{"id":35,"date":"2023-08-16T11:57:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T11:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegreekodyssey.com\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2024-10-14T11:12:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T11:12:34","slug":"the-greek-odyssey-balkans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thegreekodyssey.com\/index.php\/the-greek-odyssey-balkans\/","title":{"rendered":"THE GREEK ODYSSEY BALKANS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11th BALKANS ROUTE 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The route is composed of easy or medium tarmac roads, easy or medium off road tracks, some connecting asphalt domestic roads (not highways), and some more difficult parts (on demand) for the more aggressive participants. There will be daily stops at beautiful sights, historic monuments, lakes, caves or top ridges of the mountains, for finger food or photos. In any case, you will feel our presence EVERYWHERE!<br><br><strong>SUNDAY 5\/10 | REGISTRATION DAY \u2013 HOTEL &#8220;CARO&#8221; AT BUCHAREST 16:00<\/strong><br>Briefing and GPS infos, we meet each other and we talk about The Greek Odyssey &#8211; Balkans Edition 2025. General information about the route, the weather, and the schedule of the adventure tour. We have dinner in a near Taverna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MONDAY 6\/10 | DRIVING DAY 1 \u2013 300KM | BUCHAREST \u2013 VELIKO &#8211; TARNOVO<\/strong><br>The first day of Greek Odyssey will be a tour from Bucarest to Bulgaria, at 8:00, and our final destination Veliko &#8211; Tarnovo, a beautiful village on the mountains. We are driving parallel to Dounavis River and we pass through a small ferry. Limit time for the ferry is 14:30. Then asfalto road to Veliko &#8211; Tarnovo. Destination Hotel <strong>Panorama<\/strong>. We have dinner there!<br><br><strong>TUESDAY 7\/10 | DRIVING DAY 2 \u2013 340KM | VELIKO &#8211; TARNOVO &#8211; SOFIA<\/strong><br>We will start at 8:00 for the Bulgarian mountains! The terrain is like paradise! Beautiful tracks into beautiful parts of mountains, difficult and easy off roads, with asfalt alternatives and bypasses. Our destination is Sofia, Hotel <strong>BE ONE<\/strong>. We have dinner at a traditional Taverna near there.<br><br><strong>WEDNESDAY 8\/10 | DRIVING DAY 3 \u2013 360KM | SOFIA &#8211; SERRES<\/strong><br>Third day we start riding south crossing the best tracks and mountains of Bulgaria high altitude, to reach Goce Delcev and to pass the borders to Greece. Then asfalt through Lailias mountain to Serres, destination Hotel <strong>Elpida Resort &amp; Spa<\/strong>. Dinner included.<br><br><strong>THURSDAY 9\/10 | DRIVING DAY 4 \u2013 270KM | SERRES\u2013 PLATAMONAS (OLYMPOS)<\/strong><br>Leaving Serres, we go South to Thessaloniki through the mountains, and then by asfalt to Olympos mountain to a fantastic round on the magic abandon roads of the Gods&#8217; mountain! Then we go to the Beach of Platamonas, our destination Hotel <strong>KYMATA<\/strong>, dinner at a Fish Taverna on the sea.<br><br><strong>FRIDAY 10\/10 | DRIVING DAY 5 \u2013 300KM |PLATAMONAS \u2013 KAMMENA VOURLA<\/strong><br>Day 5th and very early the morning we go south, through Kissavos and Ossa Mountains, Pilio mountains, Lake Karla, and then Othrys mountain, to reach at the seaside area of Kammena Vourla. Destination Hotel <strong>VIOLETTA<\/strong>. Dinner at the beside Pasta Restaurant.<br><br><strong>SATURDAY 11\/10 | DRIVING DAY 6 \u2013 270KM | KAMMENA VOURLA \u2013 ATHENS<\/strong><br>Day 6th and we travel to our final destination Athens! Through Parnassos mountain, we follow a Canal Water pipe for 70 kms, and then from Kitheronas and Pateras Mountains we take the return route to Parnitha (mountain beside Athens). Destination Hotel <strong>PARNIS<\/strong>, dinner and &#8220;Goodbye&#8221; party in a near traditional Taverna!<br><br><strong>SUNDAY 12\/10 | DEPARTURE DAY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Departure Day: See you again soon, at the 12th Edition of The Greek Odyssey \u2013 Adventure Raid, at Spring 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>11th BALKANS ROUTE 2025 The route is composed of easy or medium tarmac roads, easy or medium off road tracks, some connecting asphalt domestic roads (not highways), and some more difficult parts (on demand) for the more aggressive participants. 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