Guide / Idea for 3 days in Greece

I have 3 days in early July that I would like to use to see a little bit
Greece. Any suggestions on place / guide? This is my first time to Greece
so just about any location with historical or scenic sites would be fine.
With only 3 days, I think it is best that I focus on one location. Any help
is most appreciated. Please post the responses to the group.

Manny

It would easily be possible to spend 3 days in Athens, but it can be
crowded, hot and sticky in July.

I would consider Nafplio. It's a beautiful little town, with a large
Venetian fortress on its headland. From there you can get to Mycenae,
Epidavrus and Tiryns easily by public transport, although it is
quicker if you hire a car. Similarly Nafplio is 3 hours by bus from
Athens, but only 2 hours if you drive yourself.

If you do hire a car I'd recommend a stop at Ancient Corinth on the
way. Only 5 minutes of your route and a very undervisited site. The
Roman remains are quite extensive and there is an ancient Acropolis
above them. Walk up through this - admittedly quite a long walk - and
you get to a point where you can see both ends of the Corinth Canal.

If that all sounds like too much travel I'd plump for Delphi - an
extensive site in a beautiful mountain location.

Have fun
Alan




On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 17:17:00 -0400, "Manny Bhuta"
<m.bhuta@nomailplease.net> wrote:

>I have 3 days in early July that I would like to use to see a little bit
>Greece. Any suggestions on place / guide? This is my first time to Greece
>so just about any location with historical or scenic sites would be fine.
>With only 3 days, I think it is best that I focus on one location. Any help
>is most appreciated. Please post the responses to the group.
>
>Manny
>

Thanks to all great suggestions. Nafplio sounds just right. I would prefer
to go by car rather than a public bus. Though train is probably more
comfortable. In any case this appears just perfect for the short time I
have in Greece.

Manny

<alanstpaul@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:a5ocb1hu9p4o2d5l35geiubur3snjab5ra@...
> It would easily be possible to spend 3 days in Athens, but it can be
> crowded, hot and sticky in July.
>
> I would consider Nafplio. It's a beautiful little town, with a large
> Venetian fortress on its headland. From there you can get to Mycenae,
> Epidavrus and Tiryns easily by public transport, although it is
> quicker if you hire a car. Similarly Nafplio is 3 hours by bus from
> Athens, but only 2 hours if you drive yourself.
>
> If you do hire a car I'd recommend a stop at Ancient Corinth on the
> way. Only 5 minutes of your route and a very undervisited site. The
> Roman remains are quite extensive and there is an ancient Acropolis
> above them. Walk up through this - admittedly quite a long walk - and
> you get to a point where you can see both ends of the Corinth Canal.
>
> If that all sounds like too much travel I'd plump for Delphi - an
> extensive site in a beautiful mountain location.
>
> Have fun
> Alan
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 17:17:00 -0400, "Manny Bhuta"
> <m.bhuta@nomailplease.net> wrote:
>
> >I have 3 days in early July that I would like to use to see a little bit
> >Greece. Any suggestions on place / guide? This is my first time to
Greece
> >so just about any location with historical or scenic sites would be fine.
> >With only 3 days, I think it is best that I focus on one location. Any
help
> >is most appreciated. Please post the responses to the group.
> >
> >Manny
> >
>

On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 23:41:18 +0100, Manny Bhuta wrote
(in article <vKlue.1642$UG3.858@fe11.lga>):

> Thanks to all great suggestions. Nafplio sounds just right. I would prefer
> to go by car rather than a public bus. Though train is probably more
> comfortable. In any case this appears just perfect for the short time I
> have in Greece.

With a car you will have a problem with parking. In Nafplio the best places
to stay are in the old part of the town where parking is almost impossible. I
would recommend going by bus or train.

--
Mike Lane
To contact me replace invalid with mike underscore lane

Actually the bus service and route is quite relaxing, Manny. My hubby and I
took the bus from Athens to Nafplio last May and enjoyed the scenery as we
relaxed on the bus.

From there (after 4 lovely days) we then took the bus down to Galatas and
over to Poros. That was a nice trip too, in comfortable coaches.


Ruth


"Manny Bhuta" <m.bhuta@nomailplease.net> wrote in message
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> Thanks to all great suggestions. Nafplio sounds just right. I would
prefer
> to go by car rather than a public bus. Though train is probably more
> comfortable. In any case this appears just perfect for the short time I
> have in Greece.
>
> Manny
>
> <alanstpaul@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:a5ocb1hu9p4o2d5l35geiubur3snjab5ra@...
> > It would easily be possible to spend 3 days in Athens, but it can be
> > crowded, hot and sticky in July.
> >
> > I would consider Nafplio. It's a beautiful little town, with a large
> > Venetian fortress on its headland. From there you can get to Mycenae,
> > Epidavrus and Tiryns easily by public transport, although it is
> > quicker if you hire a car. Similarly Nafplio is 3 hours by bus from
> > Athens, but only 2 hours if you drive yourself.
> >
> > If you do hire a car I'd recommend a stop at Ancient Corinth on the
> > way. Only 5 minutes of your route and a very undervisited site. The
> > Roman remains are quite extensive and there is an ancient Acropolis
> > above them. Walk up through this - admittedly quite a long walk - and
> > you get to a point where you can see both ends of the Corinth Canal.
> >
> > If that all sounds like too much travel I'd plump for Delphi - an
> > extensive site in a beautiful mountain location.
> >
> > Have fun
> > Alan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 17:17:00 -0400, "Manny Bhuta"
> > <m.bhuta@nomailplease.net> wrote:
> >
> > >I have 3 days in early July that I would like to use to see a little
bit
> > >Greece. Any suggestions on place / guide? This is my first time to
> Greece
> > >so just about any location with historical or scenic sites would be
fine.
> > >With only 3 days, I think it is best that I focus on one location. Any
> help
> > >is most appreciated. Please post the responses to the group.
> > >
> > >Manny
> > >
> >
>
>

"Mike Lane" <invalid@mac.com> wrote in message
news:0001HW.BEDFB6DD002A459DF04075B0@news.ntlworld .com...
> On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 23:41:18 +0100, Manny Bhuta wrote
> (in article <vKlue.1642$UG3.858@fe11.lga>):
>
>> Thanks to all great suggestions. Nafplio sounds just right. I would
>> prefer
>> to go by car rather than a public bus. Though train is probably more
>> comfortable. In any case this appears just perfect for the short time I
>> have in Greece.
>
> With a car you will have a problem with parking. In Nafplio the best
> places
> to stay are in the old part of the town where parking is almost
> impossible. I
> would recommend going by bus or train.
>
> --
> Mike Lane
> To contact me replace invalid with mike underscore lane

On the subject of trains: the train journey from Tripoli to Argos is one of
the very best anywhere. Breathtaking scenery in places.

Henry.

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