Nafplion, Plaka and Monemvasia.

Tuesday 17th June.

We are parked this evening on a campsite in Plaka, it has only been opened since Easter and two young guys are running it on their own. It's spotlessly clean, great showers, WiFi and free washing machines. It even has half a dozen fully equipped kitchens for folk in tents. To be fair, it wasn't our first choice today. We stopped at a car park above the tiny harbour of Sampatiki hoping to top up with water and maybe have a meal in the one taverna but we couldn't access the harbour itself and we were running low. Plaka is a few miles down the road and one of our books recommended a camperstop here with all facilities for €5 a night. We arrived only to find it closed and no motorhome signs everywhere. Our next choice was a car park in the town itself but again that was scattered with no motorhome signs. We parked anyway and walked back to this little campsite we had seen as we drove in. It's relatively cheap so it's back to luxury tonight (Showers with plenty of water). We spotted a few Tavernas as we drove in so we are going to treat ourselves tonight and eat out.

We parked on the harbour at Nafplion last night which was ok but pretty noisy. This morning we had a walk around the town which the Rough Guide describes as exuding a grand, occasionally slightly faded elegance. We thought it was very picturesque although some of the shops and restaurants were a little pricey.

We have eaten out tonight at a Taverna called Michael and Margaret, some of you will know the significance of the name and here's a picture just for you Paul :)

 

 

Wednesday 18th June.

We are parked up this evening on the harbour opposite Monemvasia

 

We arrived here this afternoon after a fabulous drive over the Parnonas mountains. The mountains are a protected area of specialogical interest and the wild flowers were beautiful. The smell of wild thyme was overwhelming and we had the area to ourselves almost:

We passed a couple of mountain villages and hardly saw another car, a great journey. Although we are parked facing the old fortress of Monemvasia, strictly speaking we are parked in Gefyra with the harbour on two sides and Tavernas on the other two. It's a pretty setting, we are the only motorhome in the car park and I don't think anybody will be troubling us tonight. We walked over the causeway to Monemvasia this afternoon ( no vehicles are allowed inside )and explored the walled kastro, which is accessed through a short L shaped tunnel so the town is concealed until you emerge into a maze of cobbled pathways. The main street, which is only a few metres wide is mostly taken up with cafés, restaurants and souvenir shops but once you turn off to the side paths it's fascinating as you climb steps and then follow paths next to rooftops and upper floor windows. We spent an hour or so exploring and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves although it was incredibly hot again today and we deserved our Fredo Cappucinos on the way back.

Monemvasia.

 

 

Pat.

 

 

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