This post is part of a series called Greece 2021 Thessaloniki, Greece, June 2021 From Meteora, we drove eastwards towards the ancient city of Thessaloniki, where we planned to spend a few days. We decided to stop on the way for a coffee and stretch break, and we stopped at a town called Kozani. Upon…
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This post is part of a series called Greece 2021 Ioannina & Meteora, Greece, June 2021 After Patra (Peloponnese peninsula), we crossed back onto the mainland of Greece and drove northwards in Greece until about 30 miles south of Albania, we stopped to check out the town of Ioannina, where we had planned to stay…
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This post is part of a series called Greece 2021 After Monemvasia, we drove westwards to the Mani region of the Peloponnese. Mani is a peninsula within Peloponnese peninsula, on the west side of Peloponnese. The locals are called Maniots and are descendants of the Spartans, whose military might was unmatched in Greece during 650BC…
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This post is part of a series called Greece 2021 We left Mykonos taking a flight back to Athens, where we rented a car at the airport and drove west, bypassing Athens, towards the Peloponnese peninsula. The Peloponnese is a peninsula located at the southern tip of the mainland, 21,500 sq kms in area, and…
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This post is part of a series called Greece 2021 Mykonos, Greece, May 2021 From Santorini, we took a Seajet ferry as foot passengers to Mykonos island; a pleasant ferry boat ride for 3 hours; passing multiple other Greek islands (big & small) in the Aegean Sea. At the Mykonos ferry port, we were greeted…
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