Sightseeing in the Peloponnese

The Peloponnese Peninsula to the west of Athens and Attica holds some of Greece's best sightseeing destinations. It's a relatively easy drive from Athens, with a good loop road that can take you all the way around the peninsula.

Here're just a few of the places you can visit in the Peloponnese.

• Epidaurus
• Corinth
• The Island of Hydra
• Mycenae
• Olympia

Want to extend your wanderings into central Greece? Take the new Rio-Antirio Bridge tying together the Peloponnese with mainland Greece.

Pictured: The Lion Gate at Mycenae