From 150€
Per Person
We visit Kalavryta and surrounding areas as travelers, not as tourists. We get as excited as you to travel, to enjoy the history, scenery & photography. Schedule is flexible, but most importantly our drivers are seasoned travelers and are dedicated to helping you live the tour of your life, a combination of Nature and History. See all Views Gallery.
See all views from different angles. Your private tour takes you via Corinth Canal (short stop) to Peloponnese. Continue to Diakopto, from where you will take the cog railway, a unique train ride via Vouraikos Gorge to Kalavryta. Your tour driver will meet you again at the train station. Next we drive to Agia Lavra monastery. The Holy Monastery of Agia Lavra (built in 961 AD) is considered the symbolic birthplace of modern Greece. It is famously known as the site where the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire was declared in 1821. It houses precious revolutionary relics, including the original banner.
Return to Kalavryta, explore village (visit Holocaust Museum), return in Athens by car this time. On the way we will stop at Mega Spilaion Monastery. Founded in 362 AD, Mega Spilaio (Great Cave) is considered the oldest continuously occupied monastery in Greece, built directly into a steep, 120-meter cliff face in the Vouraikos Gorge.
Continue to Ancient Corinth for our last stop. Visit Archaeological site/ museum
Agia Lavra: Situated at 961 meters on Mount Chelmos, the monastery offers a serene, mountainous, and lush setting.
Key Relics: It houses the “Banner of the Oath” (the first flag of the Greek Nation), the relics of Saint Alexios, and the vestments of Germanos of Old Patras.
History & Rebuilds: Founded in 961 AD, the monastery was destroyed multiple times by Turks and Nazi troops in 1943, but rebuilt each time.
Mega Spilaio / Great Cave: Founded in 362 AD, is considered the oldest continuously occupied monastery in Greece.
Miraculous Icon: It is famous for a 3-cm thick, wax-mastic icon of the Virgin Mary, believed to be painted by Luke the Evangelist, which was found in a cave by monks Simeon and Theodore.
Resilient History: Despite enduring multiple catastrophic fires and destruction, including a 1943 Nazi fire, the monastery has consistently rebuilt, housing a museum of rare relics, manuscripts, and treasures.
Scenic & Historic Site: This 8-story, fortress-like, male monastery is a major, breathtaking pilgrimage site known for its spiritual significance and dramatic, panoramic, natural surroundings
Wealth & Power: One of the largest, most affluent cities of ancient Greece, often competing with Athens and Sparta.
History & Destruction: Originally Greek, destroyed by Rome in 146 BC, then rebuilt as a Roman colony by Julius Caesar in 44 BC.
See All Views Travel offers Private and Flexible tours, just for you, your Family, Friends or your own group.
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For Private Tours: Traveller pickup/drop off is offered from/to your hotel/apartment in/ from Athens centre up to 7 km, at the arranged time of your tour departure or your tour return.
We recommend that the tour starts at 07:15 am and take the train from Diakopto station at 09:52 am. If for any reason this is not convenient, you can adjust the time at 09:30 am. The second option is not convinient for winter time as Corinth site close at 15:30 pm.
Your tour driver provides informative audio documentary & historical details as you travel.
Your tour is private & flexible and available from/ to Athens. However we only request to have in mind the agreement hours. But if you like to extend it, please make a fair arrangement with your tour driver/ leader. Additional charge per hour is 30€ (Sedan/SUV) – 45€ (Minivan) – 60€ (Minibus).
Entrance fees:
Corinth Archaeological Site & Museum. Full : 15€, Reduced: 8€ . You will need One way ticket only from Diakopto to Kalavryta 9,50€ per person. Available on line. (usually the time table opens 1 month before travel date). https://newtickets.hellenictrain.gr/Channels.HellenicTrainWeb/
Winter: November 1st -March 31st. Archaeological Site of Corinth: 08:30-15:30, Last admission 15:10
Summer: April 1st -October 31st. Archaeological Site of Delphi: 08:00-20:00 Last admission : 19:30
The schedule from September 1st is configured, due to the gradual reduction of the length of the day, as follows: 1st to 15th September 08: 00-19: 30, 16th to 30th September 08: 00-19: 00, 1st to 15th October 08:00 -18: 30 and 16th to 31st October 08:00-18:00
Closed on Holidays:
Free admission days:
The following categories of visitors are entitled to free admission:
The following categories of visitors are entitled to 50% reduced admission in tickets:
Cancellations must be confirmed by See All Views Travel
Regarding the Daily Tours: Cancellations up to 24 hours before your travel date are 100% refundable as described on Viator/ TripAdvisor.
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