Athens is the capital of Greece. It was also at the heart of Ancient Greece, a powerful civilization and empire. The city is still dominated by 5th-century BC landmarks, including the Acropolis, a hilltop citadel topped with ancient buildings like the collonaded Parthenon. We stayed in a paid parking in Piraeus (37.947701, 23.646 lats, long) next to the tube to […]
Delphi is a town on Mount Parnassus in the south of mainland Greece. It’s the site of the 4th-century-B.C. Temple of Apollo, once home to a legendary oracle. This extensive mountainside archaeological complex contains the remains of the sanctuaries of Apollo and Athena Pronaia, as well as an ancient stadium and theatre. We stayed at Camping Delphi (38.478553, 22.47492 lat, […]
Agios Serafim Beach is near Molos by the Malian Golf, located about 180 km from Athens and 35 Km from Lamia. The area is famous for its olive production and is situated in a mountainous area. It is famous for fishing, hiking and paddle sports. Dogs are welcome and may be off-leash in some areas. We stayed at Camping Venezuela […]
Meteora is a rock formation in the regional unit of Trikala, in Thessaly, Greece, hosting one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, second in importance only to Mount Athos. The Meteora Monasteries are located on top of rocks carved by erosion, at a height of around 600 meters and inhabited since the 14th century, […]
Our crossing to Greece from Albania was hectic, at the border in Albania everything went more or less well, because when the Albanian policeman wanted to check the motorhome inside he was confronted with Asha barking and growling and decided that he did not need to check our motorhome, hahaha, and he let us pass. On the Greek side, it […]
Korce is located in the southeast of Albania, 36 km from the border with Greece and 50 km from North Macedonia. It is the sixth largest city in the country, also known as the City of Serenades which are local songs that are sung in taverns. It is the most multicultural town in Albania, and here modern Albanian was created […]
Ohrid Lake is arguably the greatest and most famous lake in the Balkans. This is one of the absolute natural highlights of Albania, a massive body of water of huge cultural and natural significance. With its maximum depth of 288 meters, it’s the deepest lake in the Balkans. It’s also one of the oldest lakes in Europe, even globally, with […]
Elbasan is the fourth most populous city of Albania and seat of Elbasan County and Elbasan Municipality. It lies to the north of the river Shkumbin between the Skanderbeg Mountains and the Myzeqe Plain in central Albania. We stayed at Camping Fridolin (41.1302, 20.1354 lat, long) just at the beginning of the city and where we met John y Sherley, […]
There are more than 240 natural and an incredible 800 artificial lakes in Albania, numbers that are staggeringly high considering the country’s relatively small size. Kusi Lake and the surrounding territory are evaluated as one of the most picturesque and biologically clean areas among the surroundings of Tirana, the capital of Albania. We stayed at Camping Tirana (41.33815, 19.706583 lat, long) […]
Albania is a small country with Adriatic and Ionian coastlines and an interior crossed by the Albanian Alps. The country has many castles and archaeological sites. A piece of advice if you want to come driving make sure that you have Albania included in your car insurance. The insurance of our motorhome only covers the European Community and we have […]
