Greece 2017 (part VIII): Arachova
Arachova, Greece: On the way from Delphi to Athens, the bus stopped shortly in Arachova. Arachova is a small town clinging to the slopes of Mount Parnassus (2457 m). Most […]
Arachova, Greece: On the way from Delphi to Athens, the bus stopped shortly in Arachova. Arachova is a small town clinging to the slopes of Mount Parnassus (2457 m). Most […]
Delphi, Greece: After my trip to Epidaurus and Mycenae on the previous day, I left Athens early again to visit yet another UNESCO World Heritage Site: Delphi. In Ancient Greece, […]
Mycenae, Greece: It was a short drive north from Nafplio to the UNESCO World Heritage Cite of Mycenae. Mycenae was the most important settlement in southern Greece during the 2nd […]
Nafplio, Greece: From Epidaurus, the road passed through the small seaport town of Nafplio. Although Nafplio has only around 15,000 inhabitants, it was the capital of Greece from 1821 to […]
Epidaurus, Greece: After crossing the Corinth Canal, the bus took me along the coast to the ancient ruins of Epidaurus. Epidaurus was a small town in ancient Greece famous for […]
Corinth Canal, Greece: The first stop on my trip to the eastern Peloponnese was at the Corinth Canal, approximately 70 km west of Athens. With a length of 6.4 km […]
Cape Sounion, Greece: After visiting the most prominent sights of Athens, I took a bus to Cape Sounion at the southernmost tip of the Attica peninsula. The 70-km-long drive followed […]
Athens, Greece: In March 2017, I took a week off and spontaneously decided to visit Greece. I had only five full days in the country and tried to see as […]