Mystras Day Trip from Kalamata

The restored Palace of the Despots at Mystras, a long stone building with arched windows, above a green slope of ruins.

A Mystras day trip from Kalamata crosses Mount Taygetos by the Langada pass to the Byzantine ghost town of Mystras above Sparta, and returns to the Messenian coast the same day. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, the mountain road, … Read more

Mani Day Trip from Kalamata

Stone tower houses and a waterfront taverna at Limeni bay in the Mani, above clear blue-green water.

A Mani day trip from Kalamata follows the coast south under Mount Taygetos into the Mani peninsula, with its stone villages, tower houses, sea caves and bays, and returns to Kalamata the same day. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, … Read more

Olympia Day Trip from Patras

The marble statue of Hermes holding the infant Dionysus, the Hermes of Praxiteles, in the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.

An Olympia day trip from Patras is a full day from the city or its ferry port down the west coast of the Peloponnese to Ancient Olympia, home of the ancient Olympic Games. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, the … Read more

Zagori Day Trip from Ioannina

Visitors walk over the three-arched Kalogeriko stone bridge above a green river pool in the forest of Zagori.

A Zagori day trip from Ioannina is a full day in the Pindus mountains north of the city, among the stone villages, the arched bridges and the Vikos Gorge of Zagori. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, the drive, the … Read more

Patmos Day Trip from Samos

The fortified stone walls and battlements of the Monastery of Saint John on Patmos under a blue sky, beside a tall cypress tree.

A Patmos day trip from Samos is a boat excursion from Vathy or Pythagorio to the holy island of Patmos, with time ashore for the Cave of the Apocalypse, the Monastery of Saint John and Chora. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you … Read more

Koufonisia Day Trip from Paros

An aerial view of a sheltered cove with clear blue water, a white sand beach and a small boat on Koufonisia.

A Koufonisia day trip from Paros is a full day at sea from the east coast of Paros to the Koufonisia islands in the Small Cyclades, with swim stops in the coves and a return the same evening. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the … Read more

Kefalonia Day Trip from Lefkada

The harbour of Fiskardo on Kefalonia, with pastel houses, cafe umbrellas, moored sailing boats and a small motorboat in clear water.

A Kefalonia day trip from Lefkada is a full day at sea from Nydri, or a ferry crossing, to the northern tip of Kefalonia and the harbour of Fiskardo, with Ithaca on the same route. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the boat trips you … Read more

Mycenae Day Trip from Nafplio

The Lion Gate of Mycenae, with two carved lions above the lintel, set in walls of huge stone blocks under a blue sky.

A Mycenae day trip from Nafplio is a half-day or full-day excursion from the old town of Nafplio to the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, about half an hour north by road. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, the road, … Read more

Mystras Day Trip from Athens

Ruined stone walls and a path inside the castle of Mystras, with the green plain of Sparta below and white clouds above.

A Mystras day trip from Athens is a full-day excursion by road from the capital to the Byzantine ghost city of Mystras, on the slope of Mount Taygetos above Sparta. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, the route past the … Read more

Larissa Private Guided Tour of Meteora

A monastery with white walls and red roofs on top of a tall sandstone rock at Meteora, beside sheer orange rock faces.

A Larissa private guided tour of Meteora is an 8-hour day trip with hotel pickup in Larissa, a private vehicle and an English-speaking guide, west across the Thessalian plain to the rock-top monasteries. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover what the Larissa private guided tour … Read more

Meteora Private Tour

A monastery with red-tiled roofs on top of a sheer rock pillar among the cliffs of Meteora, seen on a Meteora private tour.

A Meteora private tour is a day with your own driver or licensed guide to the monasteries on the rock pillars of Meteora, from Athens, Thessaloniki, Volos or Ioannina, or a shorter private loop from your hotel in Kalabaka. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover … Read more