Category Archive: Greece Travel

The Statue of Hermes by Praxiteles at Olympia in Greece During our Peloponnese tour, we spend one whole entire morning visiting the site of Ancient Olympia, one of the most important religious and social centres of Ancient Greece. It is ... Read More

The Palace of Nestor in Greece The archaeological site of Epano Eglianos, better known as the so-called "Palace of Nestor", the modern town of Pylos, overlooking a stupendously picturesque bay that was the venue of major ... Read More

Old Kardamyli and the Mourtzinos Tower in the Peloponnese, Greece Kardamyli, a coastal settlement of Messenian Mani is one of the more remote stops on our tour of the Peloponnese in Greece. The place is an attractive and peaceful coastal ... Read More

Diros Caves: a natural marvel in the Peloponnese, Greece The Mani Peninsula is the stark and rocky protrusion of Mount Taigetos that forms the middle one of the Peloponnese's three southern 'fingers' in southern Greece. It is a place ... Read More

Mystras in the Peloponnese: Byzantine grandeur in Greece Mystras is not just a wayside stop, but a UNESCO-listed World Heritage site and one of the most important historic places in Greece. It is also extraordinarily beautiful. Its history ... Read More

The Corinth Canal in Greece To enter the Peloponnese from Athens during our Exploring the Peloponnese tour, we have to cross the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow neck of land connecting the peninsula that is ... Read More

A walking reconnoitre in the Central Dodecanese Last week, our three trusted local experts in Greece and three of our core staff concluded an intense week-long recce or reconnoitre in the Dodecanese Islands, in preparation for our ... Read More

The Gold of Mycenae in Greece: An Archaeological Mystery Mystery 4. Greece: The Gold of Mycenae - a key one among so  many Bronze Age mysteries Since the rediscovery of Greek prehistory in the 19th century, triggered by characters ... Read More

The island of Giali in the Dodecanese islands of Greece During our trips in the Dodecanese we often anchor off Giali, a small and seemingly insignificant islet between Kos and Nisyros, notable today for its pumice quarry. The whole place ... Read More

The Casa Romana (Roman house) of Kos On some of our gulet cruises in Greece we explore Kos Town and its antiquities, including the wonderful Archaeological Museum together with the "Casa Romana" - the Roman House. The Casa ... Read More

The Lady of Kalymnos: An ancient bronze sculpture During our cruise of the Dodecanese islands in Greece, typically, after a lovely swim and an exploration of the town of Pothia, we visit the Archaeological Museum of Kalymnos, which ... Read More

A Beautiful Cove on Kalymnos in Greece During our gulet cruises we regularly stop to swim in beautiful coves and bays. One of our favourites on our "Cruising the Dodecanese" trip is Mesa Almyres. If you try ... Read More

Samos in Greece: its key archaeological sites Today, during our Cruising the Dodecanese trip, we explored the ancient history and key archaeological of the great island of Samos in the Dodecanese in Greece. This island was one ... Read More

Roast Lamb in a Mountain Village on Crete It's only a picture, so you have to use your imagination to match our experience today: slabs of lamb roasting over an open fire, their scent mingling with that of ... Read More

The Trapeza Cave on Crete in Greece This is a view inside the little-visited Cave of Trapeza (Tzermiadho in Greek), on the edge of the stupendous Lasithi Plateau, facing towards the exit - which is the source ... Read More