Visitor Information

The Peloponnese are woefully underserved by tourist offices. Olympia has a locally run tourist office and Nafplion has a municipal tourist office across from the OTE (telephone-company) building, but these are lackluster at best; most towns in the region do not have tourist offices of any sort. For tourist information and general help in places without tourist offices, it's best to contact the local tourist police, who often speak English and can be extremely helpful.

Contacts

Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) (Tsochas 24, Athens, 11521. 210/870-7000. www.gnto.gr. Airport arrivals hall, 19019. 210/353-0445. Praxitelous Kondili, Olympia, 27065. 262/402-2262.)

Olympia (Praxitelous Kondili 75, 27065. 26240/22262.)

Lane Sea Lines (25 August 5, Heraklion, Crete, 71202. 2810/346185 main office; 2104/274011 in Piraeus; 27230/61219 in Monemvassia.)

Tourist Police

Corinth (Kolokotroni 6, 20100. 27410/72662.)

Nafplion (Martiou 25 Sq., 21100. 27520/24444.)

Olympia (Douma 13, 27065. 26240/22550.)

Sparta (Hilionos 8, 23100. 27310/20492.)

Patras (Filopimenos 6, Patras, 26221. 2610/620353.)