EV8

Mediterranean Route / H Μεσογειακή Διαδρομή Sparkling emerald seas, kilometres of golden sand, mysterious islands, wonderful food, ancient cities … it’s not hard to find convincing reasons to travel along the Mediterranean! And what better way to do it than by bike along the Mediterranean Route? Cadiz - Málaga - Almeria - Valencia - Barcelona - Monaco - Piacenza (EV5) - Mantua (EV7) - Ferrara - Venice - Trieste (EV9) - Rijeka - Split - Dubrovnik - Tirana - Patras - Athens (EV11)     Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, 5,388 Km Entering Greece from Epirous Region borders with legendary Ionian sea where dolphins and fishermans share the clear blue waters, from Igoumenitsa, to Sivota, Parga and Preveza to historical villages like Zalogo, Souli and Zagori. Cycling south to West Greece Region from Astakos and Vonitsa till National Park of Messolonghi-Etoliko Lagoons, of lower flow, of Acheloos and Evinos rivers delta and of Echinades islands till you finally cross Antirrio-Rio bridge to enter Peloponesse biggest city Patras, where one of the biggest carnival purely of Italian origin started approximately 180 years ago. Cycling by the sea from Xylokastro and Ancient Sykyon to Kiato towards Korinthos and Loutraki, a coastal town internationally known for its thermal springs. Along the coast from Megara to Eleusina and the Eleusinian Mysteries, one of the most famous religious events of the ancient Greek religion, entering Attica Region with UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the medieval Daphni Monaster to the Acropolis of Athens. The route is currently not realised. Try to download these info for Eurovelo 8 and more from links: http://puglia2010.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/eurovelo-8-report.pdf http://cyronmed.basilicatanet.it/documents/20080505105250_296.pdf http://cyronmed.basilicatanet.it/documents/20080505104323_445.pdf EuroVelo Route Section No Start End Distance (km) 8 1 Athens Megara 45 2 Megara Loutraki 50 3 Loutraki Derveni 70 4 Derveni Aigio 35 5 Aigio Patra 40 6 Patra Antirrio 15 7 Antirrio Mesologgi 35 8 Mesologgi Aitoliko 15 9 Aitoliko Astakos 40 10 Astakos Mytikas 30 11 Mytikas Vonitsa 35 12 Vonitsa Preveza 20 13 Preveza Parga 60 14 Parga Sivota 25 15 Sivota Igoumenitsa 25 16 Igoumenitsa Sagiada (Borders) 19 17 Sagiada Agioi Saranta (Albania) 50