The Peloponnese is a peninsula built for road trips: one day you're crossing the Corinth Canal, the next you're standing on a 2,400-metre summit, and by the end of the week you're swimming in Navarino Bay.
Connected to mainland Greece by the narrow Isthmus of Corinth, the Peloponnese packs an extraordinary amount into a compact area – ancient Sparta, the Taygetos mountains, the olive groves of Messenia and a coastline full of Venetian and Frankish castles.
We explored it over nine days by rental car, starting in Athens with a detour to the island of Hydra. Follow the full route in our 9-day road trip itinerary, or jump straight to a destination below.
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The complete road trip
Hikes
Hiking in the Peloponnese
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