Day 4 - road trip to Parga

This was our longest travel day as we headed along the coast to destination of the port town of Parga on the Ionian Sea opposite the island of Paxos.  The day was broken with a coffee stop in Nafpaktos, where we noticed the interesting statue of Miguel de Cervantes on the waterfront. He was the Spanish author of Don Quixote and became a local hero after supporting the Greeks in their war against the Turks. There was also another statue commemorating a Greek Freedom Fighter against the occupation of the Turks situated on the mole of the very quaint Venetian port.  Interestingly enough the English poet Lord Byron enjoys a similar status.  

Miguel de Cervantes in Nafpaktos

After Nafpaktos we passed the spectacular suspension bridge linking Rion and Antirion, or the Peloponnese with the mainland.  Some members of the group wanted the bus to drive over and back on the bridge, but it was deemed  too expensive and would have taken too much time out of our busy schedule. 

The amazing suspension bridge from Rion to Antirion

Finally arriving in Parga at about 5.30 pm. Our hotel is in the centre of Parga and is but a short walk through the shops to the portside taverna area where most ate and sipped while looking at the beautiful port area, the fortress on the hill above Parga and listening to the background bouzouki music.  I think most will sleep well tonight.