Ancient Greece was the origin of concepts (and words) such as democracy, history and theatre. Successive civilizations – Mycenaean, Classical, Byzantine – have left a language and a culture which survived centuries of Ottoman Turkish rule to re-emerge in the 19th century as modern Hellas. This was partially aided and abetted with the encouragement  given by the young Lord Byron, who helped  inspire the Greeks to throw off the Ottoman Yoke. Greece experienced 20 years of war in the 20th century and tensions with its large neighbour, Turkey, still rumble from time to time.

In the modern age, the beaches, islands, ancient monuments and shrines such as Delphi and Dodoni still inspire the traveller. However there is so much more to the country: Few would realize, but it is, after Switzerland, Europe’s most mountainous state, with Mount Olympus, legendary home of the gods, reaching almost 10,000 feet/2900 metres. The main mountain axis extends from the Pindos range in the north, through the Peloponnese and on to the island of Crete. Within the Pindos range are the wild and remote Zagoria Villages, famed for their  traditional stone-roofed houses, and also the monasteries perched on the pinnacles of Meteora. Greece is botanically rich, notably Mt. Olympus and the Pindos peak of Smolikas

IOur tours embrace the challenging terrain and the natural beauty of Olympus, Pindos, the Zagoria Villages and Crete, giving you an exceptional holiday experience with, if not a guarantee of good weather, at least the highly likely prospect of it!!