Our Greece (only mainland as there are many islands to visit too) road trip itinerary is described below, which was in total 14 days.
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There is a lot of information in the internet about this beautiful country, but choose what you really would like to see, as travelling bigger distances in a day might be tiring and you won’t enjoy as much as you would staying in one place a bit longer to explore it and feel the vibe of the city.
Brief Itinerary for Our Greece Road Trip
| Day | Highlights of the Day | Overnight Stay |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Flight to Athens, visit Acropolis museum | Athens |
| Day 2 | Visit Archeological Site of Acropolis and other sites in Athens. | Athens |
| Day 3 | Explore City of Athens. Sunset spots in Athens | Athens |
| Day 4 | Drive to Delphi. Explore the new Delphi town. | Delphi |
| Day 5 | Explore Temple of Apollo, the Ancient Theatre, and the Delphi Archaeological Museum. Drive to Meteora. Sunset with the monasteries view. | Meteora |
| Day 6 | Explore some of the monasteries. Drive to Sivota, visit the beach. | Sivota |
| Day 7 | Drive to Parga. Explore Parga old town | Parga |
| Day 8 | Rest and beach day near Parga | Parga |
| Day 9 | Drive to Olympia. Stop at Casope and Nikopolis archelogical site. | Olympia |
| Day 10 | Explore Olympia archeological site. Drive to Kalamata. | Kalamata |
| Day 11 | Kalamata castle and market. Drive to Monemvasia via Mystras and Sparta. | Monemvasia |
| Day 12 | Visit Monemvasia old town. Drive to Nafplio. Explore Palamidi fortress. | Nafplio |
| Day 13 | Drive to Epidaurus and explore the amphitheater and archeological site. | Nafplio |
| Day 14 | Drive to Athens and stop at Mycenae. | Nafplio |
| Day 15 | Depart from Athens international airport | Hotel at Athens airport |
Read about the detailed itinerary below.
Detailed Itinerary for Our Greece Road Trip
Firstly on our road trip, we arrived to Athens. It was quite stressful to pickup the car as the company said it was in the airport, but in fact it was a bit of a drive from airport and we’ve waisted two hours trying to contact the agency.
Day 1: Acropolis museum in Athens
Day 2 : Acropolis of Athens
Day 3: Exploring other sites of Athens
We’ve stayed in Athens a few nights to explore the Athens and we were lucky to see few sunsets from high hills. But be prepared for the crowds!
Day 4: Driving to Delphi
In Delphi we’ve stayed only one night and explored the archeological site in the morning. We could feel the extreme heat, even though we left Athens.
Day 5: Driving to Meteora and sunset at Monasteries
We’ve stayed in a town called Kalabaka close to Meteora and we had an amazing view of Meteora mountains form our balcony.
Day 6: Driving to Sivota and enjoying beach
We’ve stayed at a lovely hotel with an infinity pool in Sivota. It was also very close to the beach as well and had a lovely restaurant next to the pool (the food was so so though).
Day 7 & 8: Driving Parga in Greece
We’ve stayed near Parga though as it had a nice apartment with an amazing sea view from the balcony.
Day 9: Driving to Olympia via Cassope & Nikopolis
First we stopped at Archaeological site of Cassope and we were the only visitors! It was extremely hot as we have arrived at noon.
Then we visited Ancient Nikopolis Archaeological Site, where we were almost the only visited (maybe 2 other people), probably due to the extreme heat.
Then arrived to Olympia at night, where we’ve stayed in an amazing 4 star hotel – Amalia Hotel Olympia!
We’ve visited the Archeological Site of Olympia next day in the morning, where it was extremely hot and almost unbearable to walk. Make sure to try their VR option!
Day 10: Driving to Kalamata in Greece
In Kalamata we’ve stayed in the worst hotel in our trip, which had no air-con and 42°C outside. At least they had a pool and they kept a bit longer open as they normally close before sunset, so we had some time to enjoy it and cool down.
Day 11: Driving to Monemvasia via Mystras and Sparta
On our way to Monemvasia we stoppped at ancient Sparta archeologcial site.
We’ve stayed in a nice guesthouse in Monemvasia with a wonderful view of the magnificent Monemvasia peak from a balcony. The only regret that we didn’t get higher balcony as the electricity wires were as stripes across the pictures.
In the morning we have explored Monemvasia Fortress.
Day 12: Driving to Nafplio & Palamidi Fortress
We were not able to enter to Palamidi Fortress, but we visited both Epidaurus and Mycenae.
Day 13: Driving to Epidaurus and Exploring Archeological Site with Amphitheater
Day 14: Driving to Athens via Mycenae ruins
Day 15 – Flying back from Greece
We’ve stayed in the hotel near Athens airport, so that it is easier to reach it in the morning and also we had to drop of the car in the evening as car rental didn’t want to accept it 7am (talking about lazy) and asked extra Є30 if they come 30min earlier to their opening hours (8am).