Greece

The Acropolis

GREECE 04/07/2009 Human settlement in Ancient Greece dates back from the Paleolithic era (11,000-3,000 BC). During the second millennium BC, Greece entered in to the great stone and bronze civilization: the Minoans (2600-1500 BC), the Mycenaean’s (1500-1150 BC) and the Cycladic civilization. These were the first important civilizations in Greek …

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Athens-Aegina-Poros-Hydra Boat ride

05/07/2009 My travel company arranged a Boat cruise to Saronic Islands, Embark from the Piraeus Port, to visit Aegina, Poros and Hydra Islands. Full day Cruise, wonderful scenes, blue waters surrounded by the Aegean Sea, the Gulf of Evoikos, the Saronic Gulf and the Gulf of Corinth. On return Athens city …

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Olympia – Delphi – Kalambaka – Meteora

06/07/2009 We departed Athens for other Archaeological sites in Greece. On the way, we visited Corinth Canal. The Corinth Canal in Greece is one of the oldest canals in the world and a very important navigational route in the Greek archipelago connecting the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf.The …

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Olympia

Olympia is an ancient site on Greece’s Peloponnese peninsula that hosted the original Olympic Games, founded in the 8th century B.C. Its extensive ruins include athletic training areas, a stadium and temples dedicated to the gods Hera and Zeus.

Delphi

08/07/2009 Delphi  lying on the slopes of Mount Parnassus high above the Gulf of Corinth,  lies 180 kilometers northwest of Athens.  Delphi is the most historic sites in Greece known throughout the ancient Greek world and beyond as the sanctuary of Apollo and the shrine of his oracle, a UNESCO world …

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Meteora

The area of Meteora was originally settled by monks who lived in caves within the rocks during the 11th Century. But as the times became more unsure during an age of Turkish occupation, brigand and lawlessness, they climbed higher and higher up the rock face until they were living on …

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