An architectural masterpieces of the Golden Age of Greece, all built in the latter part of the 5th century BC. A winding pathway and approximately 150 steps lead to the top of the famous hill. See the Propylea Entrance, the Erectheum, the Temple of Wingless Victory and, of course, the crowning glory of Athens, the…
Mykonos
Mykonos is a grand example of unique cycladic architecture set around a picturesque fishing-village bay. Totally whitewashed organic cube-like buildings fit closely together to form a kind of haphazard maze of narrow alley ways and streets. The earthen colors of the bare hills which surround the town’s gleaming whiteness is set between the aura of…
Oia – Santorini
Oia, pronounced ‘Ia’, is the most famous of all villages of Santorini. It is known throughout the world for its quiet life and fantastic sunset, and is certainly the most beautiful and picturesque village of Santorini.The village is also situated on top of an impressive cliff and offers a spectacular view over the volcano of Palia and Nea Kameni…
Rhodes
Rhodes is famous as the island of sun, sea and sand, the ideal place for vacations. It is the third largest Greek island and, officially, the sunniest place in the Europe. The City is among the finest, not only in Greece but in the whole of the Mediterranean. It is situated at the island’s most…
Chania
Chania is one of the island’s most appealing cities and a good base from which to explore western Crete. Its stately Neo Classical mansions and massive Venetian fortifications testify the city’s turbulent and diverse past. Chania Old Town The capital is the beautiful town of Chania where modern, Venetian, Turkish and traditional architecture are blended…
Delos
In the heart of the sea of History, the Aegean, lies a small complex of 32 islands. When you look at the map you have the impression that all these 32 islands fit the perimeter of a circle. That’s why they are called Cyclades.In the centre a 33rd island lies yet it is the most…
Ancient Olympia
The birthplace of the Olympic Games, Ancient Olympia .In a very short time we arrive at the amazing site of the archaeological site of Olympia, one of the greatest historical sites in the world. Once there one can immediately picture everything. Ancient athletes, the youth of Greece, gathered from every city state of this nation…
Lindos
Lindos In the most southern part of Europe is located the island of Rhodes. It’s the island that in the ancient world hosted one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient World, the Colossus. Rhodes has plenty of important antiquities one of them being the Hellenistic citadel of Lindos. It takes about 1 hour from…
Corfu
Corfu is one of the Ionian Islands which nestle off the West side of the Greek mainland. The Old Town of Corfu has its roots in the 8th century BC. The three forts of the town, designed by Venetian engineers, were used to defend the maritime trading interests of the Republic of Venice against the…
Paros
The island of Paros is one of the most popular Greek islands. Paros is located in the heart of the Cyclades. It is a popular island for the sandy beaches with the crystal clear waters, Parian traditional villages with whitewashed cubic houses in narrow paved alleys contrasted with the many colorful bougainvilleas, lovely chapels, an…
Kos
It is the third largest island in the Dodecanese. From the prehistoric times it was an important channel of the sea ways that started from the Black Sea and along the shoreline of Asia Minor and the islands of Aegean and reached North Africa. Ascleipion site: Asclepieion was built in a green area full of…
Patmos
Patmos is not a big island, but it is one of the best known. It was here St. John had his vision and wrote the apocalypse, and this is why Patmos is sometimes called “The Jerusalem of the Aegean”. The Monastery of St. Johns towers above the capital, Chora, and the whole island breathes of…