Preveza, Greece – Day 2

Today the weather was nice and we explored Preveza.

Preveza main shopping street

I saw a ruined castle (Pantocrator Castle) on the map so we decided to check it out

Pantocrator Castle

We walked up to the door but it was closed and we assumed we weren’t going to be able to get inside.

The front door

The coastline was beautiful so we knew that at least we would be able to take a walk. But first we went around the other side of the castle and luckily found an open side door.

The coast by Pantocrator Castle
The open door.

Once we were inside it was fun exploring.

Inside
On the ramparts

Next we drove back into Preveza, parked, and walked along the waterfront.

Preveza waterfront
We spent a fair bit of time trying to figure out what this ship was unloading.
The Main Street in the old town

We found a cafe and had coffee. Each coffee came wish a small pice of dark chocolate.

Afternoon coffee

On the way back to the car we saw a fisherman catch a fish.

The fisherman and his fish

We went back to the hotel rested and read for a while. About 8 we drove back into the center and had one of our best dinners in Greece

To Rempetiko Steki Restaurant
We sat by the fire
Anchovies
Octopus
Dinner

Corfu to Preveza, Greece

Before leaving Corfu today we drove into Corfu old town and explored the fortifications.

Bridge over the sea water moat leading into the fortifications.
St Georges church and the fortress
Mortar cast in 1684

We climbed to the top of the fortress, enjoyed the view then headed back to our car and drove to the ferry.

The stairs to the top
View from the top
Leaving Corfu on the ferry

Once we landed on the mainland we headed south to Preveza where we are tonight.

When we were ready to leave for dinner it was pouring rain. We don’t like to drive at night but the restaurants are all at least a mile from our hotel so we drove and found a great place near where we parked.

Greek salad and squid
Shrimp. You can see one of our glasses of ouzo in the picture.

Corfu day 2

Today we explored a bit of Corfu. We drove north along the coast. There weren’t a lot of places to pull over but we found a beautiful placeto go down a side road. Across the water is the Albanian coast.

Church where we stopped to enjoy the view
The coast from our stop.
Beach with businesses closed for the season

It is definitely the off season. There are lots of places closed. But it was a beautiful day and we had fun.

Another place we stopped to enjoy the view

For dinner we walked to a nearby fish restaurant. When we asked the owner what fish was good he motioned us to come to the kitchen to see the choices.

Duke coming back from the kitchen.

We arrived about 8 for dinner but other people didn’t start arriving until 9. It seems like in general people eat dinner here at 9.

My Octopus
Duke’s fish.

Aristi to Corfu, Greece

Today is Duke’s birthday!🎂🎉 So it was nice that we woke up this morning to sun.

The view from our room in Aristi this morning
Duke’s Birthday Breakfast feast

Before we headed to Corfu, where we are tonight, we drove in the other direction to a viewpoint overlooking. Vikos Gorge. Lots of people do raft trips through the gorge. We saw at least 5 trailers with rafts on them going towards the put in point.

Vikos Gorge

We stopped at a couple more overlooks as we drove west. Corfu is on the west coast of Greece. So we have crossed Greece from east to west.

War memorial on a hilltop
The ferry that took us to Corfu
On the ferry
Coming in to Corfu
Duke surveys his Birthday dinner

Naousa to Aristi, Greece

This morning we had a wonderful breakfast feast at Palea Poli in Naousa.

Breakfast

After breakfast, even though it was raining, we went out for a walk.

The town park
The bridge was slippery
Monument to the women and children who jumped in the river rather than be enslaved by the Turks.
The Arapitsa River

When we got back to the hotel we checked out and started our drive to Aristi. I think it would have been a beautiful drive through the mountains but unfortunately it was rainy and foggy the whole way. The drive took us about four hours.

On the way

We have been very lucky with the weather on this trip. They do get snow in this area so a bit of rain is ok! It stopped raining and the clouds lifted a bit as we got close to Aristi. We checked in and then went for a walk.

Aristi
The steps up to our room
Our room

We ate dinner in a the hotel restaurant.

The hotel restaurant from outside our room
Beet salad
Poek skewers

When we got back to the room Duke started a fire in the fireplace.

The fireplace in our room.