Venice and the Eastern Mediterranean - Katakolon - Stephanie Strickland & Laurel Indalecio

Venice and the Eastern Mediterranean - Presented by your Travel Goddesses: Stephanie Strickland & Laurel Indalecio

October 26, 2005

After leaving Bari, Italy, our ship traveled through the night along the coast of Greece. We navigated along the south of the island of Levkas then entered the Strait of Kefallinia. The ship then passed through the narrow channel that divides the islands of Kefallinia and Ithica. We then proceeded south to Katakolon viewing the island of Zakinthos on the starboard side of the ship. See map below.

Map of the Peloponnisos Peninsula showing the location of Katakolon, Pirgos and Olympia.

Katakolon

We pulled into the small port of Katakolon on the Peloponnisos Peninsula of Greece at about 10:30 am on October 26, 2005. This is a small port with few buildings. We then disembarked the ship to catch our bus to Olympia. The bus passed through Pirgos on the way to Olympia.