Land tour - Day 1 - Epidaurus

The Corinth Canal (1893) 75 feet deep, 4 miles long.  Aegean to Ionean Sea.

The tour bus was tall with a great view

Epidaurus was known for its theater.

Built in 4th Century B.C.

Standing in the middle, entertainers can be heard throughout the theater

A long way to be able to hear so well

Would be entertainers testing the acoustics

Several people performed

You can easily hear performers all the way up here

The audience didn't appreciate "Great Balls of Fire"

Reputed to be the birthplace of Apollo's son, Asklepios the healer

Mycenae is an archaeological site in Greece, located about 90km south-west of Athens, in the

north-eastern Peloponnese.  In the second millennium BC Mycenae was one of the major

centres of Greek civilization.  This period of Greek history 1600 BC to 1100 BC is called

Mycenaean in recognition of Mycenae's leading position.

The best known feature of Mycenae is the Lion Gate, which was built in 1250 BC

Here's a better look at the gate

The asclepieion at Epidaurus was the most celebrated healing center

A real close up of the Lions

Mask of Agamemnon, Discovered by Heinrich Schliemann in 1876 at Mycenae

The burial site of the father of King Agamemnon at Mycenae.

Entrance to the tomb grave of Atreus ("Treasure of Atreus") built around 1250 BC

Beehive tombs, (Tholos tombs), are a Mycenaean chamber tomb from the Bronze Age.

With some patience you can get a good picture, without too many people in it