Local Living Tours & Trips in Greece and Turkey

After checking out the Acropolis, you'll eat at traditional tavernas in Athens' Plaka area and then head to Melnik's wine village in the Bulgarian hills. The trip includes stays at places like Le Bleu in Istanbul and San Antonio Summerland in Santorini.

Travel from Athens to the Peloponnese with stops at the Corinth Canal and Nafplion's Venetian streets, then see Mycenae's Cyclopean walls and beehive tomb of Agamemnon. Stay overnight in Olympia to tour Phidias's Workshop and the Temple of Zeus before heading to Delphi.

Stay at the Moxy Patras Marina and check out the harbor of Nafpaktos, where Venetian fortress walls look out over the Gulf of Corinth. Walk the cobblestone streets of Lindos on Rhodes and climb up to its ancient Acropolis for wide sea views. Spend time in Tripoli's busy Aeros Square, full of local cafes, then head to the UNESCO-listed Archaeological Site of Olympia.

Take an overnight ferry to Rhodes in double cabins, then have dinner at riverside spots along Dalyan's waterway. There's time to shop around Tripoli's busy Areos Square cafes and walk through Nafpaktos' Venetian harbor where the Battle of Lepanto took place.

Sip traditional Turkish tea in the courtyard of a restored caravanserai in UNESCO-listed Safranbolu, surrounded by Ottoman wooden houses. Cruise by boat along the Dalyan River to visit Lycian rock tombs and bathe in natural hot springs. Wander through the cobblestone streets of Nafplio's Venetian quarter and sample Greek meze at waterfront tavernas in the fishing district of Poros island.