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Week 9 – Stella Thompson

27 May 2024

During our last full week in Greece, we had a busy schedule that included a four-day trip to Santorini and Crete.

sunet at Oia

Week 8 – Stella Thompson

19 May 2024

We visited the Pnyx and the Numismatic Museum during the week, and I hit a beach on Agistri over the weekend.

Farmer's Market

Week 7 – Stella Thompson

13 May 2024

During this very busy and site-heavy week, we visited the Acropolis Museum and traveled to Delphi, the most important religious site for Ancient Greeks.

Kallimarmaro Stadium at night

Week 6 – Stella Thompson

8 May 2024

During Easter week break, I visited some new museums, traveled to Hydra with Charlotte, and climbed Mt. Lycabettus.

Hydra mountainous coastline

Week 5 – Stella Thompson

30 April 2024

Week 5 was our busiest week yet–we visited the National Archaeological Museum and spent three days in the Peloponnese!

Stella

Week 4 – Stella Thompson

22 April 2024

With another free weekend in Athens, I convinced my apartment-mates to take a trip to Mykonos and Delos. It gave me great joy to wander around the ancient town and explore all of its ruins.

View from the Sanctuary of Zeus and Athena

Week 3 – Stella Thompson

15 April 2024

During our first trip-less week, we enjoyed a lecture by Michael J. Boyd, explored the Museum of Cycladic Art, and spent time relaxing in Athens.

Beach on Agistri

Week 2 – Stella Thompson

8 April 2024

Aside from our rigorous “Survival Greek” class, our second week in Greece was full of archaeological site visits and gorgeous views!

view from the castle of Lamia

Week 1 – Stella Thompson

7 April 2024

During our first week in Greece, we visited the Athenian Acropolis and took a day trip to the Mazi Plain. I enjoyed seeing a variety of archaeological sites from the restored tower at Aigosthena to the wild landscape and limited excavations at Oinoe.

An image of the Propylaea