Easter in London, 4 days

Meeting at the airport and departure for London. Arrival at London's Heathrow Airport which is one of the 5 airports in the city. Then we head towards the center of Europe's multicultural metropolis where we will start with a panoramic tour of the city's most important attractions. The famous writer Samuel Johnson once said that if you are bored of London then you are bored of living. During our tour we will pass by the monument of Albert and the Royal Albert Hall (Royal Albert Hall), by the famous Hyde Park (Hyde Park) with its 640 acres of land bordering the gardens and palaces of the potato Kensington, then from the Marble Arch (marble arch) the only marble monument in London and crossing the famous Park Lane (Park Lane) and passing the Green Park (Green Park) we arrive at Piccadilly Square (Piccadilly), the hallmark of London's night life square). Then we will pass by Trafalgar square, which is also called the navel of London because from here all distances to other cities in England and abroad are officially measured. Continuing along the famous Whitehall road, we will also see the Buckingham Palace where King Charles lives, where his mother Queen Elizabeth II also lived, and then we will pass in front of the entrance of the official palace of the monarchy which is St. James's Palace, but because it was relatively small the Royal Court decided in 1837 to move to the neighboring Buckingham Palace. We continue the panoramic tour passing the famous Parliament building an amazing building built in two different centuries the 11th and 19th century. The parliament houses the house of lords and the house of commons, while of course we can also see the clock of the house, the famous Big Ben. Across from Parliament is St. Margaret's Church and next to it is the amazing Westminster Abbey. The tour ends with our visit to the famous British Museum where, among others, we will see the wing of Greek antiquities where the uniquely beautiful sculptures of the Parthenon are exhibited and we will admire a number of other antiquities including the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus and the temple of Artemis. Then transfer and check-in at our hotel. After the end of our tour we will depart for our hotel and settle in the rooms.

English buffet breakfast and free day for shopping and sightseeing in the city as it is inexhaustible in shops, art and entertainment. As is well known, London is truly the capital of fashion. The famous Oxford Street, Bond Street, Regents Street with its countless department stores such as Selfridges, with the well-known haute couture fashion houses and high quality shops are a shopping attraction for millions of visitors to London. We must also not forget the Harrods department store - attraction in Knightsbridge for similar items. Alternatively, we recommend a walk to London's famous markets such as Portobello in the Notting Hill area, Spitalfields and Camden market with shops and the dozens of stalls selling antiques and other second-hand folk art items that you might find bargains. For a good meal for those who want Chinese cuisine, there are many options as in the traditional Chinese quarter (China Town) there are countless Chinese restaurants, while next to the Chinese quarter there are many restaurants of all nationalities such as the Argentinian Gaucho Piccadilly for steaks, the classic British traditional Rules & Simpsons and the luxurious The Wolseley in Mayfair. In the evening you can take part in an evening city walk getting to know the heart of London's nightlife up close. We will see Soho with its narrow alleys and many bars and cabarets, the famous Leicester Square with the cinemas that host world premieres and the famous Shaftesbury Avenue where the world's most famous musicals are played. Then we will have the opportunity to enjoy the most famous monuments of the city and the bridges of the Thames, illuminated. We will also enjoy the old city of London or otherwise the City of London which has an area of only one square mile but houses the largest shipping and insurance companies in the world as well as many banks. So this is essentially where the economic heart of Europe beats. After a short stop at the Tower of London, we will continue and see the Tower Bridge over the River Thames which is a meandering river. The Stock Exchange and the Bank of England are located here in the center of the old city of London as well as one of Christopher Wren's masterpieces St Paul's Cathedral.

Return to the hotel

Breakfast at our hotel. Today is a free day. Those who wish can participate in our optional day trip to Oxford and Stratford. First stop is Oxford, the foundation city of Anglo-Saxon education. We will see the magnificent college and university buildings on the world's most famous and oldest 11th century campus. We will also see the Carfax Tower Clock and the Asmolean University Museum. Then we will follow an amazing route in the nature and passing through picturesque villages whose houses were built of wood and brick we will reach the doll town of Stratford Upon Avon. Built on the River Avon, Stratford Upon Avon is also famous for being the birthplace of playwright William Shakespeare. The theater of the same name dominates the center of the town, as well as Shakespeare's father's house. Return to London in the afternoon.

English buffet breakfast and departure for Windsor Castle, First we will pass by the Royal College of Eton which was founded in 1440. The environment of the college that under its arched towers still nurtures princes, dukes, lords, counts, and aristocrats of every class. Eton College is an all-boys boarding school. It is one of the most recognized educational institutions, with prestige and rules that resemble a royal protocol, while its students - children of the world's elite - manage to be admitted in a huge percentage to universities of the so-called Ivy League - but also to the prestigious institutions of Oxford and Cambridge in particular and in fact at a rate of 30%. It is no coincidence that 20 Prime Ministers of Great Britain have graduated from Eton College, including David Cameron, Boris Johnson, King Charles and many others. Princes William and Harry are among its best-known graduates, while if we look back in the past in its corridors we will "meet" personalities such as Ian Fleming, George Orwell, but also members of the Rothschild, Goldsmith and Vanderbilt families. We then cross over the River Thames which rises from the mountains of Wales and passes through the Royal Village of Windsor. Windsor is a Royal village because the summer palaces of the Royal family are housed within the castle. The castle is notable for its long association with the English and later British royal family, but also for its architecture. The original Windsor Castle was built in the 11th century, following the Norman conquest of England under William I. Since the time of Henry I, it has been used by each monarch. The castle also includes the chapel of St George, which was built in the 15th century and is the spiritual place of the castle. It is the most populated castle in the world, as more than 500 people live and work there. Queen Elizabeth II used the castle as her weekend residence, as well as a place for receptions and reception of foreign guests. Every year the Waterloo Ceremony is held there, with the King in attendance, and the annual ceremony of the Order of the Garter, held in St George's Chapel. After the end of the tour leaving Windsor we will pass through the back side of the castle where we will see the route that Queen Elizabeth used to take which is an absolute one mile straight to attend every June and watch the Royal Ascot Races. Continuing we will pass through Runnymede Park where we will see the Magna Carta monument where in 1215 King John the Exalted met with a group of barons in this small piece of countryside. Here he sealed the Magna Carta, considered by many to be the symbolic first step on the road to modern democracy. Departure to Heathrow Airport and return flight to Greece with the best impressions from our excursion