A few months ago, I had an amazing trip in the Peloponnese with Julio, my good Mexican friend. It was Julio’s second time in Greece, and we had decided to visit the Peloponnese and Epirus region. Our aim was to get as tired as possible from walks and scenery. Our Peloponnese trip lasted four days, and we saw the canal of Isthmos, Epidavros, Nafplion with its Castle, the picturesque villages of Mt. Parnonas, Monemvasia, Geraki, Taygetos Mt., Mani, Tainaron cap, Kalamata, Polylimnion, Pylos, Gialova, Voidokoilia, Olympia, Foloi as well as the villages of Kyllini Mt. All of them are incredible places. Full of history. Places where nature embraces you and fills you in with energy and force. The funny thing is that one can easily repeat an equally amazing “tour of the Peloponese”, without really passing from the same monuments and places! But let us leave this for another time. Every day of this trip was full of surprises, but none was as an experience as the day described below, that left to both Julio and me, a feeling of endless joy. To me, it was certainly the most beautiful traveling day I ever had. We woke up in our tents early in the morning, to see the sunrise from the mountain hut of Taygetos at 1600m of altitude. After a quick breakfast, we started our ascend to the peak of the holy mountain of ancient Spartans. The peak is called Profitis Ilias, as well as Pyramid, from some people who believe that it was carved by the Spartans. Why would they do such useless things, I don’t know! A few hours later, we reached the peak of the mountain, and of the whole Peloponnese, at 2407m. The views from there are endless to all directions. Our cameras were on
A few months ago, I had an amazing trip in the Peloponnese with Julio, my good Mexican friend. It was Julio’s second time in Greece, and we had decided to visit the Peloponnese and Epirus region. Our aim was to get as tired as possible from walks and scenery. Our Peloponnese trip lasted four days,
