2024 Italy and Greece, Sat May 04, 2024

OK, we made it to Greece. What should we see here?

Cities

There are cities, mostly clustered on a few islands


Sites

The Adriatic Moto Tours 14-day Greece Tour

This is what Adriatic Moto Tours does in Greece

  1. Athens→Delphi Cape Sounion on the tip of the Attika peninsula. The famous Temple of Poseidon sits above the beach on a mountain. Northwest along the sacred mountainous Helicon range, picturesque village of Arachova, to Delphi.
  2. Delphi→Karpenisi One of the top ten must-see sites in the world, Delphi was built in the 6th century B.C. and boasts the Temple of Apollo, the sanctuary of Athena, and the much photographed Tholos. In Thermopilae, admire the statue of Leonidus, king of Sparta, before continuing into the mountains. Spacious roads along the green valleys then twisties toward the ski resort Karpenisi.
  3. →Meteora Mount Tymfristos 2,315 meters, valley of the Karpenisiotis River, along the cliff side to 6 of the 24 original Meteora monasteries.
  4. →Monodendri Pindus Mountains, UNESCO World Heritage center village of Metsovo (cheese and wine), on to Epirus, Ioannina, Lake Pamvotida, Vikos gorge
  5. →Lefkada Island south to the sea shore, then south to Lefkada and the village of Vasiliki
  6. →Olympia back to the mainland then south across the Rio-Antirrio Bridge onto the Peloponnesus peninsula, Gulf of Corinth, archaeological museum
  7. →Mani a rugged, untraveled area, hug the coastal road viewing the Mediterranean, stone hotel in Mani
  8. →Monemvasia up the east side of Peloponnese to a medieval stone fort town (side loop to Kythera Island, birthplace of Aphrodite)
  9. →Nafplio picturesque seaside town
  10. →Athens varied terrain of the Peloponnese via Epidaurus theater, Sanctuary of Asclepius, Mycenae Lion Gate, Canal of Corinth connecting the Aegean Sea with the Gulf of Corinth That's 10 riding days. We have 9 days and we start and end at Igoumenista, what can we squeeze in?

    4h27m 235km


    5h4m 210km


    3h26m 165km (combine with AMT_2 ?)


    5h59m 267km


    4h8m 243km

    Note this passes close to Igoumenista (we could duplicate this route starting here)
    5h17m 320km along the Gulf of Corinth


    7h20m 447km through the mountains of Olympia


    6h32m 364km to Mani Stone Towers Hotel via Olympia Archea Pissa (hugging the Mediterannian)


    3h22m 163km (option to ferry to Kithira and loop back to Monemvasia, but Google doesn't understand the ferry schedule)


    6h2m 297km combines AMT days 8 and 9


    5h27m 292km

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    Toll roads in Greece

    Motorcycles are "Class 1" vehicles in Greece and pay tolls in cash or by card (no vingette) on these roads: 
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    My version starting and ending at the Igoumenista ferry terminal





    ride from Igoumenista to Lefkada, Oscar Hotel, 5 hrs, 270 km stopping at a few beaches, flamingo watching, cave, and lots of opportunities for twisty roads along the way


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