Travelogues Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian

17.6.2024 Corfu At 11:15 a.m. I met the other travelers in the theater who had booked a tour with Royal Caribbean for today. My excursion was called "Paleokastritsa, Lakones...

Thursday, 15.06.2023 Our last day has arrived... It's raining softly, which makes the goodbye a little bit easier. After breakfast, we cycle to Amaliada, the nearest larger town...

Thursday, 01/06/2023 Today we have a slightly longer drive ahead of us, we want to go across the country over the mountains towards Mani and take a look at Sparta. I'm a bit...

18.05.23 Actually, the E4 does not pass over the highest summit of the Peloponnese Peninsula, but if you are already there, why not take a little alpine detour. I was especially...

Sleeping spot

10.05.23 It's 3:00 p.m. My feeling is more like late afternoon and it has been like this for the past two hours. The stage today was challenging and here's a little spoiler, we...

09.05.23 Wow, what a start to the long-distance hike. It's only 5:00 PM and I'm trying to keep my eyes open as much as possible to capture some of the impressions from the first...

April 6, 2022: Mystras, Sparti F. I always thought that going to Sparta must be really exciting because there are so many stories about the brave and proud Spartans. But if...

April 2, 2022: Pylos: Paralia Voidokilias, Paralia Chrisi Ammos F. The world is a village! Yesterday in Olympia we met two Spaniards again, whom we had already seen in...

We walk to the lighthouse in Gythio during a break in the rain and have fun with the reflections..

Freddy hands me the phone and the camera and runs off... I follow slowly and leisurely. I know the way... always towards the water and to the port. Once there, I see Freddy...

Saturday, 10.06.2023 Our destination today is Gialova. A small village in the Bay of Navarino. On October 20, 1827, almost the entire Turkish-Egyptian fleet anchored in a...

Saturday, 03.06.2023 Today, we unpack the bikes and go on an amazing bike tour to Kardamyli, which is about 7 km away. It involves some uphill and downhill riding, which is not...

It's 7:00 PM and it's raining heavily again. We've been on the trail since this morning. This time, we didn't stay dry. On the contrary. Completely soaked, we push through the...

04/29/23 The weather is fantastic. Because this is more the rule than the exception here, you quickly get used to it. On days like today, I once again realized how wonderful it...

04/26/23 With fresh, fine spices on board, we are heading to Kardamili today. On the one hand, this picturesque village has been highly recommended to us because of its charm...

You share the path with the rack railway

A solid cheese is it with the Peloponnese! To the exhausting monkey heat here also come astronomical price formations, where even the Norwegians become paler than they already...

We are currently taking a bus break in a hostel in Piraeus, which is the port city of Athens. Here we have a shower, a toilet, a stove, as well as Wi-Fi and electricity, which...

After spending another night, like the first night in Corfu, at the marina of Gouvia, we set off early in the morning. Our first destination was Angelokastro, the Angel's...

, but peaceful trails. The cape is indeed something special, but in my opinion, this extreme level of attention is not warranted. At the starting point of our hike lies the...

Today, we have planned a hike in the northeastern part of the island. The journey to the starting point in the village of Portas is already exciting. We park at the highest...

In the morning, we take it easy. After enjoying freshly baked croissants and having one last swim at Akrata Beach, we head towards Kyllini. We make a big grocery stop along the...

Tuesday, 13.06.2023 We want to ride to Katakolon. It's about 17 km away and supposedly has hardly any incline and (most importantly) we won't just be riding along the main road....

Hello dear fellow human beings, I know I keep repeating it. Time flies here. Often I don't even know what day of the week it is, let alone the date. On the last day of my...

Friday, 09.06.2023 Cycled to Methoni. Last night we made jokes that the 10 km to get there are probably very hilly and today we actually face the mountain stage of the Tour de...

Wednesday, 07/06/2023 After a shared breakfast, we leave our friends and head towards Koroni. The main attraction of the place is the fortress, located on a hilltop. It was...

Monday, June 5, 2023 We leave Stoupa after breakfast and head to Kalamata first. This is the capital of Messenia and was devastated by a severe earthquake in September 1986. It...

13.05.23 During today's stage, I had a real sense of home. The E4 is truly diverse and today it reminded me especially of the Black Forest. Spruce, fir trees, moss, wide forest...

08.05.23 Still somewhat unmotivated, I'm now back. I've had a few nice, exciting days where I lacked the motivation and time to write. If this were a climbing blog, I could have...