Palace of Nestor, Pylos

The GuardianOct 17

A Greece for all seasons: my autumn roadtrip through the Peloponnese

An out-of-season journey through the peninsula reveals Byzantine villages, deserted beaches and friendly tavernas As I drove across the causeway which links the tiny fortress island of Monemvasia to the south-eastern coast of the Peloponnese, the Aegean sparkling on all sides, I recalled a line by Yiannis Ritsos, one of Greece’s greatest 20th-century poets. Ritsos lived in Monemvasia, in a hous…

bronze age palace north of Pylos

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Palace of NestorSightbronze age palace north of Pylos
Polylimnio waterfallsSightwaterfalls with clear pools surrounded by pines
TsapiSightbeach where mountains tumble into the sea
Elsewhere
MystrasSightSparta, Greecearchaeological Byzantine site stacked up its hillside
Yiannis RitsosPlaceMonemvasia, Greecepoet who lived in Monemvasia
Taygetus passTrailSparta, Greecewinding road through villages and cliffside tunnels
Paleologian PalaceSightSparta, Greecepalace within the Mystras archaeological site
Taverna OresRestaurantParori, Greeceserving syglino and an okra stew
KeliaHotelMonemvasia, Greeceguesthouse that began as a monks' residence
Simos beachSightElafonisos, Greecebeach with turquoise waters
Cape Tainaron lighthouseSightGerolimenas, Greecelighthouse at mainland Greece's southernmost point
Akroyiali hotelHotelGerolimenas, Greecebuilt on Gerolimenas's shore
Kaiti BraimiPlaceKardamyli, Greecewoman who sings miralogia

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A Greece for all seasons: my autumn roadtrip through the Peloponnese