With many thanks to Agelika, we set off, passing the fields
of water melon plants and headed for Clemoutsi Castle. The road up to the
castle from the village is steep and narrow, so we parked in the village and
walked up. We spent a pleasant hour wandering around, looking at the
architecture, reading the notice boards and looking at the views.
The next stop was Olympia but we had lunch in the van before heading into the
site. This meant that the coach tours had left and, for such a major site, it
was quiet. It is an impressive site and the museum, vastly improved since our
last visit, was spacious and the exhibits beautifully displayed. We spent over
three hours in Olympia in total.
Our next destination was up in the mountains and we had identified a potential
wild camping place but it would have been dark by the time that we got there. I
used Google maps to find a route off the main road and we headed along a quiet
road that crossed the Alfios River and then tracked eastwards. We found a level
place just off the road and started cooking our evening meal.
Photos: Looking out from the inner bailey of Clemoutsi
Castle; The Philippeion – the only circular building in Olympia constructed
about 338 BC; Votive offerings from the altar of Zeus; Group of seven women in
a ‘round dance’ made in bronze 8th century BC.
No comments:
Post a Comment