Mycenae is the center of the Mycenaean Civilization. You will meet the Dynasty of Atreides with the king Agamemnona and his wife Klitemnistra, famous from the Homeric epic poetry( The war of Troy).
He was the leader of the Achaians in the expedition against Troy.Agamemnon, the King of Kings ordered the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia at Aulida (Evia) to obtain a favorable wind to leave for Troy.
You will visit the Lions Gate, the Cyclopean Walls, the famous Royal Tombs of King Agamemnon
We propose you to return from the gulf of Epidaurus and visit the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus. Is one of the most famous theaters around the world. The theater can accommodate 14000 spectators, forms a section of a circle slightly larger than a semicircle. The performance could be heard and seen perfectly from every seat in the theater as can be demonstrated today by whispering or rustling a piece of paper in the centre of the orchestra, the sound carries without distortion to the top back corner of the huge spread of terraces some 22.50m/74ft from the ground.
In this tour the visitors have the opportunity to see the most brilliant center of healing in the ancient world, which flourished from the late 5th century B.C. which was created for Asklepios as the major god of healing led to great economic prosperity for his sanctuary,
Don’t miss to taste the delicious food in the tavernas of Ligourio before talking you way back.
During summer time , the theater of Epidaurus is open and has a lot of perfomances under the organization of ATHENS FESTIVAL http://greekfestival.gr/plirofories-eisitirion , you can book a special tour to go and come back same night after the performance in Epidaurus. Performances are in Greek but in the programme you will find summaries in other languages too and English subtitles.