Katafiki Canyon
With a sector “Big Wall” and billed as having “World class climbing” we had to pay a visit to Katafiki Canyon. It also benefits from being roadside and in a […]
Category Archives: Peloponnese
Kastro Thermisia
The weather gods have finally got it out of their system and sunshine is now smiling down on us – what an idyllic spot!Time to dial in the sunniest local […]
Greek Odyssey 2.0 – first stop: Frachti Cave
We’re off for a second Greek Odyssey – this time with Jim and Claire for company – Rubber Duck, this is Plastic Chicken; We’ve got ourselves a convoy! We escaped […]
Kyparissi – Kastraki
We spent a peaceful night high above Kyparissi at the parking for sector Psilovrachos, with the clearing storm painting the skies and sea red We awoke to find just how […]
Vlychada
Yet another tortuous drive south leads from Kyparissi village up past the higher crags and over a coll at about 700m before winding through a couple of mountain villages until […]
Kyparissi – sector Watermill
We decided to take a side trip to Kyparissi, about 15km further down the coast. That’s 15km as the crow flies, but about 40km by road (and that’s a huge […]
Nafplio – Kondyli
The seaside town of Nafplio is a pretty if touristy spot, full of Venetian architecture and dominated by an impressive hilltop fortress. We based ourselves at Lefka Beach Camping a […]
NedousaÂ
The other crag on Mt Taygetus is Nedousa, in fact it’s a whole bunch of crags set around this tiny village. We only sampled the roadside sector Tzerani which features […]
Lagada
Mt Taygetus is the highest point in the Peloponnese (2,407m), forming a huge natural barrier separating Sparta from Kalamata and the coast. There’s a steep and winding mountain road that […]
Olympia – a completely unathletic day!Â
Just ten minutes off our route to the south of the Peloponnese, Ancient Olympia was the perfect stop off for a quick injection of antiquity into our trip. The site […]
AlepochoriÂ
Another trip inland took us to Alepochori, yet another impressive series of crags set in magnificent limestone mountain scenery. The west facing walls are strewn with tufa, resembling orange corrugated […]
Chatzouri – into the PeloponneseÂ
We’ve based ourselves on the coast about 20km west of Patras – pleasant enough campsite, but not a patch on the last couple of nights parked up by the sea. […]
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