How to Travel Delphi, Greece with Multiple Sclerosis

Travel Life with Multiple Sclerosis

I love to travel. This proves to be a bit difficult due to my Multiple Sclerosis. But I try not to let it stop me. This leg of our journey takes us to Delphi, Greece.

I recently opened up and started including my MS in my blog. Read about coping with MS while traveling here. Read about traveling Athens, Greece with MS here. Read about traveling to Nafplio, Greece with MS here.

Because of my MS, I prefer slow traveling. Not doing too much and knowing my limits. It helps a lot having a travel partner (my husband) who knows my limits. It also really helped starting to use a cane. My husband is always there to support me, but it also helps having a cane and not putting all my weight on him all the time.

So, if you’ve been following our amazing adventure through Greece for our long overdue honeymoon (thanks a lot, Covid), our next stop was Delphi.

Nafplio to Delphi

We calmly left Nafplio for Delphi. We decided to go the long route where we crossed the Rio-Antirio Bridge, one of the world’s longest suspension bridges. This bridge opened in 2004. We had already crossed the Corinth Canal, so we went the long way from Nafplio to Delphi.

It was a Tuesday when we got to Delphi, so the museum closed early but we were still able to go to the archaeological site.

Delphi Archaeological Site

The ticket for the site also includes the museum and can only be used one day. This, however, was not a problem for us because due to my handicap status, neither of us paid for the site. My husband was required to pay for the museum the next day though. I again got in free.

Get your ticket here that includes an audioguide !

Delphi Museum

The museum in Delphi is bigger than the museum in Mycenae or Epidaurus, so doing the museum and site in one day would’ve been a lot for me. If you too have a handicap status, doing these things two different days should not be a problem since they’re free. I am waiting for my card, but the papers showing I had asked for the card was sufficient since asking for the card requires paperwork from your doctor.

The museum and site were crowded the next day ! Luckily, the official website still states both site and museum are closed on Tuesdays (not true) so this kept the crowds away. I think we saw a total of 5 people at the site. The next day, there were many tour buses at both museum and site and we only had to deal with the crowd at the museum. I think a lot of these buses are doing day trips from Athens, so if you’re lucky enough to be staying in Delphi, it is probably better to enjoy both museum and site later in the day once tour buses have left.

If not, find your ticket for a tour from Athens here.

Since we visited the site the day before, once we left the museum, we left Delphi.

Arachova

We stopped in the town of Arachova, which is about 5 minutes from Delphi. We ate lunch here. This town seems more lively than Delphi. Delphi is quite small and a very quiet town. This was perfect for us, we stayed in a small hotel with a small balcony and gorgeous view. If this is not your thing but you want to visit Delphi, look into staying in Arachova. The archaeological site and museum in Delphi are easily reachable from here.

From here, we drove back to Athens. When we dropped the car off, there was a strike, so no public transportation. We were staying in the port town of Piraeus so we took a taxi across town. It was too far for me to walk, but a cheap taxi ride, I think around €10.

The next day, we would take a ferry to the island of Égina.

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