GPS in the Pelonnese
Feb 5th, 2015, 12:19 PM
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GPS in the Pelonnese
I plan to drive from Athens to Leonidio, Monemvasia, Nafplio,and back to Athens from June 10, 2015 to June 15. I believe that I will need a GPS. Do they work fine in that area of Greece? English? Spanish? Brand?
Thanks for your advise
Thanks for your advise
Feb 5th, 2015, 01:41 PM
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Last summer we used our Garmin GPS in the Peloponnese. We called her Beatrice because we used the posh British voice.
Beatrice was loaded with Europe Maps specifically Greece and Italy. She worked throughout the Peloponnese.
One thing though Greece is full of places with the same names and different spellings. So it is a good thing to have a good map with you so you can look at the route you expect to take and can enter intermediate locations on the way to your final destination. The map will also give you a decent translation of the place name you want to go to.
My wife is very map challenged but the combination of the map and the GPS took all the worry out of navigation and she quite enjoyed Beatrice having the responsibility.
Having said that if your navigator is good with maps and you buy a good map you don't need GPS at all. The roads are well marked with signs first in Greek and then shortly after in English.
Here are some images of where you are planning on going. While passing Corinth you might stop at Ancient Corinth and Ancient Memia. Both are excellent sites but only take abut an hour to visit each.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/stanbr...7632094108982/
Beatrice was loaded with Europe Maps specifically Greece and Italy. She worked throughout the Peloponnese.
One thing though Greece is full of places with the same names and different spellings. So it is a good thing to have a good map with you so you can look at the route you expect to take and can enter intermediate locations on the way to your final destination. The map will also give you a decent translation of the place name you want to go to.
My wife is very map challenged but the combination of the map and the GPS took all the worry out of navigation and she quite enjoyed Beatrice having the responsibility.
Having said that if your navigator is good with maps and you buy a good map you don't need GPS at all. The roads are well marked with signs first in Greek and then shortly after in English.
Here are some images of where you are planning on going. While passing Corinth you might stop at Ancient Corinth and Ancient Memia. Both are excellent sites but only take abut an hour to visit each.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/stanbr...7632094108982/
Feb 5th, 2015, 01:44 PM
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For a similar trip this last spring we used google maps on our iphone 5 (with a car charger to keep the phone going as the map function uses a lot of power). We never had an issue although sometimes it sent us on small roads rather than highways. But we just considered that the scenic route.
Feb 5th, 2015, 02:46 PM
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You can order excellent detailed maps at www.road.gr to use along with your GPS.
