Cycling from Corinth to Nafplion - Day 2 Hercules Bike Tour
On the second day of the Hercules Bike Tour in the Peloponnese of Greece, I cycled from Corinth to Nafplion. Here's some of the updates from day 2 of my bike tour in Greece.
Day 2 Hercules Bike Tour
I felt pretty fresh in the morning, and was looking forward to the ride to Nafplio. It would be a shorter day than the first, but cycling in Greece is always a challenge!
I also had a stop planned at the archaeological site of Mycenae, so it would certainly be a busy day!
Cycling to Mycenae
When visiting archaeological sites in Greece with the bike, I have been used to being able to leave it just inside the complex locked to a fence. This was not the case in Mycenae though.
It certainly wasn't through lack of trying, but I just couldn't seem to be able to persuade the staff that it would be safer and easier on the inside than outside. So, I had to lock the bike to the fence outside, and hope that my bags would still be on it when I came back!
Stopped by at Mycenae on my way cycling from Corinth to Nafplio. Second archaeological site of the #HerculesBikeTour !#Travel #biketouring pic.twitter.com/SsnDHVVEQo
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Visiting Mycenae in Greece
This was my second time of visiting Mycenae in Greece. It was no less impressive the second time around! As a defensive hill fort, it represents not only the heart of an ancient civilisation, but also perhaps provides a link between my bike tour and the 12 Labours Hercules myth. I explain a little more in my vlog from the day which is underneath.
Interested in visiting Mycenae? Of course, you can visit Mycenae on a bicycle like me! Your other two best options would be to visit as part of a Greek road trip, or as a day trip from Athens.
Cycling to Nafplion
After leaving Mycenae behind, it was then time to cycle on to Nafplion. Again, I was staying in very cheap accommodation, and would be in town for two nights.
Read the next blog post in this series - Click here
Read the previous bike touring blog post - Click here
Go to the Hercules Bike Tour main page – Click here
Read about Cycling in the Peloponnese
Take a look at my post on where to sleep when bike touring.
Dave is a UK travel writer living in Athens since 2015. With 20 years of firsthand travel experience and over 80,000 km of bicycle touring across six continents, he's been blogging at Dave's Travel Pages since 2005. Every guide is based on places he's actually been.
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