Mycenae & epidaurus, Peloponnese Peninsula, greece - DaY 21 - March 26, 2023

Today we headed south out of Athens to the Peloponnese a peninsula that is separated from mainland Greece by a very small canal - the Corinth Canal. The canal has not been used in several years because it is prone to rock fall. After passing over the Cornith Canal we proceeded to Mycenae - a defensive citadel built during the bronze ager about 1200 BCE that overlooks a great deal of southern Greece. We went through the famous Lion Gate and walked to the top - the view was amazing! We then went just around the corner to the Tomb of Agamemnon or Treasury of Atreus a beehive shaped underground tomb that is dated to between 1400 and 1200 BCE.

Corinth Canal

Looking up at the Mycenae Fortress

Lion Gate at Mycenaeae (the most amazing part is that there is nobody in the photo!)

Treasury of Atreus or Agamemnon’s Tomb

Inside the Treasury of Atreus or Agmemnon’s Tomb

We had lunch at this amazing lunch place that catered to busses and held about 700 people - Agamemnon Palace - not historical, but pretty amazing!

After lunch we went to a very famous amphitheater - the Theatre of Epidaurus. The amphitheater seats 12,000 - was built in 400 BCE and is still used today for many concerts. It’s acoustics are still studied by many Universities becuase you can hear a peson on the stage when serated anywhere in the ampitheather! Shelly sang a bit and was very well received!

Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus