Greece + Italy + Austria : 30 June - 22 July 2024
Chris and Tami spent three weeks in Greece and Italy, and a night in Vienna, Austria on the way home. The spent three days in Athens and then rented to a car to drive around mainland Greece, visiting Delphi, Meteora, Patras, Nafplion, and the Corinth Canal. They spent a night in Piraeus and then took ferries to the islands of Mykonos, Milos, and Santorini, spending 3 or 4 nights on each island. They flew from Santorini to Naples, Italy where they rented another car and drove to Positano for two nights before returning to Naples for two more nights. They flew home through Vienna, Austria, spending one night there and having a tafelspitz dinner at Plachutta. This was the third time they have stopped in Vienna for a tafelspitz dinner.
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 30 June Drive Home to Dulles Fly Dulles to Brussels |
1 July Fly Brussels to Berlin to Athens |
2 Athens |
3 Athens |
4 Drive Athens to Delphi to Meteora |
5 Drive Meteora to Patras |
6 Drive Patras to Naflion to Corinth Canal to Piraeus |
| 7 Ferry Piraeus to Mykonos |
8 Mykonos |
9 Mykonos |
10 Ferry Mykonos to Milos |
11 Milos |
12 Milos |
13 Milos |
| 14 Ferry Milos to Santorini |
15 Santorini |
16 Santorini |
17 Fly Santorini to Naples Drive Naples to Positano |
18 Positano |
19 Drive Positano to Naples |
20 Naples |
| 21 Fly Naples to Vienna Tafelspitz |
22 Fly Vienna to Dulles Drive Dulles to Home |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
30 June 2024, Sunday
Drive rental car : Home to Dulles
Fly Dulles to Brussels
Fly Dulles to Brussels, Belgium to Berlin, Germany to Athens, Greece
1 July 2024, Monday
Fly Brussels to Berlin, Germany to Athens, Greece
Our original flight from Brussels to Athens was cancelled due to airplane mechanical problems. We were rerouted through Berlin.
Taxi : Athens Airport to Athens Hotel – arrive late
Athens Hotel
Wine in Brussels,
Rainbows in Berlin
Explore Athens : Acropolis Museum, Hop On/Off Bus Tour
Dinner at hotel rooftop restaurant
Athens Walk #1 on AllTrails
Acropolis Day Loop on AllTrails
Acropolis Night Loop on AllTrails
Athens Hotel
Explore Athens
Acropolis, Video: Acropolis Crowds, 3 July 2024
Roman Forum
Acropolis and Agora on AllTrails
Hadrians Library and hilltop sunset on AllTrails
Athens Hotel
South side of Acropolis
North side of Acropolis
Rent car in Athens
Drive rental car: Athens to Delphi to Meteora
Video: Drive west off of Mount Parnassus from Delphi, 4 July 2024
Delphi to Meteora Drive on AllTrails
Meteora Hotel @ rocks
Mainland Greece Driving Route : Athens to Delphi to Meteora to Patra to Naflion to Corinth Canal to Piraeus
Delphi
Meteora
Meteora
Video: Meteora, Greece, DJI Mavik Pro 4K, 5 July 2024
Video: Driving and walking in Meteora, 5 July 2024
Drive rental car: Meteora to Patras
Patras Apartment @ beach
Meteora overlook of Kalabaka
Rio-Antirrio Bridge, Patras, Across Gulf of Corinth
Drive rental car: Patras to Nafplion to Corinth Canal to Piraeus
Explore Nafplion on foot, walk across Corinth Canal bridge
Return rental car in Athens
Athens metro back to Piraeus
Piraeus Hotel @ port
Patras, Nafplion, Corinth Canal
Nafplion
Ferry #1: Piraeus to Ermoupoli to Mykonos
Athens to Mykonos Ferry on AllTrails
Ferry: Athens to Mykonos (link 1 / link 2)
Rent ATV
Explore Mykonos by ATV
Tropicana Beach Club
Mykonos ATV Travels 7 July 2024 on AllTrails
Mykonos Hotel
Piraeus, Ermoupoli
Ermoupoli
Mykonos
Video: Explore Mykonos via ATV, 8 July 2024
Mykonos ATV Travels 8 July 2024 on AllTrails
Mykonos Hotel
View from our hotel room on Mykonos
Explore Mykonos by ATV
Tropicana Beach Club
Sunset at windmill overlook night-club
Video: Greece and Italy Sunsets, Timelapses, 9 - 19 July 2024
Mykonos ATV Travels 9 July 2024 on AllTrails
Mykonos Hotel
Explore Mykonos by ATV
Mykonos ATV Travels 10 July 2024 on AllTrails
Return ATV
Hotel shuttle to port
Ferry #2: Mykonos to Paros to Sifnos to Milos
Mykonos to Milos Ferry on AllTrails
Arrive late
Taxi : Port to Hotel
Milos Hotel, Pollonia
11 July 2024, Thursday
Rent ATV
Explore Milos by ATV, north part of island: Papafragkas, Sarakiniko, lunch in Mandrakia, Firopotamos, Plathiena, Tripiti windmills, Klima
Milos ATV Travels 11 July 2024 on AllTrails
Milos Hotel, Pollonia
Plathiena Beach
View from windmill hill in Tripiti
Klima
Explore Milos by ATV, south part of Island, lunch at O! Hamos! Tavern, Beaches : Agios Sostis, Fyriplaca, Tsigrado, Agia Kriaki (reserve boat for next day), Paliochori
Milos ATV Travels 12 July 2024 on AllTrails
Milos Hotel, Pollonia
O! Hamos! Tavern, Fyriplaka Beach, Paliochori Beach
Tsigrado Beach
Agios Sostis Beach
Ladders down to Tsigrado Beach
Milos Island, View from
here looking north-west
Milos, rent boat at Agia Kriaki
Video: Kleftiko, Milos Island, Greece, DJI Mavik Pro 4K, 13 July 2024
Video: Pollonia, Milos Island, Greece, DJI Mavik Pro 4K, 13 July 2024
Milos Boat Travels 13 July 2024 on AllTrails
Milos Hotel, Pollonia
Kleftico
Explore Milos by ATV : Sarakiniko, Papafragkas
Video: Sarakiniko Beach, Milos Island, Greece, DJI Mavik Pro 4K, 14 July 2024
Milos ATV Travels 14 July 2024 on AllTrails
Return ATV
Car service : Hotel to Adamantas (port)
Ferry #3: Adamantas, Milos to Santorini
Rent buggy
Buggy: Port to Hotel
Santorini Hotel, Oia
Sarakiniko, Milos
Papafragkas, Milos
Sarakinikos and Papafragkas, Milos
Adamantas, Milos
Oia, Santorini
Sunset from our hotel room, Oia, Santorini
Video: Explore Santorini by buggy, 15 July 2024
Beaches: Monolithos, Kamari
Santorini ATV Travels 15 July 2024 on AllTrails
Dinner at Santo Winery
Santorini Hotel, Oia
16 July 2024, Tuesday
Video: Ammoudi Bay - Driving / Swimming / Cliff Jump, 16 July 2024
Santorini Ammoudi Bay on AllTrails
Hotel pool
Video: Oia, Santorini, Greece, DJI Mavik Pro 4K, 16 July 2024
Santorini Hotel, Oia
Buggy: Hotel to Airport
Return buggy
Fly Santorini to Naples, Italy
Rent car
Drive rental car: Naples to San Pietro to Positano
Video: Drive San Pietro to Positano, 17 July 2024
Positano Hotel
Flights home: Santorini to Naples to Vienna to Dulles
Italy Drive : Naples Airport to Positano to Revello to Naples Hotel to Naples Airport
San Pietro
Positano
Beach all day
Positano Hotel
Drive rental car: Positano to Amalfi to Naples
Video: Drive Positano to Amalfi, 19 July 2024
Pizza for dinner
Naples Hotel
Mount Vesuvius
Explore Naples by foot
Pizza for lunch
Naples Hotel
Drive rental car: Hotel to Airport
Fly Naples to Vienna, Austria
City Airport Train : Airport to Hotel
Vienna Walking Exploring on AllTrails
Tafelspitz at Plachutta (third time for Tafelspitz in Vienna: 2015, 2016, 2024)
Vienna Hotel
Danube River
City Airport Train : Hotel to Airport
Fly Vienna to Dulles
Drive Dulles to Home
