4x4- holliday in Greece- HELP PLEASE !

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[mato]

Hello ish, we will be glad to welcome you and your mates in Greece.
There is no forbiddance (yet) in Greece regarding the lanes, you can go almost anywhere you please, with the exception of some National Forests.
If it is possible, tell us which will be your entry point in Greece, and more or less the places you want to visit, so that we will be able to give you more information:
For instance, the whole of mount Pindos is interesting for off-road excursions and events at the NorthWest, and there are also great sites in Eastern Macedonia and Evros, as you might know, regarding the Northern Greece.
Generally, depending on the weather of course, summer in Greece is rather dry, so you won’t frequently have the opportunity to play in mud, unless you move in high altitude, seeking for springs and water. That goes for the Northern Greece (I live in Thessaloniki), and I imagine for the Southern also, but let’s here some more information from other friends too.

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[firelord]

And do you have maps in gps?In which programme?And how is with cb radio?
I'm afraid that we will have many questions, as we've just started to planning this travel Wink .....


cb (27mhz) is free in Greece, with only a license from the dept of motor vehicles required. If that is also the case in Poland, I suggest you just bring along the permit, otherwise just leave it alone, I hardly think the police will be interested. What they will be interested in is if you have funky looking antennas like V/U HF. Amateur use is permitted in Greece only on the basis of a proper license and only for the 144-146 and 440 freqs. I shoud think though that if you are not coming with a convoy, the cb will be of very limited use to you.

I second the aforementioned, there is very good offroad mapping coverage for Greece, digital and paper. The most popular programmes for PDAs are pathaway - ozi explorer, where you have to have the file with the proper ext downloaded in your pda. You can also use the paper ones of course, thus avoiding the digital hassle, with only a simple GPS at hand.

Summer in Greece is more than lovely, you should roam the beaches but if you can you should make a mountain hop, you will not regret it