Category Archive: Greece Travel
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Ancient Lato on Crete A windswept saddle between two rugged and rocky peaks in Eastern Crete, overlooking a deep blue bay far below to the East and lush upland valleys filled with olive trees ... Read More
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Assyrtiko wine from Santorini: a Unique Aegean Aroma It's surprising where a glass of good wine, enjoyed on one of these balmy Athenian spring evenings, in the company of friends and with a wandering mind, can take you... ... Read More
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Kastoria: a Byzantine treasure trove in Greece On our Exploring Macedonia tour, we pass through a variety of Greece's key archaeological and historical landscapes, where Macedonians, Romans, Byzantines, Jews and Ottomans have left their traces behind for ... Read More
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Kos Town in the Dodecanese islands of Greece: Walking through History Kos is the second-largest of the Dodecanese islands, the group of Greek islands that stretches along the south-west coast of Turkey and it is a place of immense archaeological interest. ... Read More
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Macedonia: Visiting Alexander the Great at Home The fascination of Alexander the Great and his life endures more than 2,000 years after his death. We have long been running tours following the route of his campaigns through ... Read More
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Walking the Lanes of Bronze Age Gournia in Crete, Greece A small town set amongst beautiful olive groves, on a low hill overlooking the sea, its winding cobbled streets - opening up into a small square here and there - ... Read More
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Kalymnos - Big Surprises on a Small Island in Greece Imagine a noble and beautiful lady, haughty, grand and dominant in appearance, full of poise and dignity - and made of bronze. Her empty eye-sockets intensifying the sense of mystery ... Read More
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Love at First Sight: Kastellorizo Well, what can I say? I have fallen in love. Within seconds of making the acquaintance with the object of my new-found affection, I realised that this was serious. And ... Read More
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Exploring Crete: Images and a Recipe Nearly a month ago, we concluded our first ever Exploring Crete tour. In the course of 12 days, we travelled the length and breadth of that beautiful Greek island, offering ... Read More
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Astypalaia and Santorini: A comparison of Greek Islands These two islands that we visit on our Cyclades cruise by gulet, could not be more different from one another. Santorini is a well-known spectacular, world-famous and well-frequented, the image ... Read More
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The kouroi of Flerio on the Cycladic island of Naxos in Greece Amidst rocks and trees, two beautiful boys are lying on their backs, not far from each other, stark naked, their open eyes looking towards the sky above them. Their smiles ... Read More
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The Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece: some photographs We still call it the New Acropolis Museum. That is because it is still quite new and because its grandiose modernity is still striking, but eventually it will be known ... Read More
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Crete in December Crete is very much a late-spring-to-summer destination. Hardly anyone travels there in winter. I just did. The largest of the Greek islands is one of Europe's best-known holiday destinations. It ... Read More
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Preparing a land-based escorted tour “It was a wonderful trip through Greece; the sites were lovely, the food was outstanding and the guides were excellent”. Jim Cleary, UK Based on our guests' feedback, we have ... Read More