nevertooold

If we arrive in Delphi in the evening and attend at the site and museum the first thing the next morning, can we then drive to Olynpia and see the site and the museum that same day before they close?

According to Rick Steves, each location and museum can be done comfortably in approximately 3 hours.

Our goal is to then drive to Napflion and reach it for a late dinner.

Thanks for any advice.

stanbr

Same answer as on TA. You are looking at 3 to 4 hours at each site plus 8 hours of driving time all in one day. Greece is about slowing down, taking it all in, relaxing seeing the sites, reflecting on the past. Your plan is simply too much in too short a time.

travelerjan

"Any advice" ... No.

nevertooold

Stanbr - thanks for your comments. As I indicated to those who answered on TA, I am going to take your suggestion of slowing down.

Jan - why bother to waste your time to type such a response?....just wondering.

adrienne

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She answered your question. That doesn't seem to be a waste of time to me. The answer was quite succinct but it was an answer.

nevertooold

Not trying to make an issue, but if one has nothing at all to add or suggest, one should actively type in "No"?

I guess that I am a bit surprised especially because it came from Traveljan, one of the regulars who so often is willing to take the time to pass on her knowledge and counsel.

adrienne

Her responses are always enlightening and I'm looking at Greece threads since I would like to go there next year. We'll have to wait and see if she comes back to give more info. It is late on the east coast.

My advice is to get a better guide book than Rick Steves. I find he doesn't give the whole picture but tells about places he likes and omits quite a bit. I prefer a more comprehensive guide.

kybourbon

>>>Jan - why bother to waste your time to type such a response?....just wondering.

nevertooold

Kybourbon - I was initially asking the question on both sites at basically the same time to give myself the opportunity of receiving comments from two sources - Once I received the answers I agreed that the 2 sites could not be covered in the same day - I wasn't trying to ask the same question a second time.

In regards to Jan's answer, in looking at it as a specific brief response to my question regarding the possibility of doing the 2 locations on the same day, I now see her, and your, point.

Unfortunately, I obviously misinterpreted her "No" as an uncharacteristically curt response to my request for "any advice".

I owe Jan an apology.

travelerjan

That's OK.

Nikki

I agree about spending the night in Delphi. I saw a spectacular sunset there, and there was a little antique shop where I wish I had bought just a couple more things.

adrienne

Nikki - where is the antique shop? And was there any particular place to watch the sunset (starting to gather info for next year). Thanks!

adrienne

Is Delphi worth 2 nights or is 1 night and a day sufficient. I keep reading about how lovely it is and I wonder if it's the type of place to relax for a day after seeing the sights. If plans go as I imagine them, I'll be in the 4th or 5th week of a trip and will be looking for down time. I love gazing at the water and sitting in a taverna nursing an ouzo or three - is Delphi the place?

Nikki

The views from just about everywhere in Delphi are spectacular. The view from our hotel window was wonderful, and most places seem placed for the views. It is a very small town, clinging to a mountainside.

The antique store was on the street parallel to the main street but a block higher up. This was five years ago, so I don't know whether he's still there, but I loved wandering around that shop. I have some old pots and sheep bells and a horseshoe or two for the memories.

If you are gazing at the water from Delphi, you are looking a long way down the mountain.

adrienne

Thanks Nikki.

nevertooold

Nikki - where in Delphi did you stay?

Nikki

I don't seem to have recorded the name of the hotel anywhere accessible, including my trip report. I was with a group tour for three nights, so I didn't select the hotel myself. It was mostly a place for tour groups in any event, I believe, and I probably would not seek it out.

You might be interested in my trip report:

http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...rip-report.cfm

kybourbon

I loved Delphi and the views from my hotel balcony to the sea below and off to one side, snow-capped Mt. Parnassus (it was late March/early April). Delphi is tiny, only a few streets. It won't take you long to wander the streets and check out the shops. Look at Delphi on Google maps, click satellite and zoom in a bit to see how tiny.