Tour to the Peloponnesus

Today we are being picked up by Chat Tours for our four day tour to the Peloponnesus.  They are late and finally arrive at 7:50.  It’s nice to be driven and have everything planned and paid for.  Our tour guide is Stephanie and there are fifteen people in our group which is a good size.  Interesting people.

We head out of Athens and cross the Corinth Canal which divides the Peloponnesus from the mainland.

Our first stop is Epidauros. There is a well preserved amphitheater here.  We do a test clapping our hands as a group in order to show the amazing acoustics of the theatre.  Back in the day there was a stage at the front.

Our tour guide Stephanie is a wealth of information.  She is amazing.

These red poppies appear here and there.  Beautiful.

There is also a small museum here but most of the items are restorations.

We then drive to the most gorgeous seaside town.  We only have an hour to explore and I wish we had days.  The shops and restaurants are so inviting.

The town is Nafplio.  

We then go to lunch at a place that is set up for handling bus tours.  The food is okay but nothing to write home about.

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We then head to Mycenae which is a World Heritage site.  These are amazing ruins set up on the hillside.  The Mycenae culture  dominated the Eastern Mediterranean from the 15th to 12th centuries BC.  

The entrance to a tomb.  This was conical in shape and in really good condition.  Amazing.





We then leave the site and head to our hotel.

Flowers growing along the wall.

This is a chain of 4 star hotels that are really nice.

The view from our room.  Off to bed as these days are busy.