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"The cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy"
Athens the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. The oldest known human presence in Athens is the Cave of Schist which has been dated to between the 11th and 7th millennium BC. Athens has Continue reading
“The Acropolis of Athens was formally proclaimed as the pre-eminent monument on the European Cultural Heritage list of monuments on 26 March 2007”
The word "Acropolis" means city on top of a hill, and there are many acropolises all over Greece. They were always situated on a high spot, and were often used as a place for shelter and defence against various enemies. The one in Athens is the best known Continue reading
" light, movement, and a tectonic and programmatic element. Together these characteristics "turn the constraints of the site into an architectural opportunity, offering a simple and precise museum" with the mathematical and conceptual clarity of ancient Greek buildings"
The New Acropolis Museum is situated under the south slope of the Acropolis in Dionyssiou Areopagitou Street. Set only 280 meters Continue reading
"The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the largest archaeological museum in Greece and one of the most important museums in the world devoted to ancient Greek art" The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the largest archaeological museum in Greece and one of the most important museums in the world devoted to ancient Greek art. Although its original purpose was to Continue reading
"Cape Sounion is one of the most famous and picturesque places in Attica"
Cape Sounion is a promontory located 69 km by road of Athens, at the southernmost tip of the Attica peninsula in Greece. Cape Sounion is noted as the site of ruins of the ancient Greek temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea in classical mythology. The remains are perched on the headland, surrounded on three sides Continue reading
“ Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion is one of the most famous and picturesque places in Attica”
Temple of Podeidon at Cape Sounion is a promontory located 69 km by road of Athens, at the southernmost tip of the Attica peninsula in Greece. Cape Sounion is noted as the site of ruins of the ancient Greek temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea in classical mythology. The remains are perched on the headland, Continue reading
"Piraeus was selected to serve as the port city of classical Athens in the early 5th century BC and nowadays is the largest passenger port in Europe and the third largest in the world"
Piraeus is a city in the periphery of Attica located 12 km southwest of its center and upon the Saronic Gulf. Piraeus has a long history, which dates back to ancient Greece. The effects of its natural space and geographical Continue reading
“Poros island has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. Graves on the island have been dated to the Mycenaean period, and manmade structures have existed on it since at least 1000 BCE”
Poros is a small, volcanic little island of great beauty with rich vegetation. Much of the northern and far eastern/western sides of the island are bushy, whereas large areas of old pine forest are found in the south and Continue reading
"Hydra island presents the originality that no vehicles are allowed within it. The people, locals and visitors, go from one place to another only on foot or on donkeys"
Hydra is one of the Saronic islands, close to Athens. It is considered the most cosmopolitan, and many celebrities from Greece and abroad own houses here, or spend their vacations on this pretty island. Hydra island is a very popular Continue reading
"Aegina was a rival to Athens, the great sea power in antiquity. During the 6th century BC, when, as an independent power, it was the first city of the western world to mint coins"
Aegina is one of the islands in the Saronic Gulf, just 17 miles (27 km) from Athens. The island, along with offshore islets, comprises the Municipality of Aegina in Piraeus Prefecture, a part of the Attica region. The capital is Continue reading
"The Temple of Afea (or Aphaea or Aphaia) is dedicated to the Greek goddess Afea and is one of the most important archaeological sites in Greece"
The Temple of Afea (or Aphaea or Aphaia) is dedicated to the Greek goddess Afea and is one of the most important archaeological sites in Greece. It is located approximately 13 km east by road from the main port (town) of Aegina. We visit on One Day Cruise Continue reading
"Delphi is mentioned by Homer, who calls it Pytho. There is evidence that there was a cult here in the Mycenaean period. A temple dedicated to God Apollo stood here in the 8th century BC, if not before"
Delphi in Greece and its oracle was one of the most sacred places in the ancient world. Situated in the breathtaking surroundings by the mythical Mt. Parnassus, where Pan and the nymphs lived, it is Continue reading
“Since 1400, Arachova is famous for its traditional textiles, olive and vineyards from which a very fine black wine is produced”
Arachova is a mountain village situated at the foot of Parnassos Mountain at an altitude of 950m in the prefecture of Viotia and is about 160 Km from Athens. It sits above the valley where a river flows to Livadia and the Cephissus River. The area around Arachova is mainly grasslands Continue reading
“The Corinth Canal is considered a great technical achievement for its time. It saves the 700-km (430 miles) journey around the Peloponnese”
The Corinth Canal is a canal that connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnesian peninsula from the Greek mainland. The canal is 6.3 km (3.9 miles) in Continue reading
"Ancient Corinth was an important city in ancient Greece and it played a major role in the missionary work of the Apostle Paul."
Corinth, or Korinth is a Greek city, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the original isthmus, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. To the west of the isthmus lies the Gulf of Corinth. Corinth is about 48 miles (78 km) west of Athens and it is Continue reading
"Today, the appellation of Nemea is the most important red wine AOC of southern Greece and arguably of all of Greece."
Nemea is an ancient site near the head of the valley of the River Elissos in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. Formerly part of the territory of Cleonae in Argolis, it is today part of the prefecture of Corinthia. The small village of Ancient Nemea (formerly known Continue reading
“Epidaurus is mostly known for its theater which, since ancient times, has been famous for its axcellent acoustics”
In Peloponissos, near the modern-day village of Old Epidaurus on the western shores of the Saronic Gulf lays the Classical city-state of Epidaurus. Epidaurus is mostly known for its theater which, since ancient times, has been famous for its acoustics. The theater is one of the architectural Continue reading
“Was the first capital of modern Greece, from 1829 to 1834”
Nauplio City is a seaport town in the Peloponnese in Greece that has expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf. The town was the first capital of modern Greece, from 1829 to 1834. Nauplio is now the capital of the prefecture of Argolis and the province of Nauplio. The ancient writers make mention of Nauplio City, as an Continue reading
"It was already inhabited in the 5th Millennium BC, but its true greatness came during the Late Bronze Age (1400-1200) when it was a strong military and economical power. Because of its' outstanding position, it was to name the whole civilization in Greece of this time"
Mycenae, this is an eerie place where a curse once lay - tormenting a whole royal family with a cruel destiny. Mycenae is a fascinating Continue reading
“In the 11th century orthodox hermits started living in caves in these high cliffs, far, far away from the rest of the world”
Meteora
Driving form Kalambaka Village up to the monasteries of Meteora, it is almost like being on a different planet. These high pillars of rock that seem to reach for the sky in the otherwise flat landscape look like something out of science fiction and on top of them - the Continue reading
