Mainland Greece: Peloponessos
If you have already done the Greek islands here is another Greece itinerary suggestion that you can sandwich in between your nights in Athens.
You
can rent a car and drive around the Peloponessos. If
you use my Peloponessos
Guide you can get one of the travel
agencies to assist you in booking hotels that will enable you
to get from one town to another with time to see what is in between.
For those less adventurous you can book George
the Famous Taxi Driver for a few days and he takes care of all
the hotels and you have a driver, guide, translator and friend of
your very own to show you around.
A good Peloponessos itinerary would be:
Day1:
Athens,
See the Acropolis etc.
Day2.
Car delivered
to hotel (Swift Rent-a-car
will pick you up at your hotel and drive you out of the city)
Drive to Corinth and see the canal and the ruins of ancient Corinth
and Akrocorinth. Continue to Nafplion
where you spend the night. (or Tolon if you want to be on the beach)
Day
3. Nafplio:
Drive around the Argolis and visit Myceneae, Epidavros and the fortifications
of Nafplio. Swim.
Day
4. Drive
to Byzantine City of Mistras.
Continue to Gythion.
Spend the night there.
Day
5. Visit
Diros
Caves and drive to the tip of the Mani. Return to Gytheon
Day
6. Monemvasia:
Explore the fortress.
Day
7: Drive
to Neapolis to the island of Elafonisos
for the day. Return to either Monemvasia or Gytheon
Day
8: Drive
along the coast or through the mountains to Olympia.
Stay overnight.
Day
9: Visit
ancient Olympia. Drive back to Athens or stay a night in Loutraki
if you have time.
Or you could skip Monemvasia and Elefonisos and add Delphi to your trip (or include it and add days.) There is now a bridge from the Peloponessos at Rio-Antririon near Patras. If you have another day drive up to Meteora.
Any of the Travel Agencies can assist you in putting this itinerary together
