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Greece Summer 2025 - Part 6 Mainland Road Trip Itinerary, Kamena Vourla-Thermopylae

 


Our bags were packed and we were ready to continue our journey. It was time to leave the beautiful islands of Greece and head over to the mainland. We took the bus from our AirBnb to the port, and then from there we took a ferry to Athens. Ferry tickets were bought in advance at Ferryhopper. The ferry I had chosen was a huge one, and it's not the fast ferry. I purposely chose a slower ferry because they are less bouncy so it's a more comfortable ride.

All packed and ready to go




On the ferry

On the ferry

Our ferry took us to Piraeus port in Athens, and from the port we took a taxi to the car rental office. I had booked from Sixt downtown. We had a little scare when we got there because they weren't able to find our booking. It turned out that I had actually booked the car for the wrong holiday dates! This is what happens when you plan multiple holidays at the same time! Fortunately for us, the booking was changeable and they had one cancellation for that day. We got a Nissan Qashqai and drove for about 3 hours to our stopover for the evening: Kamena Vourla. 

Before we continue, here's the itinerary for our mainland road trip:
  • Athens - Kamena Vourla, stayed 1 night
  • Kamena Vourla - Thermopylae - Meteora, stayed 1 night
  • Meteora - Galaxidi, stayed 2 nights
  • Day trip to Delphi
  • Galaxidi - Patras, stayed 1 night
  • Patras - Olympia - Sparta, stayed 1 night
  • Sparta - Nafplion, stayed 2 nights
  • Nafplion - Corinth - Athens, stayed 4 nights
It was a lot of driving for one person, but I enjoyed it very much. The Greek roads and public areas are very good quality and well maintained. Plus, we got better at packing and unpacking by now so the short stays are not a problem. It really helps to have a car that can take us to places rather than dragging our suitcases on trains, buses, and sidewalks.

Now back to the story...

Kamena Vourla is a small port town that seemed to be a holiday destination for locals.It has a main street where most of the businesses are, a beach, and a port. We had dinner in one of the few diner they had, and immediately we can see the huge difference in prices. It was the cheapest meal we had in Greece! Don't be fooled by the price tag, though, the food was delicious!









On the following morning, we left Kamena Vourla for Meteora, with a stop at Thermopylae. Why Thermopylae? Well, first and foremost, it was on the way to Meteora. This is the spot for the battle of Thermopylae, made famous by the Hollywood movie 300. The location is on the side of the highway, so we kind of just followed a tourist bus and stopped on the side of the highway. It felt really weird to cross the highway on foot but then again the road was very empty. Also in the same spot, you can find a hot spring used as thermal baths. I'm pretty sure it's not used as baths anymore but the hot spring is still there.










Thermopylae was a fairly quick stop, do stop by if you are in the area. From Thermopylae we drove again to Meteora, and that is for another post. 

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Location: Thermopylae, Lamia 350 09, Greece

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