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Peloponnese to Ionian Odyssey

Tracing the footsteps of the 2026 film across the rugged coastlines and ancient citadels of Greece.

7days
21stops
1019km

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in Athens · Corinth · Messenia · Methoni · Aetolia-Acarnania · Ithaca — start in Athens, end in Corfu.

DAY01

Athens → Lycabettus Hill

5.6 km · 20m driving · Overnight in Lycabettus Hill
  1. 10:00
    Athens· start
  2. 2.2 km · 9m
  3. 15:00
    National Archaeological Museum
  4. 3.4 km · 11m
  5. 17:30
    Lycabettus Hill· overnight
Accommodation
Plaka or Koukaki
DAY02

Mycenae → Acrocorinth

187 km · 2h 33m driving · Overnight in Acrocorinth
  1. 09:30
    Mycenae· start
  2. 142 km · 1h 50m
  3. 13:00
    Ancient Corinth
  4. 45 km · 43m
  5. 16:00
    Acrocorinth· overnight
Accommodation
Nafplio
DAY03

Pylos → Gialova Lagoon

211 km · 2h 58m driving · Overnight in Gialova Lagoon
  1. 10:00
    Pylos· start
  2. 195 km · 2h 30m
  3. 13:30
    Voidokilia Beach
  4. 15 km · 28m
  5. 17:00
    Gialova Lagoon· overnight
Accommodation
Pylos or Gialova
DAY04

Methoni → Sapientza Island

23 km · 36m driving · Overnight in Sapientza Island
  1. 10:00
    Methoni Castle· start
  2. 22 km · 33m
  3. 14:00
    Methoni Beach
  4. 0.4 km · 3m
  5. 16:30
    Sapientza Island· overnight
Accommodation
Methoni
DAY05

Rio-Antirrio Bridge → Mytikas

314 km · 4h 11m driving · Overnight in Mytikas
  1. 09:00
    Rio-Antirrio Bridge· start
  2. 227 km · 3h 3m
  3. 13:00
    Astakos
  4. 87 km · 1h 8m
  5. 17:00
    Mytikas· overnight
Accommodation
Astakos or Mytikas
DAY06

Port of Astakos → Stavros

254 km · 5h 27m driving · long drive · Overnight in Stavros
  1. 09:00
    Port of Astakos· start
  2. 32 km · 31m
  3. 12:00
    Vathy
  4. 222 km · 4h 56m
  5. 16:00
    Stavros· overnight
Accommodation
Vathy
DAY07

Port of Pisaetos → Paleokastritsa

24 km · 31m driving
  1. 09:00
    Port of Pisaetos· start
  3. 14:00
    Corfu Town
  4. 24 km · 31m
  5. 17:30
    Paleokastritsa
Accommodation
Corfu Town
Heads Up
  • Day 6: 5h 52m driving — plan rest stops
  • Book your car ferry to Ithaca/Corfu in advance during summer months.
  • The drive from Methoni to the north is long, so keep the tank full—gas stations can be sparse on the coastal backroads.