The Castle City of Ioannina At the southeastern edge of the city of Ioannina, a unique castle city remains to this day, serving as a landmark for the city and an inseparable part of the rich history of the region. It is the oldest Byzantine castle in Greece, with an uninterrupted history, as it is…
Livadia A Walk Through the City At the lagoon, one of the most significant wetlands in the Ionian, protected by the Ramsar Convention as a wetland of international importance. The area also houses an ancient fish farm (ivari). At the Fortress of Agia Mavra, at the entrance of the city, built by the Sicilian Giovanni…
Pylos Pylos, historically known by its Venetian-Italian name as Navarino or Navarino, is a coastal town that falls administratively under the Municipality of Pylos – Nestoras, located in the western part of the Messinia region. Until 2010, it was the seat of the municipality of the same name. It is known for its rich ancient,…
Stemnitsa Stemnitsa, known in Antiquity as Hypsous, is a mountainous village in the municipality of Gortynia in Arcadia. Built on Mount Mainalo at an altitude of 1,083 meters, it is classified as a traditional settlement. The area has been known since antiquity as Hypsous. According to mythology, ancient Hypsous was built by Hypsountas, one of…
Volos Perhaps the most beautiful and certainly the most popular capital of Thessaly, Volos has a rich history that takes you back to ancient Iolcus, the city of the Argonauts. Volos owes its charm mainly to its beautiful beach, its good urban planning, the nearby Mount Pelion, and of course, its famous tsipouradika (traditional taverns),…
Ancient Messene Located 30 kilometers from Kalamata, on the western foothills of Mount Ithome, near the modern village of Mavrommati, lies Ancient Messene, one of the most important archaeological sites in Greece. Ancient Messene has been excavated and gradually revealed since the time of the Revolution, and due to its size and significance, it provides…
The Thermopylae are a coastal pass in Greece. The area is named after nearby hot springs and the narrow and difficult passages through which one could approach the region, the gates, which were the Eastern, Middle, and Western gates. There were major festivals and sanctuaries in ancient Greece. At the Thermopylae, there was a sanctuary…
Porto Heli, also known as Portocheli, is a coastal town in the Argolis region. It is located in the southern part of the region, 85 km from Nafplio, built in a natural harbor next to the ruins of the ancient city of the Aleyes. It is also referred to as the “Greek Riviera” and resembles…
Half-day excursions The Holy Monastery of Panagia Gorgoepikoou in Mandra (also known as Gorgoypikoou) is a 20th-century ecclesiastical institution and monastery located in the area of Mandra, Attica. It belongs to the Holy Metropolis of Megara and Salamina. It is a female monastery to which many miracles are attributed by the faithful, all of which…
Half-day Excursions At the southernmost tip of Attica, where the Attic sky meets the Aegean Sea, stands proudly the Temple of Poseidon, the mythical god of the sea. Perched on the steep cliffs of Cape Sounion, it will whisper to you its myths and history, from ancient times to the present day… Between myth and…
Half-day excursions The Panathenaic Stadium: A Cultural Symbol of Greece The Panathenaic Stadium is one of the most significant monuments of Athens and all of Greece. Its history is intricately connected with the modern Olympic Games, from their revival in 1896 to the Athens Olympic Games of 2004. The Olympic flame is lit here every…
Half-day excursions In the mid-6th century BC, the Athenian Agora was established to the northwest of the Sacred Rock of the Acropolis, between the hills of Areopagus and the Agora Kolonos. For at least the next four centuries, it became the center of the city during the Classical and Hellenistic periods. In this space, the…