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SOUTHERN EUROPE: TOUR OF GREECE (TOG)

AT A GLANCE

Explore the real Greece on lonely roads in unspoiled areas.

DATE: September
START/FINISH: Athens
DURATION: 9 day vacation, 7 riding days
ROUTE: Total distance 880 -1100 miles (1400 - 1750 km).
Daily rides 90 - 190 miles (150 - 305 km).
The route leads on paved roads sometimes tight and twisty.
ACCOMMODATION: Comfortable middle-class hotels.
REST DAY: Olympia
SPECIAL FEATURES: We recommend arriving one or two days early in Athens to enjoy this remarkable city.
HIGHLIGHTS: Delphi, Olympia, Nea Epidavros, Vathia, Corinthian Canal, Monemvasia

Explanation Riding Hours Per Day Explanation Tour Grading  

MAIN FEATURES

the tour: southern mainland and around the Peleponnes – the most beautiful corners of the country off the islands
Delphi, Olympia, Akropolis: fascinating antique places known by everybody from school. History becomes alive here.
Mani: impressive, fascinating and so different from the rest of the Peleponnes.
Roads: the mountains ranges of the back country offer roads similar to the ones in the Alps – curves, curves, curves…..
food and drinks: Tzaziki, Mousaka, Retsina, Ouzo….- to get within the entire country in slightly different ways

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