Greece, Turkey and Albania - Summer 2012 - 6700 km


Countries visited: Italy - Greece - Turkey - Albania
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Overview map of the trip

Day 1: Fribourg/CH – Piacenza/I
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1st day

Day 2: Piacenza/I – Ancona/I – Igoumenitsa/GR
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2nd day

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The port of Ancona/I

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On the ferry to Greece

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Restaurant on the ferry

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Arrived in Igoumenitsa/GR

Day 3: Igoumenitsa/GR – Alexandroupoli/GR
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3rd day

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View from the hotel room in Alexandroupoli/GR

Day 4: Alexandroupoli/GR – Bergama/TR
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4th day

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On the road in Turkey

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Crossing the Dardanelles Strait between Europe and Asia

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Arriving in Asia…

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View on the Sea of Marmara

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Bergama/TR

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Bergama/TR

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Bergama/TR

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My hotel in Bergama/TR

Day 5: Bergama/TR – Pamukkale/TR
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5th day

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On the way to Pamukkale/TR

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My hotel in Pamukkale/TR

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Amphitheatre and temple ruins in Pamukkale/TR

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Amphitheatre and temple ruins in Pamukkale/TR

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Travertine terraces in Pamukkale/TR

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Travertine terraces in Pamukkale/TR

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Pamukkale/TR

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Day 6: Pamukkale/TR – Beysehir/TR
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6th day

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Landscapes in Anatolia/TR

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Landscapes in Anatolia/TR

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On the way to Konya/TR

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Stork's nest in Anatolia/TR

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Lake in Anatolia/TR

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Somebody wants to cross the road…

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Arrived in Beysehir/TR

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My hotel in Beysehir/TR

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Beysehir/TR

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Beysehir/TR

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Beysehir/TR

Day 7: Beysehir/TR – Göreme/TR
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7th day

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Arrived in Cappadocia/TR

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Rocks in Cappadocia/TR

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Göreme/TR

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Göreme/TR

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Old BMW in Göreme/TR

Day 8: Göreme and surroundings/TR
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Near Göreme/TR

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Troglodyte village near Göreme/TR

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Near Göreme/TR

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Sarihan caravanserai/TR

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Fuel-stop in Anatolia/TR

Day 9: Göreme/TR – Eskisehir/TR
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9th day

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Mountains in central Anatolia/TR

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On the road in Anatolia/TR

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Not many curves today…

Day 10: Eskisehir/TR – Gelibolu/TR
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10th day

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Anatolian villages/TR

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Anatolian villages/TR

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Anatolian villages/TR

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On the ferry back to Europe

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Fishing boats in Gelibolu/TR

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My hotel in Gelibolu/TR

Day 11: Gelibolu/TR – Porto Koufo/GR
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11th day

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Bay of Kalamitsi/GR

Day 12: Porto Koufo/GR
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Small beach in Kalamitsi/GR

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A visitor at the beach

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Near Kalamitsi/GR

Day 13: Porto Koufo/GR – Ioannina/GR (and an excursion to Albania)
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13th day

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Sharing the road

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Highway toll station in Greece

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Old wooden bridge in Greece

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Concrete bunker in Albania

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Nice road in Albania

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Alone on the road in Albania

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Landscape in southern Albania

Day 14: Ioannina/GR – Sarandë/AL
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14th day

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Welcome to Albania

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Small bridge in Albania

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Adriatic coast south of Vlore/AL

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Landscape in Albania

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Landscape in Albania

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New buildings everywhere…

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…sometimes not very stable

Day 15: Sarandë/AL – Igoumenitsa/GR – Ancona/IT
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15th day

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Small ferry near Butrint/AL

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Amphitheatre in Butrint/AL

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Enough space for everybody…

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I love you Albania

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Konispol, last Albanian village before the Greek border

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Beach near Igoumenitsa/GR

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Beach near Igoumenitsa/GR

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On the ferry between Igoumenitsa and Ancona

Day 16: Ancona/IT – Piacenza/IT
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16th day

Day 17: Piacenza/IT – Fribourg/CH
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17th day