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Nafplion is ridiculously historic and also beautiful.

Published on May 4, 2009 in General and Greece. 0 Comments

Nafplion is ridiculously historic – link to album

Nafplion was the first capital of Greece after the Independence War 1821-1828, and is only a stone’s throw from Mykinis where Agamemnon and others planned the Trojan War, in his Palace past the Lion Gate. The whole Argos peninsula reeks of history.

Ruins of Agamemnon's palace

Ruins of Agamemnon's palace


We made extensive use of Greece’s terrific bus system to get to Epidavros etc from our base in the cosy Pension Dafni.
Pension Dafni: women gather in the gathering dusk

Pension Dafni: women gather in the gathering dusk


The Dafni is only metres from where the first president of liberated Greece, Ioannis Kapodistrias, was assassinated outside Saint Spyridon church.
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Hydra is impossibly beautiful

Published on April 20, 2009 in General and Greece. 0 Comments

link to Hydra is impossibly beautiful album

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Hydra has historically been a fishing and maritime island port, and was an important naval base for the Greeks during the Revolution after 1821. Today it is a holiday getaway for wealthy Athenian Continue reading ‘Hydra is impossibly beautiful’

AN INTERNATIONAL SINGING COMPETITION IN GREECE

Published on April 19, 2009 in Greece and Travel diary. 0 Comments

The Grand Prix Maria Callas 2009: Koreans show the world how it’s done! Grand Prix Maria Callas
We attended several sessions of this big international singing competition, held in Athens every two years: one Heat was at the Athenaeum, just below the Acropolis in the Plaka, on Tuesday March 10. Continue reading ‘AN INTERNATIONAL SINGING COMPETITION IN GREECE’

Mount Olympus

Published on April 19, 2009 in Greece. 0 Comments

Mount Olympus
link to Enipeas Gorge walk album on Facebook
Litohoro is a little town underneath Mt Olympos,

Mt Olympos from our terrace

Mt Olympos from our terrace

frequented by walkers, climbers and some wealthy people who do neither. We were very comfortable in the Pension Papanikolau, run by Martina who came here 20 years ago from Germany on a holiday, and married a local. It’s the kind of place you never want to leave, but we had to journey on to Istanbul via Thessaloniki. Continue reading ‘Mount Olympus’