WEYBURN – The Weyburn Travel Club took 84 youth and adult travellers on an European adventure that went from Athens to Rome. The WTC journey started in Regina and travelled in three groups to Athens. Each group participated in a walking tour of the Plaka District.
On our third day of the tour we had a guided sightseeing tour of Athens which included a stop at Olympic Stadium the site of the first modern Olympics in 1896, Greek Parliament and we viewed the Arch of Hadrian what was an entry to the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
In some free time during the morning, some travellers returned to Parliament to see the changing of the guard. After lunch in the Plaka district we ascended the Acropolis to view the Parthenon, Temple of Athena Nike and an ancient stone amphitheater. We continued to the Acropolis Archeological Museum which included an ancient ruins excavation site.
On the fourth day of our tour, we departed Athens to travel to Olympia. We stopped at the Corinth Canal to admire a passageway that took 2000 years to complete. Once we arrived in Olympia, we took in the site of the Ancient Olympic Games and the Archimedes Museum. Our fifth day of the tour took us through the Greek countryside to the sea side town of Nafpaktos were we enjoyed lunch. Some travellers enjoyed relaxing on the beach while others explored the community including hiking up to the castle that was elevated above the coastline. We continued on to the town of Ioannina where he had some exploring time and supper by the lake. We then traveled to meet the overnight ferry which would take us to Italy.
We arrived in Brindisi, Italy in the morning of the sixth day. We boarded a bus and travelled to Pompeii for a guided tour of city that was covered by ash in the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The excavation of the city of Pompeii continues as archeologists discover new aspects to this buried city. After visiting Pompeii we travelled to Sorrento to stay for the night.
Capri was our next stop on our journey. We boarded a ferry to travel to Capri where we took a boat tour around the island to view exquisite scenery. We took a funicular up to the top if the island to tour around some unique lookout points enjoy some lunch. We then took a ferry to Naples to board our bus and travel to Rome.
On our eighth day on tour and our first day in Rome, we took a guided tour of the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel in the morning. In the afternoon, our travellers had free time to explore the area around St. Peter’s Square and some of our group chose to use their time to pay their respects to the late Pope Francis by entering St. Peter’s Basilica and passing by the pope while he was laying in state.
On our ninth tour day and second day in Rome, our group took a guided tour of the Colosseum and the Roman Forum in the morning. After lunch, we took a walking tour starting at the Spanish Steps and moving to the Trevi Fountain. We then moved our group to the Pantheon where some of our members went in to view the unique architecture. We continued on to Piazza Navona where we had supper and some free time where students engaged with some local artists to bring home some unique pieces of art.
On our tenth day we departed for home.
The next Weyburn Travel Club youth tour is a 10 day trip to France and Spain in 2027 with stops in Paris, Barcelona, and Madrid and youth travellers and their parents are able to join our trip. We also have an 11 day adults only trip happening Easter of 2026 to Budapest, Vienna and Prague. Anyone interested in either trip can contact me or my husband Jody, [email protected], who is the contact person for our adult tours or our club email at [email protected]
