Stars of Tolo
Travel Blogs from Tolon
Corinth In June
... and when I eventually found one, it was small and with just three tables on a very narrow street.
Still the people were friendly and kind.
Had I walked to the new seafront area I would have seen the large new bars, but I was too tired. Possibly there are also larger places to eat further into the town so next time maybe I should ...
By bus to Tolo, the slow scenic route
You need patience when traveling by bus across the Peloponnese. The roads are fine, especially the new motorways; the scenery is wonderful and it is a good way to travel, so long as you don't mind the time it takes and are willing to wait a while for the next bus in the chain.
So it was that although I left Methoni at 8.30 a.m, left Pylos at 9.00 and was in Tripoli before lunch time, ...
Making the most of the old and the new.
... built. I long for the day when I can take a train through the Peloponnese once again but at present it simply isn't practical - indeed I am very lucky to be able to come as far as Corinth.
So- back to the airport, where I have time to wait outside in the sun, enjoying a colourful seat, cool concrete, with a choice of facing the sun or being protected from it. Clever ...
The Corinth Canal
... holidays have another 30% added and night passages an extra 25%.
The canal is 3.2 miles long, 25m wide and 7m deep. The limestone from which it is cut rises to 76m above sea level at it's highest point. In ancient times ships were dragged across this piece of land and it was Nero who started the digging, using 6000 slaves, but it was abandoned shortly after starting.
The present canal was started by a French ...
Up and down the mountains, lots of switch backs
... The Greek man spoke no English and John spoke little Greek. We were able to communicate that we were Americans and the Greek gentleman shook Kathy’s hand and kissed it. Off he went. We passed the town cemetery and in fact there was a funeral at the church because all the cars were at the cemetery.
We finally got turned around in the right direction and were going to the port city of Ermioni. It is about 60 kilometers and two mountains ...
Location
Other places to stay in Tolon
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Hotel King Minos
Miaouli 6, Tolon | 4 star hotelfrom $85 -
Apollon Hotel
Bouboulinas Str 46, Tolon | 3 star hotelfrom $70 -
Hotel Minoa
56 Aktis, Tolon | 3 star hotelfrom $70 -
Heliotopos Apartments
Karaiskaki 14, Tolon | 2 star hotelfrom $57 -
John & George Hotel
8 Hali St., Tolon | 3 star hotelfrom $60 -
Hotel Tolo
Bouboulinas 15, Tolon | 3 star hotelfrom $56 -
Tolon Holidays Hotel
2 Solonos Aritzi Street, Tolon | 3 star hotelfrom $70 -
Panorama 2
Pournara, Tolon | Hotel -
Amaryllis Hotel Apartment
4 Pournara St, Tolon | 3 star hotelfrom $51 -
Panorama Tolo
Tolon | 4 star hotelfrom $70 -
Paradise Lost Hotel-Apartments
Tolon | Hotelfrom $66 -
Hotel Knossos
46-55, Aktis Street, Tolon | 2 star hotelfrom $68 -
King Minos
Miaouli 6, Tolon | Hotelfrom $58 -
Nelly's Apartments
Bouboulinasstreet 29, Tolon | Hotelfrom $51 -
Dolfin Hotel
Aktis 50, Tolon | 3 star hotelfrom $67 -
Hotel Aris
Aktis 28, Tolon | 3 star hotelfrom $85 -
Hotel & Apartments Viaros
Minoos 31, Tolon | Hotelfrom $47 -
Hotel Esperia
Kastrakiou & Nafpliou 2, Tolon | Hotel -
Romwi Holiday Apartments
18 Kilokotroni, Tolon | 4 star hotel -
Artemis Hotel
Bouboulinas 7A, Tolon | 2 star hotelfrom $50 -
Hotel Thetis
Kardamaki 3, Tolon | Hotelfrom $55 -
Hotel Kiani Akti
Boubolinas 4, Tolon | Hotel -
Alkynois Bungalows
19, Nafpliou Str. , Tolon | Hotel -
Julia Villa
21056 Tolo Greece, Tolon | Hotel -
Angelo Apartments
4, Bouboulinas Str., Tolon | Hotelfrom $48 -
Kyani Akti
Bouboulinas 4, Tolon | 2 star hotelfrom $39
