Garnet Red

Detailed program

Day 1

We leave Athens at 9:00 a.m. sharp and at around 11:00 a.m. we arrive at Ancient Nemea. A peaceful village surrounded by vineyards, which carries the heavy cultural heritage of the ancient town of Nemea lying beside, with the aromas of grapes from the nearby vineyards prevailing in the atmosphere.

Our expert historian and archeologist will guide you through the path of the nemean history with a visit to the admirable archeological museum and the Temple of Zeus as well as the ancient stadium where the Nemean Games took place during antiquity.

We continue our tour and we head to another small village nearby, Koutsi, where we will be visiting the contemporary industrial building of Gaia winery. There we will taste a variety of the high quality wines that Yiannis Paraskevopoulos and his expert team produce.

At around 2:00 p.m. and to a short distance from Gaia winery, the imposing hotel winery of Semeli is situated where we will enjoy a tour in the winery's cellars and intriguing architectural structure with the guidance of its expert team. After the tour we will enjoy a tasteful lunch accompanied by the Semeli's exquisite wines. Take a deep breath, enjoy the stunning view to the Nemean plain and take your time to rest to its cozy room with the magnificent view to a natural environment surrounded by vineyards.

At around 5:00 p.m. we will depart in order to head towards our hotel situated in the beautiful area of Trikala Korinthias. We will arive at around 6:00 p.m. and after a short rest we will gother at the hotel's main room in order to enjoy the delicious dinner prepared for us with the outmost care. Selection of high quality wines offered by the Nemean wineries will accompany our dinner and give us the chance to indulge ourselves to exeptional tastes and aromas.

Day 2

We begin our day with a tasteful breakfast in the hotel's cozy restaurant and afterwards we leave in order to visit the imposing monastery of St. George Feneos, built in 1693 and surrounded by a magical natural scenery.

At around 12:30 p.m. we make a stop in the Doxa lake in order to enjoy the view from the courtyard of the Church of St. Fanourios as well as the truly magical environment.

Our next stop is in the modern Environment Museum of Stymphalia where we will have the chance to learn about life on the shores of the mythical lake where, according to mythology, Hercules confronted and slew the Stymphalian birds. Stymphalia belongs to the European Network of Protected Areas NATURA 2000 and is considered to be of great ecological value. After the tour in the modules of the museum we will have the opportunity to watch an interesting video about the Greek wine lands, vineyards and wines and afterwards enjoy a tasteful lunch accompanied by Nemean wines.

At around 5:00 p.m. we leave behind the beautiful scenery of lake Stymphalia hoping to return back soon...