Greece, Turkey and Albania - Summer 2012 - 6700 km
Countries visited: Italy - Greece - Turkey - Albania
Overview map of the trip
1st day
2nd day
The port of Ancona/I
On the ferry to Greece
Restaurant on the ferry
Arrived in Igoumenitsa/GR
3rd day
View from the hotel room in Alexandroupoli/GR
4th day
On the road in Turkey
Crossing the Dardanelles Strait between Europe and Asia
Arriving in Asia…
View on the Sea of Marmara
Bergama/TR
Bergama/TR
Bergama/TR
My hotel in Bergama/TR
5th day
On the way to Pamukkale/TR
My hotel in Pamukkale/TR
Amphitheatre and temple ruins in Pamukkale/TR
Amphitheatre and temple ruins in Pamukkale/TR
Travertine terraces in Pamukkale/TR
Travertine terraces in Pamukkale/TR
Pamukkale/TR
6th day
Landscapes in Anatolia/TR
Landscapes in Anatolia/TR
On the way to Konya/TR
Stork's nest in Anatolia/TR
Lake in Anatolia/TR
Somebody wants to cross the road…
Arrived in Beysehir/TR
My hotel in Beysehir/TR
Beysehir/TR
Beysehir/TR
Beysehir/TR
7th day
Arrived in Cappadocia/TR
Rocks in Cappadocia/TR
Göreme/TR
Göreme/TR
Old BMW in Göreme/TR
Near Göreme/TR
Troglodyte village near Göreme/TR
Near Göreme/TR
Sarihan caravanserai/TR
Fuel-stop in Anatolia/TR
9th day
Mountains in central Anatolia/TR
On the road in Anatolia/TR
Not many curves today…
10th day
Anatolian villages/TR
Anatolian villages/TR
Anatolian villages/TR
On the ferry back to Europe
Fishing boats in Gelibolu/TR
My hotel in Gelibolu/TR
11th day
Bay of Kalamitsi/GR
Small beach in Kalamitsi/GR
A visitor at the beach
Near Kalamitsi/GR
13th day
Sharing the road
Highway toll station in Greece
Old wooden bridge in Greece
Concrete bunker in Albania
Nice road in Albania
Alone on the road in Albania
Landscape in southern Albania
14th day
Welcome to Albania
Small bridge in Albania
Adriatic coast south of Vlore/AL
Landscape in Albania
Landscape in Albania
New buildings everywhere…
…sometimes not very stable
15th day
Small ferry near Butrint/AL
Amphitheatre in Butrint/AL
Enough space for everybody…
I love you Albania
Konispol, last Albanian village before the Greek border
Beach near Igoumenitsa/GR
Beach near Igoumenitsa/GR
On the ferry between Igoumenitsa and Ancona
16th day
17th day