministry)

    4. St Demetrius Basilica — later Christian worship and martyr remembrance

    5. Meteora approach — views of the rock pillars above the plain

    6. Kalambaka — overnight base below the monasteries

    Meals: B, DOvernight: Kalambaka 4★ (Meteora base)

  4. Day 4Meteora & DelphiGreat Meteoron or Varlaam — the monastery chosen in the program, with icons and historic interiors · Meteora chapels — fresco cycles and carved or painted iconostasis · Meteora viewpoints — outlooks across the rock pillars and monasteries
    Visit Great Meteoron or Varlaam as listed in the program. The monastery’s frescoes, icons, and chapel interior reveal an Orthodox tradition shaped long after Paul’s journeys. Look across the surrounding rock pillars from the viewpoints, then travel south to the Delphi area, with Arachova remaining an optional en-route setting. For reflection, recall yesterday’s Thessalonica reading in Acts 17:3: Paul’s proclamation of the suffering and risen Christ can be considered alongside the later Christian images seen today.

    1. Great Meteoron or Varlaam — the monastery chosen in the program, with icons and historic interiors

    2. Meteora chapels — fresco cycles and carved or painted iconostasis

    3. Meteora viewpoints — outlooks across the rock pillars and monasteries

    4. Delphi arrival — mountain landscape below Parnassus

    5. Delphi village — evening setting, with Arachova optional along the route

    Meals: B, DOvernight: Delphi area 3★+

  5. Day 5Delphi & AthensDelphi Archaeological Museum — bronze Charioteer and omphalos in the collection · Temple of Apollo — columns and foundations of the oracle sanctuary · Delphi theatre and stadium — hillside performance and athletic spaces
    Delphi’s museum brings the bronze Charioteer and omphalos into view before the sanctuary of Apollo. On the hillside, see the temple remains, theatre, stadium, and Athenian Treasury. This was a centre of ancient Greek religious life; Acts does not record a Pauline visit here. Continue through the Thebes and Levadia route to Athens. Acts 17:24–25 previews Paul’s speech in that city, where he spoke about the Creator amid a landscape of sanctuaries.

    1. Delphi Archaeological Museum — bronze Charioteer and omphalos in the collection

    2. Temple of Apollo — columns and foundations of the oracle sanctuary

    3. Delphi theatre and stadium — hillside performance and athletic spaces

    4. Athenian Treasury — marble votive building beside the sanctuary route

    5. Road through Thebes and Levadia — onward journey toward Athens

    6. Athens hotel — arrival and check-in after the Delphi visit

    Meals: B, DOvernight: Athens 4★

  6. Day 6Athens & Ancient CorinthAthens Acropolis — Parthenon, Erechtheion, and Propylaea (Classical sanctuary) · Areopagus, Mars Hill — rocky outlook associated with Paul’s Athenian address (Acts 17:22) · Ancient Agora — Stoa of Attalos and Temple of Hephaestus in the civic centre
    Begin in Athens with the Acropolis’s Parthenon, Erechtheion, and Propylaea, then the Areopagus and Ancient Agora. Acts 17:24–25 belongs to Paul’s address in Athens. After the Panathenaic Stadium and Corinth Canal, continue to Ancient Corinth’s forum, Bema, Peirene fountain, and Temple of Apollo. Acts 18:9–10 recalls the encouragement Paul received during his ministry in Corinth; Acts 18:12 places his appearance before Gallio in the same city. Return to Athens at the end of the day.

    1. Athens Acropolis — Parthenon, Erechtheion, and Propylaea (Classical sanctuary)

    2. Areopagus, Mars Hill — rocky outlook associated with Paul’s Athenian address (Acts 17:22)

    3. Ancient Agora — Stoa of Attalos and Temple of Hephaestus in the civic centre

    4. Panathenaic Stadium — marble stadium of modern Olympic history

    5. Corinth Canal — view of the channel through the isthmus

    6. Ancient Corinth — forum, Bema, and Fountain of Peirene (Acts 18:12)

    7. Temple of Apollo, Corinth — standing Doric columns of the sixth-century BC temple

    8. Return to Athens — evening road journey after Corinth

    Meals: B, DOvernight: Athens 4★

  7. Day 7Athens DepartureAthens hotel — final checkout and luggage departure · Athens International Airport — onward flight transfer · Acropolis Museum — optional morning addition if arranged in the program
    Check out of the Athens hotel for the transfer to Athens International Airport. The Acropolis Museum remains an optional morning addition only when arranged; it is not part of the departure transfer itself. With the Macedonian and Achaian visits complete, return in reflection to Philippi. Acts 16:40 describes Paul and Silas encouraging the believers before leaving Lydia’s house. Their departure gives this final day a theme of gratitude, encouragement, and continued fellowship.

    1. Athens hotel — final checkout and luggage departure

    2. Athens International Airport — onward flight transfer

    3. Acropolis Museum — optional morning addition if arranged in the program

    Meals: BOvernight: Departure (no overnight)

What's included

Included

  • 6 nights 4★ accommodation (double occupancy) in Thessaloniki, Kalambaka, Delphi area, and Athens as per program
  • Meals as specified: dinner Day 1; breakfast and dinner Days 2–6; breakfast Day 7
  • Non-smoking air-conditioned coach throughout mainland Greece
  • English-speaking official tour guide specializing in biblical sites
  • Entrance fees to Philippi, Meteora monastery, Delphi, Acropolis, and Ancient Corinth listed in itinerary
  • Arrival transfer Day 1 and departure transfer Day 7 to Athens International Airport (ATH)
  • Thessaloniki city tour and Meteora monastery visit per fixed day sequence

Not included

  • International flights to Greece and Day 1 Athens–Thessaloniki domestic connection (we advise; not in land price)
  • Single room supplement, gratuities, beverages, and personal expenses
  • Travel insurance, visa fees, and optional Athens post-tour extension
  • Lunches unless specifically added in a custom group quote
  • Acropolis Museum or other optional museum entries unless quoted for your group

Cancellation policy

Cancellation charges from 25% · see the schedule

  • 91 days or more: The 25% administrative fee is charged. 61–90 days: 55% of the total is charged (30% + the 25% administrative fee). 31–60 days: 65% of the total is charged (40% + the 25% administrative fee). 16–30 days: 95% of the total is charged (70% + the 25% administrative fee). 15 days or less or no-show: 100% of the total is charged. Charges are percentages of the total booking value and include the 25% administrative fee retained on every cancellation; non-refundable flight, hotel or entrance tickets already bought are added, up to 100% of the total. Your deposit is applied to the charge: if the charge is higher than your deposit, you pay us the difference; anything we hold above the charge is refunded within 14 days.
  • If a hotel in your package is booked on a non-refundable rate, we tell you before you pay and that night's cost is retained on cancellation.
  • Request cancellation in writing, by email or WhatsApp; the cancellation date is the day we receive your message. Refunds go back the way you paid, within 14 days: card payments to the same card. Shore excursions are paid on the day, so nothing is collected in advance.
  • If unavoidable extraordinary circumstances at the destination make the trip impossible, you receive a full refund, less any mandatory taxes and genuinely non-refundable third-party payments, itemised for you.
  • Date changes are free when requested at least 72 hours before a day tour, 24 hours before a shore excursion, or 21 days before a package or a day trip by plane, subject to availability. For these, a date change 14–20 days before departure costs €50 per booking; under 14 days it depends on availability, and any airline or hotel change fees are charged at cost. Name changes (passing your booking to someone else at least 7 days before departure) are free except for any airline name-change fee, charged at cost.
  • If TurkeyVia cancels, including because the minimum group size is not met, you can choose a full refund or an alternative.
Full cancellation policy

Frequently asked questions

What is included in the Footsteps of St Paul?

Included:

  • 6 nights 4★ accommodation (double occupancy) in Thessaloniki, Kalambaka, Delphi area, and Athens as per program
  • Meals as specified: dinner Day 1; breakfast and dinner Days 2–6; breakfast Day 7
  • Non-smoking air-conditioned coach throughout mainland Greece
  • English-speaking official tour guide specializing in biblical sites
  • Entrance fees to Philippi, Meteora monastery, Delphi, Acropolis, and Ancient Corinth listed in itinerary
  • Arrival transfer Day 1 and departure transfer Day 7 to Athens International Airport (ATH)
  • Thessaloniki city tour and Meteora monastery visit per fixed day sequence

Not included:

  • International flights to Greece and Day 1 Athens–Thessaloniki domestic connection (we advise; not in land price)
  • Single room supplement, gratuities, beverages, and personal expenses
  • Travel insurance, visa fees, and optional Athens post-tour extension
  • Lunches unless specifically added in a custom group quote
  • Acropolis Museum or other optional museum entries unless quoted for your group
How long is the Footsteps of St Paul and where does it start?

The Footsteps of St Paul runs 7 Days and covers Athens, Thessaloniki, Meteora, Delphi, Corinth. Start: Day 1: TurkeyVia representative meets your group at Athens International Airport (ATH) for connection assistance to Thessaloniki (flight or coach per your quote). Day 7: Pick-up from your Athens hotel for transfer to ATH for homeward flights or optional extension.

When is the best time for this Biblical tour?

April to June and September to October are the most comfortable months for walking the sites. July and August are hot at open sites such as Philippi, the Athens Acropolis and Ancient Corinth, where shade is limited. Winter is quieter, but days are short and some mountain roads to Meteora can be affected by weather.

How much walking is involved at the sites?

Philippi, the Athens Acropolis and Ancient Corinth are open archaeological sites with uneven marble and gravel paths, and the climb to the Acropolis is steep. The monasteries of Meteora are reached by stairways cut into the rock. Tell us about mobility needs before we plan, so the guide can suggest shorter routes where they exist.

Will our guide know the Biblical history of each site?

The itinerary includes a licensed English-speaking biblical guide on all touring days. Send your study plan and the passages you want to read, and the guide builds the site talks around them, leaving time for your own reading, prayer or teaching at each stop. Your leaders stay in charge of the devotional programme.

How is the price for our group worked out?

Biblical tours are priced by quote, not online, because the cost depends on dates, group size, rooming and route. Send the number of travellers, preferred dates, hotel standard and any sites to add or remove. We reply with a day-by-day proposal and a written price, and nothing is paid until your leaders approve it.

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