Matala is a picturesque resort town in the centre-south of Crete. It is a distance of about 70km from Heraklion. Matala sits to the south west of the Messara plain. The road over the mountains has been vastly improved making it far easier to reach than just a couple of years ago. Matala beach is […]
SAMARIA GORGE The Samaria Gorge is normally a one way walk – from the top to the bottom. It emerges directly onto the sea shore near Agia Roumeli and you then need to take a boat trip back to civilisation where a bus takes you back to your starting point. It takes around […]
Lets start our walk from the “heart of city” from Zea, the most known in all Pasalimani, where are assembled most people of Piraeus – and also the most known and interesting part in Piraeus. Crossing the coast of Trifon Moutsopoulos on ourrleft hand side, we see also small restaurants. In the pavements exist tables […]
Plaka Athens Greece: the most beautiful and romantic area of Athens – just under the Acropolis. An attractive approach to Plaka is to follow Odos Kydathineon, a pedestrian walkway that starts near the Aglican and Russian churches on Odos Fillelinon, south of Syntagma. It leads gently downhill past the museum of Greek Folk Art, on […]
At the height of Athens’ power, Pericles built on the Acropolis the Parthenon, a temple dedicated to Athena the Virgin (Parthena). Numerous other temples were built later on as well. Processions leading to the Parthenon used an inclined road which started in Thission. Over the next two thousand years all the buildings, roads and dwellings […]
The Acropolis The Acropolis hill, or “Sacred Rock,” is the most significant historical site in Athens and has been inhabited since the Neolithic period. From 650 B.C., the area was a place of worship to the goddess Athena and during the Classical period, three important temples were built: the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, and the Temple […]
Butterflies valley in Paros – an oasis of freshness and lush vegetation in your tour to Paros island. When you go in Paros island you must not forget to visit the valley of the butterflies. It is a magnificent and peaceful location with lush vegetation composed by various kinds of trees and plants. You will […]