Thari Monastery

Asklipio to Thari Monastery

When we returned from the castle to our little rental car the steering wheel was too hot to handle. Baking! We turned on the air conditioning and studied the road map. If we carried on driving north we'd reach the monastery at Thari ("Moni Thari") where we could take a break. Then up to Laerma and then south-east from Laerma to Lardos and finally Pefkos. Sounded like a plan.

We didn't see any traffic on the way to Thari, which was a good thing. This is a narrow single lane and passing places are few and far between. Driving was fun though, and the landscape varied from blighted trees (there must have been a forest fire here in the not too distant past) to luscious greenery.

Thari

We were happy to have driven to Thari. We explored the monastery gardens and marveled at the church interior. It's all very quiet, as you might expect from a monastery. It feels like being in the middle of nowhere.



The road from Thari up to Laerma is a much easier drive, and then it's plain sailing from Laerma to Lardos, where we took a wrong turn and headed north through Pilonas and then south again through Lindos to finally reach our destination in Pefkos. With still plenty of time to return the car to Marathon, the car-hire firm, before they closed for the day!