When traveling to Ioannina from Athens one has to cross 3 kilometers of water by ferry. This is by far the most unreliable part of the journey. It is IMPOSSIBLE to predict a priori how long it will take to cross from Rio to Antirio. A number of things can go wrong. 1) The weather can be bad so nothing moves. 2) There might be a strike. 3) There might be a HUGE orderly line of cars waiting to get in (ha, ha, ha orderly line in Greece what a jokeJ).

However all this is about to change. There is a BRIDGE under construction. In the near future all the excitement associated with this crossing will be eliminated. What a pity !!!

LOCATION OF RIO-ANTIRIO, BRIDGE

PICTURES OF THE CONSTRUCTION IN JULY OF 2003

Looking at the bridge from the Epirus side

Looking at the bridge from the Peloponisus side

A ferry and the bridge