Islamic heritage 7 days trip - Athens & Rhodes island

Meet us at the Athens airport and we’ll take the road towards your stay. Athens is an amazing city to discover on your own, with its numerous museums, parks, and the shopping areas of Kolonaki, Ermou, Voukourestiou Street, Monastiraki, and Plaka. Don’t forget to visit the Museum of Islamic Art. While not particularly large, this museum houses one of the world’s most significant collections of Islamic art. Four floors of a mansion display, in ascending chronological order, exceptionally beautiful weaving, jewelry, porcelain, even a marble-floored reception room from a 17th-century Cairo mansion. It’s all arranged for maximum dazzle, with informative signage. In the basement, part of Athens’ ancient Themistoklean wall is exposed, and the top floor has a small cafe with a view of Kerameikos. Overnight in Athens Hotel.

After breakfast, you will be picked up for a half-day cultural tour of Athens. A local tour guide with knowledge of both the historical and the contemporary context of the Jewish and Christian religious sites and monuments will ensure that your group enjoys a parallel narrative. In the evening you will be transferred to the airport to catch your flight for Rhodes Island and then, from Rhodes airport, you will be transferred to your hotel.

You will have free time to enjoy the island, the local gastronomy, the landmarks, and the beaches. Rhodes is world-famous, as the home of one of the seven wonders of the Ancient world. If you are in Rhodes you can visit the Medieval city, Palace of Grand Master of Knights and the Acropolis of Lindos. There is a Muslim Library located just opposite to the Mosque of Suleiman in the old town. There is a lot of Muslim heritage in Rhodes definitely worth exploring.

After breakfast, you will check out from the hotel and get transferred to the airport to catch your flight back home.