With Dust on Their Sandals – A Sample Trip for Archaeology Students

What do you get when you bring together twenty archaeology students, a curious professor, and a well-packed itinerary in Greece? Exactly: a journey full of stones, stories, and sunscreen.

Recently, I accompanied a university group on an intensive but surprisingly cheerful week-long trip through classical Greece. The itinerary naturally included the big names: Delphi, Epidaurus, Mycenae, and Athens, with the Acropolis as the inevitable highlight.

But we also veered off the beaten path. For example, a visit to the excavation site at Eleusis, where the mystery cult of Demeter raised more questions than some exams. In between, we savored the real Greece: freshly baked spanakopita at a local bakery, and of course the inevitable souvlaki that tastes like haute cuisine after a long day of ruins.

A day trip to Aegina offered the perfect mix of excavation, sea views, and pistachio ice cream. Because yes, even archaeology students sometimes need a break from shards and columns.

On day four, someone lost their passport in a taverna (somewhere between the tzatziki and ouzo), but luckily I was able to solve that within three hours. The advantage of having a local contact.

The week ended at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, where the students suddenly looked at the statues they had studied all semester with very different eyes. And when they were served a plate of moussaka on the last night, even Greek cuisine was declared “academically enriching.”

Was it educational? Absolutely. Intensive? Without a doubt. But above all: enjoyable—in every sense of the word.

Curious about what’s possible for your group? I’m happy to help design a program that fits your field of study, pace, and… appetite. Contact me, I will be happy to assist you!