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As the winner of an article-writing competition in the Hungarian Bringa magazine, I could spend 11 days together with the Hungarian MTB squad in a training camp 80 kms from Athens...

Training Camp in the Greek spring (2002)

Gyorgyigabor
2004-02-05 19:15:22

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are open until 3 pm, still the Acropolis of Athens. The entrance-ticket at the main museums is 4.4 EUR, elsewhere 1-2 EUR. About taking photos, I experienced that between 3.30pm and 5-6 pm the sun shines brightly, the sunshine gives more contrast; in this period can be made more beautiful pictures.

Tours with a start in Loutraki :

Loutraki is situated at the foot of a 1300m high mountain, at the Gulf of Korintos, and 78 km from Athens. The nice town is about 80-100 km away from the 1500-2400m high mountains, so it is an ideal starting point for both mountain-trainings and for plane, but windy tours. As my experiences show, the more important sightseeing can be obtained through a 150-170 km long cycle tour.

· The first part of the tour, visiting the Epidauros-theatre, Nafplion and Argos, was hilly but from Argos back to Loutraki it was not too serious. 15 km after the start we had to cycle up on a 10 km long ascent, on which the panorama to the Gulf of Saran made us forget the (medium) difficulty of the ascent. The 1-2 km long 10% steep descent was immediately changed by a 10% steep ascent. After it we turned towards the inside of the peninsula, and to the Theatre of Epidauros. On the not waited ascent we had to climb between bare mountains for 4-5 km. The parking place beside the theatre was busier then we thought, but it’s the largest ancient theatre in Greece. It’s acoustics is the other thing it has to be say about. With the entrance ticket we could get into the museum inside the area.
We arrived at Nafplion – the former capital of Greece - on a pleasant 25 km long descent. The town is said to be one of the most beautiful towns in Greece; it should be true. Up to the castle built into a rocky mountain we can cycle on a ascent which is somewhere around 15% steep. From the castle from between flowers there is a scenic view to the gulf and the small island in it, which ...