Greek Study Tour 2026
We are delighted to announce the IIHSA Greek Study Tour for 2026
The Institute has been organising study tours annually to Greece for third level students in Irish universities since 1998. The study tours are an important part of our activities and they offer an opportunity for students of Classics and Archaeology to visit Greece, allowing them to enhance their studies by visits to museums, sites and landscapes. Some of our partner Universities incorporate the study tour into their curriculum as a credit bearing learning activity.
For further details, an application form and instructions for how to pay your deposit and balance, please contact your University Department (e.g. NUI Maynooth Classics; NUI Galway Classics; QUB Archaeology; TCD Classics; UCD Classics; UCD Archaeology) or contact the IIHSA office at irishinstitutegr@gmail.com
Tour Information:
Dates: August 23rd - September 2nd, 2026
Price: €940, this includes:
In-depth guiding by IIHSA archaeologists
Hotel accommodation with breakfast (based on double or triple rooms in 3-star hotels / single room option (liable to a supplement)
Introduction to Greek culture/cuisine; free entrance to all archaeological sites/museums; overnight/city tax & transportation by private deluxe, air-conditioned modern coach
Listening devices (tour guide system) during all sight-seeing; VAT, local taxes & service charges; handling of luggage in and out of hotels
Not included: lunch and dinner; other personal expenses
Further Notes:
Price does not include travel to Greece
It is mandatory for participants to arrange their own travel insurance
Itinerary may be subject to minor changes
The IIHSA can advise you on booking flights, further activities & day trips for those arriving before the 23rd August or leaving after the 2nd September.
Itinerary
23 Aug / Arrival: meet in Athens (late in the afternoon) (Athens)
24 Aug / Kerameikos, Agora, Roman Forum, Hadrian’s Library, National Archaeological Museum (Athens)
25 Aug / Acropolis, Acropolis Museum, Theatre of Dionysos, Odeon of Herodes Atticus (Athens)
26 Aug / Marathon, Byzantine Monastery of Osios Loukas (Itea)
27 Aug / Delphi (site and museum) (Olympia)
28 Aug / Olympia (site and museum) (Olympia)
29 Aug / Bassai (Temple of Apollo Epikourios), Messene (Monemvasia)
30 Aug / Menelaion, Byzantine castle of Mystras (Nafplio)
31 Aug / Archaeological Museum of Nafplion, Lerna, theatre of Epidauros (Nafplio)
1 Sep / Tiryns, Mycenae, Nemea (Nafplio)
2 Sep / Corinth, Eleusis, airport drop-off/return to Athens (Departure)
