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Athens Acropolis Athens
437 Reviews The Temple of Erechtheum, built between 421 and 406 BC and possibly dedicated to the Greek hero, is not just another temple on the Acropolis; it is, in my opinion, the most beautiful of them all. The...
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Oia Village Santorini Island
146 Reviews Oia, is one of the most beautiful villages of the island, carved out of the cliffs and clinging to the edge. The architecture is amazing and is highlighted by the stark white of the buildings and the...
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Knossos Crete Island
53 Reviews Also known as Labyrinth or Knossos Palace,it is the largest Bronze Age Archaeological site on Crete and probably the ceremonial and political centre of the Minoan civilisation and culture.The palace...
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Aghios Dimitrios church Thessaloniki
25 Reviews Agios Demitrios (Saint Dmitri) was a third century Christian scholar who was martyred by Galerius and whose ghost has apparently appeared at several key battlesites. The significance of Agios...
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Delos Island Mykonos
34 Reviews A must-see day trip from Mykonos is to take the boat to Delos, birthplace of Apollo and the largest city in the world at one point. Its history goes back to 3000 BC, and the remains are in excellent...
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Castle/Old town Ioannina
16 Reviews Ali Pasha, the pasha of Ioannina, known as an enlightened but also very cruel ruler. Lord Byron describing him had mixed feelings, noting the splendor of Ali's court and the Greek cultural revival in...
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Heraklion (City) Prefecture of Heraklion
15 Reviews Iraklion (Heraclio) is a proper working city where tourism is important but Greek life and business is the main order of the day. Fashion wear, technology shops and private and public offices can all...
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The changing of the Guard Athens
76 Reviews It was a grey cold day at the Syntagma square, but still, as every day at 11AM, the changing guard of the Parliament building went on. This ceremony is 24 times daily but the main one takes place each...
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Fira, Imerovigli and Firostefani Santorini Island
153 Reviews Fira is the main town on Santorini and a very pretty place. Part of the town is sitting on steep cliffs and there is a superb view of the bay from there. the town itself is small town greece at it's...
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Heraklion (City) Crete Island
47 Reviews The Venetians began construction of the city walls in 1462 and they took more than a century to complete. The walls are about 4km in length and of a triangular shape with seven bastions. The walls...
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White Tower (Lefkos Pyrghos) Thessaloniki
27 Reviews The white tower is certainly prominant here. It has been turned into a very effective museum. You clime uo to the various levels inside via the spiral staircase and eventually reach the top from where...
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Paradise Beach Mykonos
12 Reviews This place is AWESOME! It's a total scene from morning 'till night. The beach is pretty rocky, but you can rent a chair for the day. Don't e afraid to bargain low. They would ask for 4EUR/chair, and...
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Lake and island Ioannina
13 Reviews Lake Pamvotis has always been a popular fishing place. And Nisaki isle a quiet place for monks. But in the period of Ali Pasha's rule, the lake also became witness to his cruelty, when he ordered...
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Malia Prefecture of Heraklion
2 Reviews The palace found at Malia is the third largest palace of Minoan Crete after Knossos and Phaistos. It occupies 7500 square meters at the edge of a fertile valley near Hersonissos in Northern Crete. The...
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Lycabettus Hill Athens
64 Reviews Almost 1000 feet tall, this is the highest point in Athens and gives a 360 degree view. The ascent is by walking (45 minutes), bus, driving or funicular. At the summit is the 19C Chapel of Agios...
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Kamari and Perissa Santorini Island
61 Reviews What can I say about Perissa, well, it's very quiet and very laid back and it does have a camp site, a nice church, which is the largest Church on the Island. We took the bus from Fira to Parissa, and...
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Lasithi Prefecture Crete Island
52 Reviews Plaka is a popular little seaside village some 16kms. north of Aghios Nikolaos and 5kms from Elounda. Boat trips leave all three of these places (Plaka being the shortest crossing) to Spinalonga...
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Museums & Galleries Thessaloniki
40 Reviews Over 1000 years of social, secular life and religious rites are being displayed at this very interesting museum. It houses six permanent exhibitions of objects from the Early Byzantine period (300-700...
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Town of Hora Mykonos
18 Reviews The Kastro bar behind the Little Venice area in Mykonos town is a beautifully decorated place with a great view to the sea, serving quality coffee. We were caught in Mykonos on a rainy morning, which...
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Museums Ioannina
15 Reviews The museum is focused on Greek War of Independence in the 19th century. The most promoted scene form the museum's collection is the one with the slaughter in the monastery of Nisaki, in which also...
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Knossos Prefecture of Heraklion
3 Reviews Knossos Palace is the legendary site of Theseus fighting the Minotaur, Ariadne and her ball of string, Daedalus the architect and doomed Icarus of the wax wings: how many of us dream Minoan dreams and...
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The Temple of Olympian Zeus Athens
71 Reviews The Temple of Olympian Zeus - also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus - is a colossal ruined temple in the centre of the Greek capital Athens that was dedicated to Zeus, king of...
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Volcano Santorini Island
58 Reviews Doesn’t the Caldera look lovely? What a romantic view. Ahhh… Wait! That is an active volcano that could explode at any moment and destroy large parts of Greece! It last erupted in 1950 and you can...
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Chania (City) Crete Island
43 Reviews With markets selling all kinds and qualities of leather goods and a really interesting indoor food market Chania Town is worth a visit just for the shopping. The harbour is beautiful with an old...
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Aristotelous square Thessaloniki
13 Reviews If you want to start getting to know Thessaloniki, start here at Aristoteles Square. It's the heart of the city, pulsating day and night. At the front, there is the sea, on the sides beautiful...
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Hera was Zeus wife and sister. As mother god Hera was the protector of woman and the family. Every yea, Hera ranewed her virginity by bathing in a spring. Hera was fierce in her jealaousy over Zeus antics
Volos City stretches on the north side of Pagasitikos Bay. Il is said to be the starting point for charming small trips around the province of Magnesia, being an industrial and commercial centre for many years it has numerous facilities to offer. The amanities of Pagasitikos bay combined with the scenic and culinary plearures of Pelion, really attract visitors. In the main of town there are both lovely newly constucted houses and old ones, presenting the history of the place which is dated to prehistoring times according to research. Excavations have uncovered precious findings which are kept in the local museum. Amongst other, there are the 'epitimbies stiles of Dimitiados' that are vividly painted and represent original and authentic paintings of the times. In Volos museum, visitors have the opportunity to admire the great selection of prehistoric findings such as: ceramics, pottery,...
Thebes , the birthplace of the lagendary hero Herakles and men of importance like Pintar and Epameinodas, played a major role in the affairs of Greece, from its early historyas the many legends of the city testlify.
Nafplio City was the first capital of the modern Greece. See more in myNaflio city web site.InformationName: NaflioAttractions in Naflio: Bourgi, Palamidi Castle, Old city, Archaeological Museum, Beach Road.Province: ArgolidaLocation: Peloponissos, South GreeceLast Visit: July 2007My PhotosFirst Photo: Naflio CitySecond photo: Naflio CityThird photo: Palamidi CastleForth photo: Church in Naflio cityFifth photo: Naflio City
Meteora is a place in Greece centre mainland, in Trikala prefecture. Famous for the big rocks and the monasteries.Site Monuments in Meteora:- Monastery of the Great Meteoron- Monastery of Rousanou - Monastery of Agia Triada- Varlaam Monastery - Monastery of Agios Nikolaos Anapafsa - Monastery of Agios StephanosInformationName: MeteoraProvince: TrikalaLocation: Thessaly, Central GreeceLast Visit: August 2007My PhotosFirst Photo: MeteoraSecond photo: MeteoraThird photo: MeteoraForth photo: Meteora
The archaeological site of Lindos extends outside and around the Acropolis of Lindos, on the west coast of Rodos island (Dodekanisa).Other monuments of the area are some remains of the Knights Era, Byzantine churches and mansions of the 17th century AD.
The archaeological site of Paleopoli, with the remains of the Sanctum of the Great Gods where the Kabeirian mysteries were taking place and a lot of ancient buildings in the surrounding area. It is the place where the statue known as Victory of Samothraki was standing (now in the Museum of Louvre, Paris). Other interesting remains are the towers of Gattilusi (15th century AD) and the preserved settlement of Chora.
A number of monasteries built on the magnificent rocks of Meteora form a World Heritage monument of religious, cultural and natural value.The monasteries of Meteora are built on rock pinnacles of deltaic origin, rising over 400m above the Thessalian plain. Chemical analysis and work suggests that the pinnacles were created some 60 million years ago in the Tertiary period, emerging from the cone of a river or lake and further transformed by earthquakes. The pillars are of brown sandstone. The site is of geological interest with references being made to it by ancient Greek writers such as Herodotous and Strabo, as well as modern observers such as Pouqueville, Leake, Giannopoulos and Ussing. Religious life, starting in the form of hermits dwellings, can be traced to around 1,000 AD, when monks settled in this inaccessible region of sandstone peaks. 24 monasteries were built directly on the...
Mystras occupies a steep foothill on the northern slopes of Mt. Taygetos, 6km NW of Sparti. The castle on the top of the hill was founded in 1249 by the Frankish leader Guillaume (=William) II de Villehardouin. After 1262 it came under Byzantine control, and at the middle of the 14th century became the seat of the Despotate of Moreas. It was one of the first castles of Greece to be liberated in 1821. The foundation of modern Sparti marked the end of the old city's life. For many years, large-scale consolidation and restoration work has been carried out on the religious and secular monuments of the site. The conservation of the wall paintings of the churches has already been completed and the restoration of the Palaeologian Palace is almost finished.The Archaeological Museum of Mystras is housed in a restored Byzantine building and it contains collections of Byzantine sculpture,...
Mycenae, the legendary home of the Atreides dynasty, is situated upon a small hill-top on the road leading from the Argolic Gulf to Corinthos. The site was inhabited since Neolithic times but reached its peak during the Late Bronze Age (1350-1200 BC), giving its name to a civilization which spread throughout the Greek world. During that period, the acropolis was surrounded by massive "cyclopean" walls.A palace was built on the summit of the hill while towards the Argolic plain lay the wall - painted "Cult Center", the "Lion Gate" and "Grave Circle A" which contained the treasures now displayed at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. The "Lion Gate" was cleared in 1841 and in 1876 H. Schliemann started the excavations and discovered the treasures of "Grave Circle A". More tombs, "Grave Circle B", and large tholoi as well as houses were discovered outside the walls.Some kms...
Grand Bretagne Hotel Athens Athens
17 Reviews and 640 Opinions Every visitor to Athens cannot fail to notice this huge hotel. It's right on Syntagma Square,...
Astra Apartments & Suites Santorini Island
1 Review and 404 Opinions My husband and I finished off our honeymoon at the Astra Apartments, an all-suite hotel. The website...
Marni Village Crete Island
1 Review and 220 Opinions Stayed in October 2006, and really have no complaints about the accomodation,Very friendly and...
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Q: Hi! Last holiday I had to give up on Greece but this year I ve decided to visit there. I am planning to go on mid-October , but I...
A: I have been to Athens during the winter months and it can sometimes be quite pleasant weatherwise but colder in the evenings even in October.. It is a capital city...
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