Holidays in Peloponnese

Old Nov 2nd, 2016, 06:09 AM
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Holidays in Peloponnese

We are planning to travel to Peloponesse in greece, next month. How many days do you think that we should spend there? 4 days are enough? We are going to rent a car for all our stay.
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Old Nov 2nd, 2016, 07:51 AM
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The Peloponnese is beautiful, very diverse and full of attractions: scenery, archeology, byzantine monasteries, medieval castles, picturesque villages, breathtaking beaches and more, hence you could easily spend weeks on this peninsula.

So, I would not say that 4 days are enough, but 4 days are better than 3 days, but 5 days would be better than 4 days.

A loop drive round the peninsula would be very rewarding, with Corinth (just for St Paul), Acrocorinth (breathtaking), Epidaurus, Myceanae, Nafplio, Mystras, Ancient Messene (my favourite archeological site), Koroni, Methoni, Pylos, Costa Navarino, Olympia and then I would take the bridge to the mainland and continue via Delphi to Athens. You could do that in four days, but it would be very rushed. 5 or 6 days would be better.
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Old Nov 2nd, 2016, 07:56 AM
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All depends on yoour interests and the places you plan to visit. The most popular one's are
Akrokorinthos
Mycenae
Tyrins
Nauplia
Epidauros
Mistras
Monemvasia
Mani area
Koroni
Methoni
Pilos
Olympia
Bassae
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If you only have 4 days then concentrate on Nafplio and surrounding area. Nafplio itself is worth a couple of days and there are lots of nearby sites already mentioned Corinth,Nemia Mycenea,Epidauros and Tyrins.

Nafplio and Peloponnese http://www.flickr.com/photos/stanbr5...7632094108982/

If you can add on an additional 3 or 4 days you might have time to head west to include Mani, Koroni Methoni and Pilos and if you can manage anther day or two by all means add Olympia and Delphi
10 days is a good number if you want to hit most of the highlights

Olympia Delphi Meteora https://www.flickr.com/photos/stanbr...7645469717811/

Peloponnese Battle Castles https://www.flickr.com/photos/stanbr...7645468134284/
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Agree with stanbr, if it can only be 4 days, base yourself in nafplio & concentrate on that area & the town itself.
If you can spare more time the options are endless, many of which you've been given above.
To give it perspective the peloponnese is nearly 3 times as big as Crete, & everyone is always advised to give Crete a minimum of a week! This is why it is wise to concentrate on one area with one base, you won't use your precious time packing, checking in & out etc & there will be more than enough to occupy you & give you a taste to return for more
After visiting the pelopnnese more than a dozen times on holiday I then had a house on there for 10 years, living there permanently for 7 of those years, explored just about all of it now
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Good afternoon! Thank you everyone for your help. I wish we had more days to spend.. Dear yiassas, I have heard that in Crete you need at least 2 weeks, especially the summer when the weatheris good and permits you to do anything you want! In Peloponesse, we are going to Nafplion, Acrocorinth, Nemea and Argolis, and after that Olympia, to continue then to Sparta, Mystras, Monemvasia etc.. Unfortunately, we cannot stay more days, and we can afford all these in one trip!
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Dear neckervd, Thank you for the destionations you mentioned! But, some of them are actually for summer? Eg. Methoni, Koroni, Pylos. Bassae? I have never heard, I will make my search!
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stanbr, thank you for the links. the truth is that i cannot choose! Everything is great!
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>> But, some of them are actually for summer?
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Unfortunately traveller1959 in his optimistic assessment (it is easily possible to visit 3-4 sites in one day) neglects a KEY off-season factor ... almost all sites (despite various website assurances) will close by 1500 (3 pm) and you'll be urged out at 2:30 or so.

I agree w. him/her that Olympia excavations & ruins are disappointing (tho the museum is great), and from what I know about Corinth; many visitors have a Christian motivation (the St Paul thing). Agree w. Yiassas & Stanbr about focussing on the "argolid" (based in Nafplio).
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Yes, it makes sense to just visit this one area, with the shorter visiting & daylight hours!
I would aim for only two sites per day (some take up more time than you think). This would mean two days taken up with Nemea, Epidavros, Mycenae & Tyrins. Another day for Nafplion itself, including Palamidi Castle (we spent ages up there & we've been more than once!). Ancient Corinth & Acrocorinth could be the other day, with one nights stay in the village maybe, its lovely & some great places to eat, I can thoroughly recommend Marinos!
Some photos of Ancient Corinth & Acrocorinth taken in January,
https://www.flickr.com/photos/yiassa...57662982724079
https://www.flickr.com/photos/yiassa...57663543372701
Allow plenty of time for Acrocorinth, it's quite a climb & worth lingering for the views
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What a great thread! The information on how sites compare to one another and about timing is incredibly valuable.
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