The Trip to Greece (2020)
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon follow Odysseus's journey home, starting at Troy and crossing to Lesbos, then working down mainland Greece and its islands to the Peloponnese.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Troy (Hisarlık), Turkey≈ 00:02:00Stated on screen
Ten years after their first trip, they start at Troy to retrace Odysseus's route home.
- 2Lesbos, Greece≈ 00:10:00Inferred
Across the water to the Greek islands.
- 3Kavala, Greece≈ 00:15:00Stated on screen
They arrive on the mainland at Kavala.
- 4Damouchari beach≈ 00:28:00Pelion, GreeceStated on screen
A food tour that takes in the beach used in Mamma Mia!
- 5Hotel Grande Bretagne≈ 00:40:00Athens, GreeceStated on screen
In Athens they meet Steve's assistant Emma and the photographer Yolanda.
- 6Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus≈ 00:55:00Stated on screen
A photo shoot in the ancient amphitheatre.
- 7Hydra, Greece≈ 01:00:00Stated on screen
- 8Diros caves≈ 01:15:00Mani Peninsula, GreeceStated on screen
- 9Nestor's Palace≈ 01:25:00Pylos, GreeceStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 1,035 km
- Places
- 9
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 9
- Boat: 524 km
- Car: 511 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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