Monemvasia – the town was founded on the island in 583 AD by the inhabitants of the mainland seeking refuge from invasions of Greece. It is a jewel.
Mystras in Peloponnesus has many beautiful churches and monasteries dating to Byzantine period.
The Ionian coast of Anatolia was the home to some of the most important city-states of Ancient Greece. Ephesus was the grandest of them all. Its origins are traced to 1600 BC. It was the home [...]
We hop on a ship and visit two beautiful Aegean islands: Santorini and Melos.
Istanbul is partly in Europe and partly in Asia. The old, European part of the city is surrounded by water on three sides: Golden Horn, where two creeks move out into the sea, the southern end [...]
When the Western Roman Empire collapsed in 476AD, Constantinople became the capital of the Christian Roman Empire - Byzantine Empire. it lasted for the 1100 years until the Ottoman Turks [...]
Delphi was the sanctuary that grew rich and famous as the seat of Cybil, the oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the classical world.
Olympia was a major Panhellenic religious sanctuary of Greece, where the Olympic Games were held. The games were held from 8th cent. BC to 4th cent. AD. It housed temples and treasuries, [...]
In Epidaurus is the largest well-preserved 4th century BC Greek theaters. It has a capacity of 14,000, and is considered to be the most perfect ancient Greek theatre with regard to acoustics [...]
The population of Athens is over 3 million. And like in every large city, the sights and sounds vary. We walk the streets and visit Ancient Agora, Roman Agora, Temple of Olympian Zeus, [...]
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