Back From Peloponnese PART 1

The Rio-Antirrio Bridge


The hotel reception and two strange armchairs

Inside a room(taken from the original site)

Inside a tunnel at Egnatia Odos(bad quality)

Satellite view of Peloponnese

So here I am, back at home after a week full of memories and awesome activities! I visited Peloponnese, which is located at south Greece and is known for it’s big history(Sparta and Olympia is one of the best examples), for its breathtaking scenic (you will see later) but also for the catastrophic fires of 2007 in Achaia and Ileia.(this is where all the places I visited are located but fortunately, things got quite better since 2007).


ACCOMODATION
Me and my parents stayed at Poseidon Palace and believe me, we wouldn’t change it! Built in Caminia, the hotel is 14km away from the centre of Patras(see below), the port and the train station. 40 really well equiped rooms, 2 suites, a really filling breakfast(milk, coffee, cereals, cookies, pasta flora, cakes, tea, marmelades, pudding, jeley, cream, eggs, beacon, fruit and many many other!!!), a big swimming pool and the most important, really really friendly staff is what you should find here. FOR MORE INFO CHECK THIS SITE: http://www.myvacations.gr/greece-peloponnisos-achaia-patra/poseidonpalacehotel.en.html

HOW WAS THE TRIP?
The trip from Thessaloniki to North Peloponnese was not the worst but also not the best one. And I will explain why; Because of the new national road called Egnatia Odos(many people believe it’s the best part of national roads in Greece), going from Thessaloniki to Ioannina was a piece of cake. But, for the rest of the trip(Ioannina to Antirio and Rio to Patras- Caminia), we had to use the old national road which sucks! However, the construction of Ionia and Olympia Odos will probably make things better. What is more, the road system of Peloponnese is really old and dangerous. Lack of road signs and traffic lights, heavy trucks and tractors all over the place, poor road surface are only a few reasons of why it should even not exist! The only exception is the famous Rio- Antirrio Bridge, the biggest suspension bridge in the World! It connects continental Greece with Peloponnese. Crossing it is a really nice experience!


STAY TUNED FOR THE SECOND PART!