Greece: April-May 2007 Galleries

Athens : We spent the first two days in Athens, plenty of time to see what we wanted to see. Then we picked up our rental car at the airport and drove south to Peloponnese.

Athens

We spent the first two days in Athens, plenty of time to see what we w ...

Updated: Jun 22, 2007 2:51pm PST

Islands : Poros, Hydra, Spetses

Islands

Poros, Hydra, Spetses

Updated: Jun 22, 2007 2:05pm PST

Eating in Greece : From what we could observe, it's all in the location.

Eating in Greece

From what we could observe, it's all in the location.

Updated: Jun 22, 2007 9:15am PST

Kalavrita : In the mountains of Peloponnese

Kalavrita

In the mountains of Peloponnese

Updated: Jun 03, 2007 6:57am PST

Getting Around Greece : Much of the adventure is getting there, getting around, and getting home again. It was a good idea NOT to have a car in Athens. One wouldn't have helped on the hills anyway. The city is meant for walking, unless you have a scooter or motorcycle. The city is used to tourists, and much is translated into English. Outside Athens, driving is exactly like in the US, if you can decipher the road signs, only some of which are in English. We made wild guesses and did fine.

Getting Around Greece

Much of the adventure is getting there, getting around, and getting ho ...

Updated: Jun 22, 2007 12:04pm PST

Mycenae : According to Wikipedia, in the second millennium BC Mycenae was one of the major centres of Greek civilization, a military stronghold which dominated much of southern Greece. The period of Greek history from about 1600 BC to about 1100 BC is called Mycenaean in reference to Mycenae.

Mycenae

According to Wikipedia, in the second millennium BC Mycenae was one of ...

Updated: Jun 20, 2007 9:34am PST

Nemea : The Lonely Planet guide described a town of wineries, with a circuit to drive from winery to winery. Even with signs, we never found it. The town was so deserted that it was spooky. We guessed it wasn't wine and tourist season, if there ever is one. Still, we saw lots of vineyards and found one open winery.

Nemea

The Lonely Planet guide described a town of wineries, with a circuit t ...

Updated: Jun 20, 2007 5:44pm PST

Ancient Epidavros : We rented a villa at Angelica Villas at the edge of the town of Ancient Epidavros, on the northeast coast of Peloponnese. We couldn't have been happier.

Ancient Epidavros

We rented a villa at Angelica Villas at the edge of the town of Ancien ...

Updated: Jun 22, 2007 12:17pm PST