Theatre of Epidaurus and Mycenae

The theatre of Epidaurus, from the 4th century BC, is the best preserved in Greece, with seats for 14,000 and acoustics so perfect that a coin dropped on the stage can be heard at the top. Classical plays are performed here in summer during the Athens Epidaurus Festival.

Nearby, Mycenae was the stronghold of King Agamemnon, entered by the Lion Gate, with the beehive-shaped Treasury of Atreus. Base yourself in Nafplio, a lovely Venetian port town with the Palamidi fortress above, about 2 hours from Athens.