Nafplio, Greece

Nemea & Local Winery

Antiquity’s Sports City and Wine Tasting Learn about sporting events in ancient Greece and enjoy a tasting of local wine. Board your motor coach and drive to Nemea, where the Panhellenic Games were hosted and the mythological Hercules is said to have completed his first labor: killing the Nemean lion. Admire the Doric colonnade of the Temple of Zeus, erected around 330 BC, and see the bathhouses, homes and eateries. Reach the stadium, which was built around 320 BC. In the locker rooms, learn how athletes prepared for competition before entering the arena. Examine the walls, where you may see some of their names engraved in the stone. Visit the Archaeological Museum of Nemea and see a collection ranging from Archaic period artifacts to letters left by 20th-century travelers. After, take a short drive to a local winery. Here, enjoy a tasting of Agiorgitiko wine before returning to your ship. * Moderate - Walking portions may be long and somewhat challenging with occasional step-ups, stairs and inclines. Total time walking or standing normally ranges from 1.5 to 3 hours.