Town by a Bridge

Location: Rio, Greece (written in Athens, Greece)
Mood: Entombed
NP: Lil Nas X (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus) - Old Town Road

Rio

Located in the very north of the Peloponnese, Rio is the gateway to the Peloponnese in the south and connected by a long, beautiful bridge to Antirrio on the mainland in the north past the Gulf of Patras.

Patras is also its much larger neighbour city, or rather, Rio could be called a suburb of Patras. The port seemed active until late in the night and it was possible to swim in the sea relatively close to the bridge (though the beach was full of pebbles).

Rio seemed like a small Mediterranean town with a calm atmosphere. We only stayed there for one night at the very friendly but a little quirky Hotel Apollon which is right by the bridge to mainland Greece (road toll on the bridge was 13.50€).