Driving Egnatia Odos, Greece’s modern ancient highway

Ottoman arched bridge over Voidomatis River, Vikos Gorge. Image by Danita Delimont / Getty Images One of the most fascinating drives across Greece is the 670km journey from the Turkish border crossing of Kipi in Thrace to Igoumenitsa on the Ionian Sea. Known as the ‘Egnatia Odos’, after the ancient Roman Via Egnatia which conveyed …