#  Spring Break in Greece for Students and Alumni 

 



##  About the trip 

 



 Key information Schedule by day in 2026 

## Key information

- **Full Title:** Harvard Spring Break in Greece for Students and Alumni
- **Dates:** March 13-21, 2026
- **Locations:** Nafplio, Olympia, Delphi, Athens (Greece)
- **Organized by:**  [Harvard Alumni Association Travels](https://alumni.harvard.edu/travel), in collaboration with CHS Greece and CHS US
- **Open to:** Harvard alumni, [Ancient Greek Hero](https://online-learning.harvard.edu/course/ancient-greek-hero) participants, Harvard graduate and undergraduate students
- **Registration Period:** Limited number of travelers, on a first-come first-served basis
- **Language:** English
- **Academic Coordination:** [Naomi Weiss](https://nweiss.scholars.harvard.edu/) (Harvard), [Gregory Nagy](https://scholar.harvard.edu/gnagy) (Harvard)
- **Activity Administration:** Harvard Alumni Association Travels, Evan Katsarelis (CHS Greece), Georgia Dimopoulou (CHS Greece)
- **Contact email:** <programs-eventsgreece@chs.harvard.edu>

Visit the [Harvard Alumni Association Travels Spring Break in Greece webpage](https://alumni.harvard.edu/travel/trips/spring-break-in-greece-2026) for pricing and registration details.

### Overview

The “Spring Break in Greece for Students &amp; Alumni” program will return in March 2026, with Harvard professors Naomi Weiss and Gregory Nagy as academic leaders. The itinerary begins in Nafplio and Mycenae, continues with a tour through the Peloponnese, and then moves on to Delphi and Athens. Throughout the trip, participants will be able to immerse themselves in the region’s unique history and culture, enhanced by selected readings in translation from ancient authors such as Homer and Pausanias, as well as from modern texts.

The group includes both students and alumni, creating a vibrant intergenerational Harvard community. The program is also open to participants of the Ancient Greek Hero massive open online course.

 

 

 

## Schedule by day in 2026

- March 13: Depart USA on an overnight flight
- March 14: Arrive in Athens / Transfer to Nafplio / Welcome dinner
- March 15: Nafplio
- March 16: Nafplio / Olympia
- March 17: Olympia / Delphi
- March 18: Delphi / Athens
- March 19: Athens
- March 20: Athens
- March 21: Departure flights home

 

 

 

 

 

##  Glimpses of the Spring Break in Greece 

 



    ![A group of people is gathered on the remains of an ancient stone structure, gazing out over a wide valley with scattered towns and distant mountains beneath a clear blue sky.](/sites/g/files/omnuum7151/files/styles/hwp_5_4__480x385/public/2025-10/HAA%202024%20Argolis.jpeg?h=a5504c67&itok=b2EkExH8) 

 



 

  

 

    ![A large group of people, of various ages, pose for a group photo on a wide, open ancient stadium. ](/sites/g/files/omnuum7151/files/styles/hwp_5_4__480x385/public/2025-10/HAA%202024%20Olympia.jpeg?itok=RnQxco9W) 

 



 

  

 

    ![A group stands and sits among ancient stone structures on a hillside, attentively listening to a woman talking.](/sites/g/files/omnuum7151/files/styles/hwp_5_4__480x385/public/2025-10/HAA%202024%20Argolis%20Weiss%20-%20Nagy.jpeg?itok=2yEFNZMr) 

 



 

  

 

 

 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Travel Study Programs ](/activities-type/travel-study-programs)
- [ Ancient Greece ](/activities-field/ancient-greece)
- [ Classics ](/activities-field/classics)
- [ Harvard undergraduate students ](/target-audience/harvard-undergraduates)
- [ Harvard graduate students ](/target-audience/harvard-graduates)
- [ Harvard alumni ](/target-audience/harvard-alumni)