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    Skyros - Kalavryta - Nafplio - Athens | Summary Post

    Skyros Carnival, Kalavryta & Nafplio: 3-Week Winter Greece Itinerary

    ByStephanie Banks 22 February 20233 December 2025

    3 week itinerary – This winter Greece itinerary covers Skyros for the unique Skyros Geros Carnival (Apokries), the Odontotos rack railway from Diakopto to Kalavryta, and historic Nafplio in the Peloponnese. Best time: February for Carnival, year-round for islands and mainland. Highlights: traditional Geros–Korela–Frangos characters at Kastro, scenic mountain railway through gorges, Holocaust memorial, Cave of Lakes, Kalavryta Ski Centre and Mycenae day trip. No cars were hired during the creation of this itinerary but taxi services were occasionally procured!

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    Athens-Syros-Ikaria-Tinos-Andros | Summary Post

    A Tale of Four Islands: Syros, Ikaria, Tinos & Andros – A 3-Week Greek Odyssey by Ferry

    ByStephanie Banks 1 September 20213 December 2025

    3 week itinerary – this Cyclades and North-Eastern Aegean itinerary covers Syros, Ikaria, Tinos and Andros by ferry from Piraeus and Rafina. Best time: May to early October. Highlights: neo-classical grandeur of Ermoupolis, bohemian beach life on Ikaria, sacred dovecotes of Tinos, door-knocker treasure hunt in Andros Chora. No car rental needed.

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    Volunteering in Patras & Exploring the Argolic Gulf: A Different Kind of Greek Journey

    ByStephanie Banks 19 June 201730 November 2025

    4 week itinerary – an unforgettable journey combining meaningful volunteer work with refugee charity FoodKind in Patras with explorations of the Peloponnese and Saronic Gulf—Ancient Corinth, the coastal village of Kalloni, familiar Poros, and the volcanic spa town of Methana. This trip proved that travel can be transformative in unexpected ways: not just for the traveller, but for those we meet along the way. Best time: Late spring/early summer. Note: This trip took place in June 2017; prices and some services may have changed.

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    • Thessaloniki-Sochos Panigiri-Ourounopolis-Amouliani
    • Echoes of Greece Across the Aegean: Istanbul-Marmara Adasi-Canakkale and Troy-Bozcaada-Gokceada-Lesvos-Spetses
    • Kefalonia-Ithaca-Meganisi-Lefkada-Preveza
    • Carnival 2025 Florina-Edessa-Thessaloniki-Sochos-Athens
    • Corfu-Abania-Erikousa-Othonoi-Mathraki-Ioannina-Paxos-Antipaxos
    • Thirassia-Anafi-Santorini
    • Chios-Izmir-Oinousses-Athens
    • Athens-Evia-Lemnos-Agios Efstratios-Kavala-Xanthi-Samothrace-Alexandroupolis
    • Kos-Lipsi-Kalymnos-Pserimos
    • Skyros – Kalavryta – Nafplio – Athens
    • Oinousses-Psara-Chios-Lesvos-Athens
    • Santorini-Sikinos-Ios-Naxos-Santorini
    • Athens-Syros-Ikaria-Tinos-Andros
    • Samos-Agathonisi-Ikaria-Fourni-Arki-Leros-Kalymnos-Kos
    • Crete – Kasos – Karpathos – Rhodes – Nisyros – Tilos – Symi – Chalki
    • Kastellorizo via Turkey 2016
    • Monemvasia-Kythira-Elafonisos-Sparta-Gythio-Areopolis-Kalamata
    • Patras-Ancient Corinth-Kalloni-Poros-Methana
    • Kardamyli-Tyros-Nafplio-Poros-Aegina-Agistri-Athens
    • Naxos-Iraklia-Schinousa-Koufonisi-Amorgos-Santorini
    • Antiparos-Paros-Folegandros-Milos-Athens
    • Kea-Kythnos-Serifos-Sifnos-Lavrion
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