Its best known building is the Parthenon, a masterpiece even in ruins. Outside Athens, the tour will include Corinth and Mycenae, as well as Epidaurus, site of the best preserved Greek Theater. The tour will also visit Delphi, where the famous oracle spoke, and Meteora, whose monasteries perch on rocky pinnacles high above the plains of Thessaly. The tour also stops at Ephesus, the greatest Greek city in Asia Minor and home for a time to both John and Paul. The visit to the Passion Play takes place on August 2.
Participants can visit Greece either before or after the play.
The first itinerary is from July 19 to August 3. The second itinerary is from July 30 to August 14. The whole experience will provide a wonderful overview of the rise and development of Christianity from its origins in Palestine to its spread over to Greece and into central Europe. The tour is open to alumni and friends of La Sierra University. College credit is available.