Odysseus,  Greece & Cyprus  Motorcyle Tour

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Welcome to Athens, to the cradle of European culture! We wish you would be at the hotel by 6pm when it's time for a couple of Mythos (local beers). And there are a number of places around the hotel for a smaller or a bigger hunger.

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258km, 3h 30m ° b,d

Morning begins with a small hike to the ancient Olympic village of Olympia, where you can practice stadium running, for example! :) And this is still the place where the Olympic flame will be lit and where from it will start move towards the next Olympic games! And after that, one of your best driving days ever!

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186km, 3h 49m ° b,d

Surprise surprise! In the program today is your best biking day ever

... again! :) But we believe that you can handle it! We drive through the magnificent Pindos Natural Park to its western edge, from where we head towards one of the most special places in Greece, Meteora! Which is famous for its scenic monasteries. We are staying overnight in little Kalambaka, which is just next to Meteora!

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272km, 4h 32m ° b,d

Today we head in the morning to the Koziakas mountain area. And yes, we find some awesome roads again. From there we turn our bikes towards, no more and no less than to the hub of the world! The ancient Delphi was considered as the pole of the world, and the place where oracles had answers about future harvest as well as of the luck in the war!

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Time to say goodbye to Athens. But, if you have not been to Athens before, it's a great idea to arrive to Athens a day or two before we hit the road! But today we fly to Larnaca, Cyprus. A little pearl in the Mediterranean Sea. Our 1h 45m flight is about noon, so we have late afternoon and evening free for Larnaca.

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236km, 4h 38m ° b,d 

We start our day with a very beautiful drive through Paphos Forrest to Paphos town. And yes, there will be a curve and another! Paphos is a great stop for the lunch and from there we follow the cost line more or less to Larnaca.

And unfortunately, in the evening its time for farewell dinner!

282km, 4h 77m ° b,d

Bows towards the heart of ancient Greece and the masing Palenoponnese peninsula. Our first stop is at the historical Corinth Canal! And after Corinth Canal you start to get a good idea of why the ancient gods where smiling when they where riding the roads of Palenoponnese with they hevenly vehicles thousand of years ago! :)

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170km, 3h 16m ° b,d

And ... today is once again the best driving day ever! The route of the day is not written in stone. Let's see where we are after the lunch break! In Greece there is always a little longer fun road and another little bit longer fun road and so. However we will stay overnight at Konitsa near Pipingo mountains!

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Day of as you like! Meteora's uniques monasteries are a kind of a must. :] Kalambaka is facing unique table mountains. They where built during the years 1200-1500 AD. Today 20 of 24 is remaining. Six of them are active and open to travellers. And... in the afternoon your tour leader is happy to take those who want for a shorter or longer fun ride on the small fun roads!

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186km, 3h 27m ° b,d

In the morning we spend an hour or two in ancient Delphi. We visit the midpoint stone of the world at the Temple of Apollo! Around noon we will continue to south east, to the heart of western civilisation, and the starting point of our Greece ride, Athens. Before dinner, you will have time to climb with your tour leader to the roof of Athens, to Lucabettus Hill, from where Athens opens up at your feet.

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206km, 4h 27m ° b,d

There are two Mt Olympus. One in Greece and one in Cyprus. Today we drive up to the Cyprus version in Toordos national park. Mt Olympus Cyprus is also the highest point of the country, 1952m. And in the winter time you can ski here! For the night we drive to the idyllic Kato Pyrgos village to the north shore of Cyprus.

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Time to fly home, if you don't stay at Larnaca or Nicosia for an extra night or two! Or maybe visit the Turkish side of Cyprus. In 1974, a military coup in Cyprus, backed by the Greek junta, tried to unite the island with Greece. In response, Turkey invaded 37% of north Cyprus, claiming it was acting as a guarantor power under the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee, to protect the Turkish Cypriot population. And Turkey is still controls the territory it captured in 1974.

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