Andrew Bostock first travelled to the Peloponnese as a 15-year-old backpacker and spent his first night sleeping under a bush in the car park, having watched a performance of Oedipus at Colunus at the great theatre of Epidavros. He kept returning with various companions before moving there with his pregnant partner in 2005 - their daughter was born in Kalamata. Andrew spent the next five years guiding tours around the area, exploring its lesser-known parts, and writing about it for magazines and newspapers. The first edition of his Bradt guide Greece: The Peloponnese with Athens, Delphi and Kythira was published in 2010. He died in early 2021.

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• IntroductionPART ONE GENERAL INFORMATIONChapter 1 Background InformationGeography and climate, Natural history, Mythology, History, Government and administrative regions, Economy, People, Language, Religion, Education, CultureChapter 2 Practical InformationWhen to visit, Highlights, Suggested itineraries, Tour operators, Red tape, Getting there and away, Health, Safety, LGBTQIA+ travellers, Travelling with a disability, Travelling with children, What to take, Money and budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays and festivals, Shopping, Arts and entertainment, Media and communications, Cultural etiquette, Travelling positivelyPART TWO THE GUIDEChapter 3 Corinth and the ArgolidCorinth, Nemea, Mycenae, Argos, Nafplio, Tolo, Epidavros, The southeast, The southwestChapter 4 ArcadiaTripoli, Levidi, Megalopoli, Karitena, Andritsena, The Lousios Gorge, Vytina, Eastern Arcadia: Mount Parnonas, The Arcadian coastChapter 5 LaconiaSparta and Mystra, Towards Monemvasia, Monemvasia, Vatika Peninsula, The coast north of Monemvasia, Kyparissi, KythiraChapter 6 The Mani History, Gythio and around, Areopoli, Into the Inner Mani, North from Areopoli to Stoupa, Stoupa, Kardamyli, The mountains above Stoupa and Kardamyli, Leaving the Exo ManiChapter 7 MessiniaKalamata, Ancient Messene, South to Koroni, Koroni, Finikounda, Methoni, Pylos and Gialova, Northern MessiniaChapter 8 The NorthOlympia, Ancient Elis, The coast from Pyrgos to Patras, Patras, The north coast, Kalavryta, Mount KylliniChapter 9 Beyond the Peloponnese: Athens and DelphiAthens, DelphiAppendix 1 LanguageAppendix 2 Further InformationIndexIndex of advertisers

Andrew Bostock first travelled to the Peloponnese as a 15-year-old backpacker and spent his first night sleeping under a bush in the car park, having watched a performance of Oedipus at Colunus at the great theatre of Epidavros. He kept returning with various companions before moving there with his pregnant partner in 2005 - their daughter was born in Kalamata. Andrew spent the next five years guiding tours around the area, exploring its lesser-known parts, and writing about it for magazines and newspapers. The first edition of his Bradt guide Greece: The Peloponnese with Athens, Delphi and Kythira was published in 2010. He died in early 2021.

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• IntroductionPART ONE GENERAL INFORMATIONChapter 1 Background InformationGeography and climate, Natural history, Mythology, History, Government and administrative regions, Economy, People, Language, Religion, Education, CultureChapter 2 Practical InformationWhen to visit, Highlights, Suggested itineraries, Tour operators, Red tape, Getting there and away, Health, Safety, LGBTQIA+ travellers, Travelling with a disability, Travelling with children, What to take, Money and budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays and festivals, Shopping, Arts and entertainment, Media and communications, Cultural etiquette, Travelling positivelyPART TWO THE GUIDEChapter 3 Corinth and the ArgolidCorinth, Nemea, Mycenae, Argos, Nafplio, Tolo, Epidavros, The southeast, The southwestChapter 4 ArcadiaTripoli, Levidi, Megalopoli, Karitena, Andritsena, The Lousios Gorge, Vytina, Eastern Arcadia: Mount Parnonas, The Arcadian coastChapter 5 LaconiaSparta and Mystra, Towards Monemvasia, Monemvasia, Vatika Peninsula, The coast north of Monemvasia, Kyparissi, KythiraChapter 6 The Mani History, Gythio and around, Areopoli, Into the Inner Mani, North from Areopoli to Stoupa, Stoupa, Kardamyli, The mountains above Stoupa and Kardamyli, Leaving the Exo ManiChapter 7 MessiniaKalamata, Ancient Messene, South to Koroni, Koroni, Finikounda, Methoni, Pylos and Gialova, Northern MessiniaChapter 8 The NorthOlympia, Ancient Elis, The coast from Pyrgos to Patras, Patras, The north coast, Kalavryta, Mount KylliniChapter 9 Beyond the Peloponnese: Athens and DelphiAthens, DelphiAppendix 1 LanguageAppendix 2 Further InformationIndexIndex of advertisers

Andrew Bostock first travelled to the Peloponnese as a 15-year-old backpacker and spent his first night sleeping under a bush in the car park, having watched a performance of Oedipus at Colunus at the great theatre of Epidavros. He kept returning with various companions before moving there with his pregnant partner in 2005 - their daughter was born in Kalamata. Andrew spent the next five years guiding tours around the area, exploring its lesser-known parts, and writing about it for magazines and newspapers. The first edition of his Bradt guide Greece: The Peloponnese with Athens, Delphi and Kythira was published in 2010. He died in early 2021.

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• IntroductionPART ONE GENERAL INFORMATIONChapter 1 Background InformationGeography and climate, Natural history, Mythology, History, Government and administrative regions, Economy, People, Language, Religion, Education, CultureChapter 2 Practical InformationWhen to visit, Highlights, Suggested itineraries, Tour operators, Red tape, Getting there and away, Health, Safety, LGBTQIA+ travellers, Travelling with a disability, Travelling with children, What to take, Money and budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays and festivals, Shopping, Arts and entertainment, Media and communications, Cultural etiquette, Travelling positivelyPART TWO THE GUIDEChapter 3 Corinth and the ArgolidCorinth, Nemea, Mycenae, Argos, Nafplio, Tolo, Epidavros, The southeast, The southwestChapter 4 ArcadiaTripoli, Levidi, Megalopoli, Karitena, Andritsena, The Lousios Gorge, Vytina, Eastern Arcadia: Mount Parnonas, The Arcadian coastChapter 5 LaconiaSparta and Mystra, Towards Monemvasia, Monemvasia, Vatika Peninsula, The coast north of Monemvasia, Kyparissi, KythiraChapter 6 The Mani History, Gythio and around, Areopoli, Into the Inner Mani, North from Areopoli to Stoupa, Stoupa, Kardamyli, The mountains above Stoupa and Kardamyli, Leaving the Exo ManiChapter 7 MessiniaKalamata, Ancient Messene, South to Koroni, Koroni, Finikounda, Methoni, Pylos and Gialova, Northern MessiniaChapter 8 The NorthOlympia, Ancient Elis, The coast from Pyrgos to Patras, Patras, The north coast, Kalavryta, Mount KylliniChapter 9 Beyond the Peloponnese: Athens and DelphiAthens, DelphiAppendix 1 LanguageAppendix 2 Further InformationIndexIndex of advertisers