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Places we stayed

No camping for us! We stayed mostly in apartments and hotels

By day Wildlife Food and Drink Cyclists we met Places we stayed
Day 2 — Oropesa del Mar
Day 2 — Oropesa del Mar
Setting off from Chilches on day 2
Sat 11 Apr 2026
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Day 3 — Vinarós
Day 3 — Vinarós
A very spacious apartment
Sun 12 Apr 2026
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Day 10 — Perpignan
Day 10 — Perpignan
Yay a kettle
Sun 19 Apr 2026
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Day 13 — Palavas-les-Flots
Day 13 — Palavas-les-Flots
An incredibly slow lift but a nice view
Wed 22 Apr 2026
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Day 15 — Aix-en-Provence
Day 15 — Aix-en-Provence
Small but cute
Fri 24 Apr 2026
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Day 19 — Ventimiglia
Day 19 — Ventimiglia
Nice decor
Tue 28 Apr 2026
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Day 27 — Mantua
Day 27 — Mantua
Beautiful apartment in a palace
Wed 06 May 2026
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Day 27 — Mantua
Day 27 — Mantua
A top loader that we loaded wrong
Wed 06 May 2026
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Day 32 — Latisana
Day 32 — Latisana
Amazing old hotel, there was a shoe cleaner on our floor
Mon 11 May 2026
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Day 32 — Latisana
Day 32 — Latisana
Breakfast buffet with ants
Mon 11 May 2026
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Day 44 — Novalja
Day 44 — Novalja
Nice and quiet for a party town
Sat 23 May 2026
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Day 45 — Zadar
Day 45 — Zadar
Very spacious and well equipped
Sun 24 May 2026
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Day 52 — Split
Day 52 — Split
Lots of home made decorations
Sun 31 May 2026
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Day 52 — Split
Day 52 — Split
Chockablock kitchen
Sun 31 May 2026
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Day 55 — Mali Ston
Rain in Mali Ston
Wed 03 Jun 2026
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Day 60 — Herceg Novi
Day 60 — Herceg Novi
Comfortable enough
Mon 08 Jun 2026
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Day 62 — Kotor
Day 62 — Kotor
Dining space with views of the mountains
Wed 10 Jun 2026
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Day 64 — Shkodër
Day 64 — Shkodër
Balcony around 2 sides with views of the castle
Fri 12 Jun 2026
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Day 66 — Laç
Day 66 — Laç
Lovely family run farmstay
Sun 14 Jun 2026
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Day 72 — Igoumenitsa
Day 72 — Igoumenitsa
Supper on the balcony
Sat 20 Jun 2026
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Day 74 — Lygia
Day 74 — Lygia
Our terrace
Mon 22 Jun 2026
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Day 75 — Vonitsa
Day 75 — Vonitsa
Fake book decorations
Tue 23 Jun 2026
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Day 76 — Astakos
Day 76 — Astakos
Huge deserted hotel
Wed 24 Jun 2026
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Day 76 — Astakos
Day 76 — Astakos
Huge deserted hotel
Wed 24 Jun 2026
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Day 77 — Mesolongi
Day 77 — Mesolongi
Complicated washing machine
Thu 25 Jun 2026
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Day 78 — Mesolongi
Day 78 — Mesolongi
Our bikes lived outside the apartment
Fri 26 Jun 2026
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Day 80 — Krathio
Day 80 — Krathio
Very basic apartment, glad it was only one night
Sun 28 Jun 2026
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Day 82 — Athens
Our amazing Athens apartment
Tue 30 Jun 2026
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Day 104 — Istanbul
Day 104 — Istanbul
Empress Zoe room
Wed 22 Jul 2026
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Day 3 — Vinarós
Day 3 — Vinarós
Drying out from the rain
Sun 12 Apr 2026
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Day 5 — Sitges
Day 5 — Sitges
Bikes on the balcony
Tue 14 Apr 2026
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Day 10 — Perpignan
Day 10 — Perpignan
Good size kitchen
Sun 19 Apr 2026
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Day 15 — Aix-en-Provence
Day 15 — Aix-en-Provence
Cave house
Fri 24 Apr 2026
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Day 16 — Salernes
Day 16 — Salernes
Lovely chambre d'hote but terrible wifi
Sat 25 Apr 2026
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Day 21 — Turin
Day 21 — Turin
Extremely compact and somewhat treacherous stairs to mezzanine
Thu 30 Apr 2026
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Day 27 — Mantua
Day 27 — Mantua
It even had automatic closing windows in case of rain!
Wed 06 May 2026
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Day 28 — Ferrara
Day 28 — Ferrara
Very spacious 2 bed apartment (but no washing machine)
Thu 07 May 2026
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Day 32 — Latisana
Day 32 — Latisana
Love the old decor
Mon 11 May 2026
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Day 32 — Latisana
Day 32 — Latisana
Huge door key
Mon 11 May 2026
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Day 44 — Novalja
Day 44 — Novalja
Very comfy, no glasses only mugs
Sat 23 May 2026
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Day 46 — Sibenik
Day 46 — Sibenik
Huge apartment with courtyard garden and tortoises
Mon 25 May 2026
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Day 52 — Split
Day 52 — Split
Main bedroom, there was also a single bedroom
Sun 31 May 2026
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Day 54 — Ploce
Day 54 — Ploce
We turned the sofa bed back into a sofa
Tue 02 Jun 2026
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Day 59 — Dubrovnik
Day 59 — Dubrovnik
Second floor apartment
Sun 07 Jun 2026
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Day 61 — Kotor
Day 61 — Kotor
Vacuum system
Tue 09 Jun 2026
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Day 62 — Kotor
Day 62 — Kotor
Very comfortable lounge looking onto a garden
Wed 10 Jun 2026
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Day 64 — Shkodër
Day 64 — Shkodër
Huge kitchen but only an electric hotplate
Fri 12 Jun 2026
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Day 70 — Qazim Pali
Day 70 — Qazim Pali
Lovely family run guest house
Thu 18 Jun 2026
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Day 73 — Iguomenitsa
Day 73 — Iguomenitsa
Nice studio apartment
Sun 21 Jun 2026
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Day 74 — Lygia
Day 74 — Lygia
Garden to our apartment
Mon 22 Jun 2026
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Day 76 — Astakos
Day 76 — Astakos
Confusing lift
Wed 24 Jun 2026
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Day 76 — Astakos
Day 76 — Astakos
Huge deserted hotel
Wed 24 Jun 2026
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Day 76 — Astakos
Day 76 — Astakos
Great view from our balcony
Wed 24 Jun 2026
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Day 77 — Mesolongi
Day 77 — Mesolongi
Complicated hob
Thu 25 Jun 2026
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Day 79 — Patras
Day 79 — Patras
Lovely apartment with fresh produce in the fridge
Sat 27 Jun 2026
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Day 81 — Corinth
Day 81 — Corinth
Smart apartment, we even had a postbox
Mon 29 Jun 2026
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Day 87 — Chios
Day 87 — Chios
4 berth cabin on the overnight ferry
Sun 05 Jul 2026
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Day 104 — Istanbul
Day 104 — Istanbul
Empress Zoe bathroom
Wed 22 Jul 2026
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Day 3 — Vinarós
Day 3 — Vinarós
Bikes parked inside
Sun 12 Apr 2026
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Day 6 — Sitges
Day 6 — Sitges
Our first working day
Wed 15 Apr 2026
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Day 10 — Perpignan
Day 10 — Perpignan
Very comfortable apartment
Sun 19 Apr 2026
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Day 15 — Aix-en-Provence
Day 15 — Aix-en-Provence
A pretty garden
Fri 24 Apr 2026
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Day 16 — Salernes
Day 16 — Salernes
Very cold swimming pool
Sat 25 Apr 2026
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Day 24 — Casale Monferrato
Day 24 — Casale Monferrato
Basement apartment with a nice corner garden
Sun 03 May 2026
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Day 27 — Mantua
Day 27 — Mantua
Great size rooms
Wed 06 May 2026
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Day 30 — Padua
Day 30 — Padua
Quirky old fashioned hotel next to the station
Sat 09 May 2026
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Day 32 — Latisana
Day 32 — Latisana
Hotel owner was sat behind the reception desk smoking
Mon 11 May 2026
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Day 40 — Rijeka
Day 40 — Rijeka
Front door of our apartment building
Tue 19 May 2026
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Day 45 — Zadar
Day 45 — Zadar
Very nice apartment, shame about the mosquitoes
Sun 24 May 2026
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Day 52 — Split
Day 52 — Split
Nice courtyard garden
Sun 31 May 2026
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Day 52 — Split
Day 52 — Split
So much crafting
Sun 31 May 2026
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Day 54 — Ploce
Day 54 — Ploce
So many beds
Tue 02 Jun 2026
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Day 60 — Herceg Novi
Day 60 — Herceg Novi
Small kitchen with no extractor
Mon 08 Jun 2026
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Day 61 — Kotor
Day 61 — Kotor
Vacuum system
Tue 09 Jun 2026
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Day 64 — Shkodër
Day 64 — Shkodër
Amazing enormous apartment
Fri 12 Jun 2026
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Day 66 — Laç
Day 66 — Laç
Lovely family run farmstay
Sun 14 Jun 2026
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Day 70 — Qazim Pali
Day 70 — Qazim Pali
Lovely family run guest house
Thu 18 Jun 2026
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Day 73 — Iguomenitsa
Day 73 — Iguomenitsa
Tea mug solution
Sun 21 Jun 2026
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Day 75 — Vonitsa
Day 75 — Vonitsa
Stairs to nowhere - it was a lovely apartment though
Tue 23 Jun 2026
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Day 76 — Astakos
Day 76 — Astakos
Huge deserted hotel
Wed 24 Jun 2026
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Day 76 — Astakos
Day 76 — Astakos
Huge deserted hotel
Wed 24 Jun 2026
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Day 76 — Astakos
Day 76 — Astakos
Great view from our balcony
Wed 24 Jun 2026
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Day 77 — Mesolongi
Day 77 — Mesolongi
The apartment was so full of furniture
Thu 25 Jun 2026
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Day 80 — Krathio
Day 80 — Krathio
Very complicated instructions and settings for the apartment
Sun 28 Jun 2026
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Day 82 — Athens
Amazing rooftop view from our apartment
Tue 30 Jun 2026
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Day 93 — Izmir
Day 93 — Izmir
Upgraded hotel suite
Sat 11 Jul 2026
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Day 105 — Valencia
Day 105 — Valencia
Empress Zoe hotel "temporary" front door
Thu 23 Jul 2026
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