• Judith BowmanTravelerGreece 2025
    7.30 am lakeside and not a walker or jogger in sight. Hardly anything opens early in Greece.
    Waiting for the ferry to the island.1Pretty little plaza on the island. 5 minutes later everyone had disappeared as the rain came down.1A creative way to reuse old tyres.1Escaping another downpour in the old town of Ioannina.A cold and rainy night in the old town.2Finally the clouds lifted to reveal snow covered mountains. No wonder we found it cold!1Greece has a wonderful network of freeways. Puts the Bruce highway to shame. The tolls are expensiv

    Ioannina

    May 16 in Greece ⋅ 🌧 13 °C

    Our drive from Meteora to Ioannina over the Pindus mountain range was hair raising. Tight winding roads in thick fog and difficult to see cars in front. Once we reached the summit (about 1,800 metres) we were able to rejoin the freeway and drive to Ioannina for the most part through a series of long tunnels. Ioannina is on a pretty lake with a mountainous back drop but was entirely shrouded in clouds until the final morning. We took the ferry to the little island off the city. It has a population of 200, no cars and 6 monasteries but heavy downpours curtailed our exploration. So it was back home with wet clothes and saturated shoes (again). Ioannina was a pleasant little city despite the rain and cold.Read more