Delphi, lying in the foothills of Mount Parnassus, was the most famous oracle of ancient Greece and, for many centuries,…
The legendary battle between the Persians and the Greeks, under the leadership of the Spartan King Leonidas, took place at…
The monastery is among the most important monuments of Middle Byzantine art and architecture and is on the list of…
The Daphne monastery is protected by an impressive wall, fortified by towers and ramparts, with two entry gates. It is…
The Evros River is a natural border between Greece and Turkey. Its estuary in the Thracian Gulf forms the Evros…
Xanthi, along with the rest of Thrace, was taken over by the Ottomans in 1375. The habitation of the region…
The Nestos river rises in the Rila Mountains (Bulgaria) and flows into the Aegean Sea near the island of Thasos.…
The Philippi is a settlement close to Kavala. The town of Philippi is the most important archeological site in eastern…
The Rio–Antirrio Bridge, officially the Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge, is one of the world’s longest multi-span cable-stayed bridges and longest of…
The regional unit of Chania is one of Crete’s most important ports and is perhaps Greece’s most beautiful city. It…
The capital of Greece, is among the oldest cities in the world. Also preserved in Athens are monuments of Rome…
Marathon is found on the northeast coast of Attica and looks out to the Aegean Sea. It is renowned for…
Cosmopolitan Spetses is close to the eastern shore of the Peloponnese. Most of the island is covered with pine trees…
Lavrio is a small town and a port in the southeastern part of Attica. It has been known since classical…
Mycenean civilization flourished in the Peloponnese during the Bronze Age, and more specifically from 1600 to 1100 BCE. Its center…
Olympia was the most glorious holy site of Greece. Beginning in 776 BCE, the Olympic Games were held there every…
The wider region of Nemea is the largest viniculture zone of Greece. Produced here are the well-known wines with a…
