The Dolli at Acropolis
A small hotel in a restored early 20th-century building, with a rooftop pool and restaurant looking straight at the Parthenon.
Athens and the Peloponnese coast: ten nights with the family
About this journey
Three nights in Athens for the Acropolis and the museums, then a drive west via the Corinth Canal to seven nights on the Messinia coast, where a kids club, an aqua park and ancient Olympia keep every age busy.
- 10 nights
- May to September
- Athens and Navarino Dunes, Messinia
What is included
- Return economy flights from London Heathrow to Athens, returning from Kalamata, connecting in Athens where needed
- Bed and breakfast at The Dolli at Acropolis and The Romanos
- A family-friendly private guide for the Acropolis
- A private driver from Athens to Messinia, stopping at the Corinth Canal and Mycenae
- A guided day at ancient Olympia
- Private transfers throughout
Not included
- Travel insurance
- Local accommodation taxes, paid at each hotel
- Lunches and dinners
- Babysitting and any paid kids club sessions
Day by day
Open any day for the detail. Everything here can move: add a night, swap a hotel, change the order.
Athens with children
Go up the Acropolis first thing with a guide who knows how to hold a ten-year-old's attention, then cool off in the Acropolis Museum. Watch the changing of the guard at Syntagma, and take the tram to the beach one afternoon.
Across the Peloponnese
A driver takes you west over the Corinth Canal, on to the Lion Gate at Mycenae, and down through the mountains to the Messinia coast. Plan for most of the day with stops.
Six days on the Messinia coast
Children have a kids club and an aqua park; parents have golf, the spa and a pool for adults and over-12s. Take a boat out into Navarino Bay, visit Nestor's Palace, and spend one day at ancient Olympia, where children can race on the original stadium track.
Fly home
A short drive to Kalamata airport for the flight home to London Heathrow, connecting in Athens if there is no direct flight on your date.
Where you stay
The properties this route is planned around. We can suggest alternatives at a different price point.
The Romanos, a Luxury Collection Resort, Costa Navarino
A large seafront resort among Messinian olive groves, with golf, tennis, a 4,000 square metre spa and a kilometre of beach.
Ways to make it yours
A villa with a private pool
Move to a villa with its own pool and garden at Costa Navarino, good for families of five or more.
Half board
Add dinner each evening at Costa Navarino, choosing between several of the resort restaurants.
Dates and seasons
Planned for May to September, when Greece is at its best. Outside those months it still works, with different trade-offs; ask us.
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