Tour Blog: Greece 2026
Days 1-2 (July 6-July 7)
Yasas, and welcome to the MYO Greece tour blog of 2026! I’m Olivia Li, one of this year’s violinists, and over the next two weeks I will be documenting our adventure, from rehearsals and concerts to the unexpected moments in between. Our journey started on Monday, July 6th, at 12pm at JFK Airport. As
Day 3 (July 8)
Good morning! Today we were heading to two of Greece’s most important archaeological sites: Epidaurus and Mycenae. Before we arrived, Eleni handed out our tour headsets, affectionately nicknamed “organs.” She explained that musicians have organs too: their instruments. While the choir may actually have vocal organs, her comment really struck me. I hadn’t
Day 4 (July 9)
Yassas again! Today we started the day off by enjoying one last breakfast buffet at the Amalia Hotel in Nafplio. Although we were sad to be leaving, we were all excited for the next stop on our journey, Olympia.
At around 5pm, we left for souvenir shopping and dinner. Before dinner, Eleni had
Day 5 (July 10)
Kalimera! Our day started at 7am, we boarded our bus once again, but this time to the ancient archaeological site of Olympia. If the name Olympia sounds familiar, you’re probably thinking of the Olympic Games, and you’d be exactly right. Olympia is the birthplace of the original Olympic Games, where ancient Greek athletes competed
Day 6 (July 11)
Kalimera! Today is the day we will be visiting the archaeological site of Delphi on Mount Parnassos, where people from all across the Greek world and sometimes beyond, came seeking advice from the gods. Fortunately for us, Delphi was only half an hour away from Itea. In the ancient times, kings, generals, city-states, and
Day 7 (July 12)
Our day started the same way many of them did, with a long bus ride ahead of us. This time, we were leaving Itea and making our way to Kalambaka. Kalambaka is the town at the foot of Meteora, a breathtaking site where centuries-old Eastern Orthodox monasteries sit atop towering sandstone cliffs, creating a
Day 8 (July 13)
Welcome back! Today was definitely a day I was looking forward to, because we were going to be visiting Meteora!
As we twisted and turned up onto the rock formations above, Eleni told us about the history of these monasteries perched up in the clouds. The monasteries were built during the 14th and 16th
Day 9 (July 14)
Good morning! We were now on our way to Athens. For lunch, we stopped at a family-owned seaside restaurant, “Kamena Vourla”. Five minutes after we sat down, we were all up out of our seats once again. Apparently, there were dolphins visible from the shore that were leaping their way through the crystal clear
Day 10 (July 15)
Good morning! After spending the past several days traveling all over Greece, today was going to be quite different. Instead of rushing from one archaeological site to another, we were spending most of our day preparing for the biggest concert of the trip. After our relaxed morning, we first made our way to the
Day 11 (July 16)
Kalimera! Today we are finally going island hopping on our day cruise departing from Athens. We were going to be visiting three islands today: Poros, Hydra, and Aegina. As we approached our first island Poros, the scenery seemed to get more beautiful with every passing minute. After several days of sightseeing, visiting Poros felt
Day 12 (July 17)
