Athens Has The Worst Road Signs
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Recently I visited the land of the longest coastline. Greece is surrounded by different seas from Ionian, Mediterranean to Aegean. No doubt it is one of the most beautiful countries in Europe. The weather is beautiful, people are beautiful it is just amazing. Though there is one downfall which is the driving in the capital city. We hired three used cars for six days of our trip and after six days we felt like we were driving in Asia other than Europe.
The traffic is horrific. People are pushing for spaces on the road, some people drive through tram lines, which is terribly dangerous. The main downside are the road signs. The road signs are in Greek and if you don’t know how to read and speak Greek then you struggle to find your way round Athens or even the whole of Greece to be honest. The only things in English are the billboards advertising for erotic clubs and online casinos, what good is that for us?.
But if you go outside Athens driving is awesome. Our 3 hour driving trip to Delphi was absolutely beautiful. The road to Delphi leads through the mountains passing another small town called Arachova. It is a very dangerous road that leads to Arachova and then Delphi but it is definitely a most beautiful drive. It reminded me of our driving experience in the Himalayas of Nepal. The best driving experience was certainly in the island of Poros and Aegina. You have to catch a ferry to these islands and then drive to see the temples and other historical Greek sculptures.
Driving can definitely be a nightmare in Greece but once you get used to it, then it certainly is the right choice. It is definitely easier to hire a car in Greece other than public transport because they only run till 11 pm. If you hire a car you will be able to travel at late nights too and coastal line drive at night has an amazing view.
We hired used Audi A4 Saloon for our trip to Delphi and Arachova so I thought I will tell you a bit about this car. I have always loved writing car reviews on cars which I have used on my holidays to let help you people decide which car is the best to drive in which country. Audi was a great drive, very reliable and economical as well. So my recommendation is definitely Audi A4 Saloon if you are looking to a hire a car in Greece.
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