The Peloponnese - The Rough Guide to Greece - page 132

Modern Mykínes
Unless you have your own transport, you might want to stay at the modern village of
MYKÍNES , 2km from the main Kórinthos-Árgos road and the small train station at Fíkhti.
It can be heavily touristed by day, but quietens down once the site has closed and the tour
buses depart. The archeological site is a 2km walk uphill from Mykínes centre.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE MYKÍNES

By bus Buses from Athens usually drop passengers at
Fíkhti (where the café sells bus tickets), rather than in
Mykínes village; local buses from Árgos or Náfplio (2 daily,

1hr) serve the village and the site.
Destinations Athens (hourly; 2hr); Árgos (2 daily; 30min)
or Náfplio (2 daily; 1hr).

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ACCOMMODATION
Along Mykínes village's single street, there is quite an array of hotels - most of their names taken from characters in the
House of Atreus saga - as well as a number of signs for rooms , and a campsite , too.

Atreus Camping T 27510 76221, E [e-mail].
Friendly family-run site on the left as you enter the town
from Fíkhti. Decent facilities including a washing machine
and a nice pool. Great home cooking is on offer, too, at the
café (mains €10). Tents to rent if needed; try to stee r clear
of the sites near the road. April to end Oct. From €10
Belle Helene T 27510 76225, E la_belle_helene
@otenet.gr. The second-oldest (1885) hotel in Greece,
converted from the house used by Schliemann during his
excavations. Rooms with the original layout (so none en
suite) are named after famous guests who have slept in
them. Signatures in the visitors' books include Virginia
Woolf, Henry Moore, Sartre and Debussy. Wi-fi and a/c. Also

has a good restaurant. Breakfast included. €40
Dassis Rooms T 27510 76123, E dassisrooms@yahoo
.com. A pleasant, well-organized setup, run - along with
useful internet facilities below - by Canadian Marion
Dassis. Rooms have mosquito screening. Groups and
students welcomed. Discounts f or Ro ugh Guide readers.
Wi-fi and a/c. Breakfast included. €50
Le Petite Planète T 27510 76240, W petite-planet
.gr. At the top end of the village, so the nearest hotel to the
site, recently refurbished, with great views and a swimming
pool. Dinner is available in the on-site restaurant, featuring
organic produce. Breakfast incl uded. Wi-fi and a/c. April-
Oct, sometimes winter too. €70

EATING AND DRINKING
Electra T 27510 76447. Very welcoming, despite its
bland decor and overweening size. The food is all home-
made and there's a very good three-course set menu for
€10. March-Oct. Daily lunch & dinner.

Mycinaiko T 27510 76245. Basic and picturesque, this
taverna has reliable home-made dishes at very affordable
prices (fresh Greek salads €4, set menus from €8). Daily
lunch & dinner.

Árgos
ÁRGOS , 12km south of the Mykínes junction, is said to be the oldest continuously
inhabited town in Greece (c.5000 years), although you wouldn't guess it from first
impressions. However, this busy trading centre has some pleasant squares and
Neoclassical buildings, and a brief stop is worthwhile for the excellent museum and
mainly Roman ruins .

The archeological museum
Platía Ayíou Pétrou • Tues-Sun 8.30am-3pm • €2
he modern archeological museum makes an interesting detour after Mycenae, with a
good collection of Mycenaean tomb objects and armour as well as extensive pottery
finds. The region's Roman occupation is well represented here, in sculpture and mosaics.

The ancient ruins
Tues-Sun 8.30am-3pm • Free
Before leaving Árgos, visit the town's ancient ruins , ten minutes' walk down the Trípoli
road - initially Fidhónos, then Theátrou - from the market square. The site is
surprisingly extensive and excavations ongoing. The Classical Greek theatre , adapted