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Skyros Island

Skyros island is the southernmost island of the Sporades, in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Around the 2nd millennium BC and slightly later, the island was known as The Island of the Magnetes where the Magnetes used to live. Skyros island is the largest of the Sporades, Skyros is one of the municipalities that are not part of any provinces in Greece. Read the rest of this entry »

Santorini

The traditional architecture of Santorini is similar to that of the other Cyclades, with low-lying cubical houses, made of local stone and whitewashed or limewashed with various volcanic ashes used as colors. Read the rest of this entry »

Ancient Academy of Asklepion, Kos island

Kos island is located in the south Sporades group of the Dodecanese islands in Greece, next to the Gulf of Gökova, about 4 kilometres from the coast of Bodrum, Turkey. Kos town is the administrative center and largest town of the island. The ruins of Asklepieion are popular tourist attractions. In ancient Greece and Rome, an asclepeion was a healing temple, sacred to the god Asclepius.The cult of Asclepius started around 300 BC. Hippocrates is said to have received his medical training at asclepieion of Kos. Read the rest of this entry »

Kalymnos port

Kalymnos island is located in the southeastern Aegean Sea, Greece. Kalymnos belongs to the Dodecanese island group close to the western part of Bodrum peninsula, Turkey. Kalymnos lies between two to five hours away by sea from Rhodes. The island is known as Calino in Italian and Kilimli or Kelemez in Turkish. Tourism activity has become the most important revenue for the island, rock climbing is particularly popular. The island has an airport, the Kalymnos Island National Airport near Pothia. Read the rest of this entry »

Skiathos Island

Skiathos island is located in the Aegean Sea, Greece. It is the westernmost island in the Northern Sporades group of islands. The name of the island dates back to ancient times. Skiathos is a popular tourist destination. It has more than 60, chiefly sandy, beaches scattered along the 44 km long coastline. Read the rest of this entry »

Nisyros Island

Nisyros Island is located in the Aegean Sea, in Greece, it is a volcanic island. It is part of the Dodecanese islands, situated between the islands of Kos and Tilos.The island of Nisyros is almost circular-shaped. Nisyros disposes of rare natural beauties and powerful landscape exchanges. Many Orthodox Christian churches are found on the island, as well as four monasteries which are not inhabited by monks today. Read the rest of this entry »

Samos island Beach

The Greek island of Samos is located in the North Aegean sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese Island, in Greece. Heraion of Samos and the Pythagoreion were inscribed in UNESCO’s World Heritage list. The Muscat grape is the main crop used for wine production in Samos Island. Read the rest of this entry »

Lindos town in Rhodes

Lindos is situated on the east coast of the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese in southeastern Aegean Sea. It is about 55 km south of the town of Rhodes. One of the main sights is the acropolis of Lindos, located above the modern town. From the acropolis you will have a spectacular views of the surrounding harbours and coastline. Lindos is a popular tourist destination due to its fine beaches and historical sights. Read the rest of this entry »

Crete, Heraclion

Heraclion is located in the northern part of Crete, Greece, near Knosos, the ancient capital of Crete and the center of Minoan civilization. It is the biggest city of Crete. The most interest sights of Heraclion are the Venetian square and the medieval fortification. Read the rest of this entry »

Porto Katsiki beach, Lefkas Island

Porto Katsiki Beach is located on the Ioanian Sea island of Lefkáda/Lefkás in Greece.Porto Katsiki Beach is one of the most famous beaches in Greece. It is 35 km away from Lefkada town, near Athani village. The unique view of the white cliff over the beach combined with the surrounding green area and the cyan water of the sea make this beach a particularly popular place for tourists. Read the rest of this entry »