Hello everybody! I am Theodora Mavropoulos from DW and I will show you some interesting things
to do in the Peloponnese.
The Peloponnese is a peninsula in the southern of Greece.
It has golden beaches, lots of history, amazing food and stunning views.
So let‘s start in Nafplio, the first capital of Greece.
Strolling downtown, you can read the history of the city in the different architecture.
You will find a lot of neoclassical buildings. Next to Syntagma Square there is a mosque.
It was built around 1730. Its features are typical of the late Ottoman achitecture.
After the liberation of the city from the Turkish yoke the mosque was used to
house the Greek Parliament.
The medieval Palamidi castle crowns the city of Nafplio.
It dates back to Venetian times. It takes hundreds steps to walk to the top!
The Venetians left her marks all over the city. Like the winged Lyon which was their symbol.
Olive trees can live for centuries and some rare ones have lived for thousands of years.
When you come to the Peloponnese, you will see kilometres of olive groves.
In ancient Greece, olive oil was so valuable that it was also called the liquid gold.
Walking threw the grove you will hear a loud buzzing sound.
Listen to the choir of the olive grove. It's the cicadas.
And here you can see the little singer super close. Look at him! I never saw that. He is not moving.
These area is super famous for its olive oil.
So, we all know wine tasting - why not do once an olive oil tasting?
So let's try this one. Its very thick and its very spicy.
I really like the test and …yes, I felt in love with that colour.
So I try this, too. Let's see if I can taste the difference.
It's really amazing. You can really taste the differences in between the oils.
This one here is kind of more soft I would say.
You don’t need much. You need good bread, good olive oil - and its perfect.
Really perfect.
I think I made a new friend here - a super cute one.
There are beautiful villages all over the Peloponnese.
But the ones in the east have something special.
I am here in Tsakonia in the eastern part of the Peloponnese.
And here some of the locals are still speaking the ancient language of the spartans
like 3000 years ago.
I don't understand a word but I think I was invited to sit down there. Let's see.
Okay, I speak Greek but in Tsakonia language I don’t understand a thing.
Time to cool down! Let's go to the beach.
The sea looks amazing. It's super clear and I think it will be quite warm because it was so hot today.
Yes… now I am with my feet in and it's really refreshing.
If you have time, spend a whole day on a beach. It's really worth it!
The Peloponnese has endless choices of beautiful beaches.
You can do no wrong by choo-sing any one of them.
The peninsular island Peloponnese is connected to the mainland by several bridges and
separated by the Corinth Canal.
The cars make the bridge vibrate. It's safe but still - it feels weird.
The idea for a shortcut to save boats sailing around the Peloponnese was long considered by the
Ancient Greeks and finished in 1893.
Nowadays it‘s more of a tourist attraction be-cause it’s not wide enough to fit most of the modern boats.
The Peloponnese is an impressive mix of history, culinary quality and breathtaking nature.
I hope you enjoyed our small tour on the big Peloponnes and I hope to see you soon.