Tag: Greece
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Top Travel Spots for 2022
Temple of Apollo, site of the Oracle at Delphi, Greece A truly stunning site. Stunning even in winter. Standing on the slopes of Mount Parnassus above the Temple ruins one can imagine the great and the good from antiquity who came to this very spot: emperors, philosophers, warriors, kings. To receive divine guidance from a…
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Greece, Part 3: The Mainland
Delphi Our route leads northwards now, away from the Peloponnese peninsula to the mainland, via the Charilaos Trikoupis cable-stayed bridge that spans the west end of the Gulf of Corinth. This bridge was completed in 2004 just before the Summer Olympics in Athens. In fact the Olympic torch bearers were the first to cross it,…
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Greece, Part 2: The Peloponnese
Corinth Canal We are driving westwards in a minibus from Athens through pale greenish hilly countryside with our main guide for the tour, who gives us the lowdown on interesting landmarks. Every now and then we catch a glimpse of the glittering waters of the Aegean Sea as we approach the famous Corinth Canal. “The…
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Greece, Part 1: Athens
Sometimes, the business of deciding which country to visit next can become somewhat taxing. After all, there are at least 100 of them on my list. I have not yet resorted to sticking a pin in my world map at random, rather I try to prioritise those which pique my interest most and, of course,…