Ermionida – Didyma and Katafiki Canyon
Ermionida is the southern end of the Argolis peninsula (the “thumb” on the “hand” of the Peloponnese). Blessed by generally good weather and a good combination with the Nafplio crags, […]
Ermionida is the southern end of the Argolis peninsula (the “thumb” on the “hand” of the Peloponnese). Blessed by generally good weather and a good combination with the Nafplio crags, […]
Most visitors or would be visitors to Greece, on closing their eyes, will conjure up images of islands or beaches, but it’s a surprisingly mountainous country. The Taygetus mountain range […]
Leaving Leonidio on a showery day, we turned south to head down to the very tip of the Laconia peninsula, the “index finger” of the Peloponnese, dropping in to Vlychada […]
People often comment on us being lucky with the weather (occasionally intimating a pact with you-know-who). Luck doesn’t really come into it – It’s more a question of a) stacking […]
RockAroundTheWorld has made a couple of previous overland trips to Greece, once taking in Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria on the way… … and once taking the “shortcut” via a ferry […]
With a few hours to kill before our ferry from Patras we decided to check out the Kykao microbrewery on the edge of town. We’d consumed vast quantities of their […]
We’ve made our way over to the west coast, on the way to our Patras ferry, and one of the consolations is our first sunset in almost two months (we’ve […]
After a peaceful night on the beach we opened the door to find ourselves in our own tiny slice of paradise Carlsberg don’t make van stop-overs, but… However, it was […]
We arrived in Leonidio expecting to stay a couple of weeks and fretting slightly whether we’d have enough to do as we eked-out our visit to coincide with the thirty […]
With a tremendous act of self control, I had a proper rest day yesterday, in glorious weather; just chilling at the campsite That’s pretty much a first for me – […]
The crag just keeps on giving… As well as the imposing main face that overlooks the parking area, there’s a bit round the corner that faces east and so enjoys […]
The left hand side of the crag – the imaginatively named “West Zobolo” reaches a height of around 150m and is home to 5 multi-pitch routes. Today’s combination of lighter […]
Started off chilly so we had a mooch down to the coast to check out Zobolo’s other major attraction (in addition to the very fine crag and aforementioned most southerly […]
The Vatiko peninsula at the bottom end of the “forefinger” of the Peloponnese marks the southernmost point of mainland Europe (according to the guidebook – a bit more analysis suggests […]
Heading south from Frygani was a thrilling adventure through pre-Alpine territory, with an hour’s drive on switch-backing, often single-track, roads without encountering a single other vehicle! The A7 appeared against […]
Winding our way up into the mountains via tortuous zigzags we arrive at Frygani and our first cragging away from the coast. At almost 1,000m and nestled beneath a ski […]
We’ve more or less completed the clean sweep of Nafplio crags with a visit to Karathona – a somewhat less imposing buttress set above the beach of the same name. […]
Another decent crag overlooking the sea, although this time the access is through a zigzagging maze of crumbling roads that were presumably intended to serve a villa complex that never […]
Described in the guidebook as “the star attraction of Nafplio crags”, Neraki does actually manage to live up to the hype. Located about 1km south of the Promenade sector and […]
This is the real deal in terms of designer winter cragging. About 50 very fine routes positioned above a charming seaside Promenade and only a few minutes walk from handy […]