Greece by campervan: best regions and routes
Where to go by campervan in Greece: recommended regions, the best season, road access and practical route advice. What to know before you go.
Published 18 September 2026Last checked 18 September 2026
Currency
Euro
EUR. Cards in towns, cash on small islands
Language
Greek
Own alphabet. English is widely spoken in tourism
Driving
Right
Motorway 130 km/h, towns 30 or 50 km/h
Power
230V, type F
Same two-pin plug as most of Europe
Tap water
Safe on the mainland
Many islands are desalinated
Emergency
112
Police 100, ambulance 166, coast guard 108
Areas of Greece
The regions of Greece: mainland, mountains and the islands that take a vehicle
Greece in a van is mostly a mainland country, because the mainland is enormous, empty and free to drive around, while every island costs a ferry ticket priced by the metre. Pick the region by the month you are travelling and by how much sea crossing you are willing to pay for.
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese: the best all round drive on the mainland
A peninsula the size of a small country, reached from Athens in two hours over the Corinth Canal. Three fingers of mountain running south into the sea, ancient sites you can park at, and a coastline that never quite fills up even in August.
Best April to June, September to October
What it is like
- Mountainous and far emptier than its position next to Athens suggests.
- The Mani in the south is bare rock, stone tower villages and a coast road with almost nothing on it.
Where to go
- The Mani peninsula and its tower villages
- Monemvasia, a town inside a rock in the sea
For the vehicle
- The Moreas motorway crosses it with barrier tolls. Category 3 applies over 2.20 m, and the parallel old roads are free and better looking.
- More campsites than anywhere else on the mainland, and several stay open into October.
Central Greece and Meteora
Central Greece and Meteora: monasteries on rock pillars, an hour off the motorway
The corridor between Athens and Thessaloniki, which most people drive without stopping. Delphi sits above the Gulf of Corinth, Meteora rises out of the Thessaly plain, and both are short detours off the A1.
Best April to June, September to October
What it is like
- Meteora is six working monasteries on top of vertical rock pillars, and the road between them is the attraction on its own.
- Delphi is built into a mountainside with a view down a valley of olive trees to the sea.
Where to go
- Meteora, from Kalambaka
- Delphi and the drive down to Galaxidi
For the vehicle
- The A1 through here is barrier tolled by several operators. A car paid 36.70 euros Athens to Thessaloniki in 2026 and a tall van pays category 3 at every barrier.
- Monastery car parks at Meteora are small and fill by mid morning. Arrive early or park in Kalambaka.
Epirus and Zagori
Epirus and Zagori: stone villages, gorges and the coolest summer on the mainland
The north west, where the Pindos mountains come down to the Ionian. Zagori is 46 stone villages linked by packhorse bridges above the Vikos gorge, and it is the one part of Greece that is comfortable in August.
Best May to October
What it is like
- Grey stone and slate rather than whitewash. It looks nothing like the Greece on the postcards.
- Walking country: the Vikos gorge, the Dragon lakes, and paths between villages that were the roads until recently.
Where to go
- The Vikos gorge and the Papingo villages
- Ioannina and its island in the lake
For the vehicle
- Village roads are single track with stone walls. A long motorhome is the wrong vehicle for several of them.
- Most of Zagori is national park and Natura 2000, where the camping prohibition is enforced. Use the campsites down on the coast at Parga and Preveza.