Central/Norther Greece - help with itinerary
 

Dear all

I have one week and would like to explore Central/Northern Greece, but have some difficulties coming up with itinerary. Some background - on our previous trip we already visited the islands, Peloponnese and Athens. This trip will start with a few days in Athens, and then:

d1: drive to Delphi with stops on the way, overnight at Delphi

d2: spend time in Delphi, in pm drive to Meteora, overnight en route. May be kalambaka

d3: spend day at Meteora; in pm drive to??? Dion, Zagoria?? HELP

d4-d5: Need Help with suggestions

d6: drive to Thessaloníki, overnight at Thessaloníki
d7: Thessaloniki, start driving to Athens; overnight en route
d8: depart from Athens - noon

This is our trip, planned for September this year. We're actually starting with a UK charter flight to Preveza and ending with a week relaxing on Lefkada but the basic itinerary is do-able from Athens.

2 nights at Generalis Guest house, Arachova (near Delphi):
http://www.generalis.gr/home.php

2 nights Meteora:
http://www.archontikomesohori.com/

3 nights in Zagoria:
http://www.papaevangelou.gr/EN/index.html

Hi Dy - After Zagoria I'd suggest a couple of days in Parga on the west coast.

I spent a fortnight there last year and loved it. A very picturesque resort in a very scenic area - one of my favourite spots in Greece :)

Here's a view:
http://tinyurl.com/6dzrc6

Steve

I enjoyed stays in Kastoria and Ioannina between Thessaloniki and Meteora - see www.wilhelmswords.com/eur2006.

All suggestions pretty much eliminate Thessaloniki - Delphi and Meteora will occupy 4 to 5 days; then spend a day or two in either Zagoria or Kastoria will eliminates Thessaloniki (as i need to allocate about a day to drive back to Athens for the flight home). Is Thessaloniki a must?

Is Thessaloniki a must? I preferred Kastoria, but I'm not a big city person. Several worthwhile churches and a good museum in Thessaloniki, plus Pella just outside (a bit disappointing). I didn't make it to Vergina, which sounds more exciting than Pella.