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The Peloponnese: 6-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive
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6
days
1020 km
distance
18.8 h
driving
23
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- Wildflowers over the ruins and empty beaches; the sweet spot before the heat.
- Heavy transit: day 6 (6h35) runs over 6 hours in transit. Around 7 days would keep daily travel comfortable on this route — or keep the dates and start each of those days by 08:00.
Day 1 Athens → Nafplio
- Transit
- 3h52
- Finish
- ~17:15
- Temperature
- 11.2°C–22.5°C
- Rainy days
- ~4
- Daylight
- 14.0h
09:00
10:00
15:25
16:15
Day 2 Around Nafplio
- Transit
- 0h26
- Finish
- ~13:55
- Temperature
- 11.2°C–22.5°C
- Rainy days
- ~4
- Daylight
- 14.0h
09:00
Explore well-preserved Mycenaean palace walls and structures.
50 min · Nafplio
open: 08:00-15:00
10:05
11:05
12:05
12:55
Day 3 Monemvasia
- Transit
- 4h20
- Finish
- ~16:40
- Temperature
- 18.1°C–21.1°C
- Rainy days
- ~2
- Daylight
- 14.0h
Day 4 Kalamata
- Transit
- 3h14
- Finish
- ~16:50
- Temperature
- 15.1°C–23.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~3
- Daylight
- 14.0h
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
15:50
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Savor smoky souvlakia and crispy gyros from a square-side stand.
60 min · Kalamata · €2
Day 5 Around Kalamata
- Transit
- 0h18
- Finish
- ~12:50
- Temperature
- 15.1°C–23.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~3
- Daylight
- 14.0h
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
Day 6 Olympia → back to start
- Transit
- 6h35
- Finish
- ~16:30
- Temperature
- 11.9°C–24.1°C
- Rainy days
- ~3
- Daylight
- 14.0h
11:20
You will see ancient ruins and iconic statues from Olympic history.
50 min · Olympia
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