Ossios Loukas – Arachova

Halfway to Delphi from Levadia the road turns to the left and leads to the 11th-century Monastery of Ossios Loukas. Its Byzantine cathedral is decorated with splendid mosaics and it is architecturally one of the finest Byzantine monuments in the country. The view from the Monastery’s terrace is superb, taking in the whole of the…

Missolonghi – Aetolikon – Agrinion -Amphilochia – Vonitsa

This heroic small town in western Greece lies on the shores of a wide and shallow lagoon in the province of Aetolo-Acarnania. In 1826, during the War of Independence, the world was impressed by the heroic exodus of some 2,000 inhabitants who broke through the lines of the vastly superior Turkish and Egyptian forces. Few…

EUBOEA

EUBOEA Euboea is situated along the coast of Boeotia and Attica forming a natural continuation of central Greece. It is 180 km long and its width varies from 7 to 50 km. It has a total area ( together with its islands ) of 3.908 square kilometers and a population of about 170.000 people.Euboea is…

MONEMVASIA—MANI

Monemvasia Monemvasia has often been described as the Gibraltar of Greece. It occupies a huge bare rock that rises sheer and grim out of the sea on the east coast of the southern promontory of the Peloponnese. It owes its name to the single passageway by which it can be reached. The medieval town has…

Kalambaka – Trikala – Larissa – Vale of Tempi – Ambelakia

This is a fascinating small town built on the site of the ancient city of Aeginion, some 3 km from Meteora. The capital town of the province after which Trikala is named, stands on the site of the province after which Trikala is named, stands on the site of ancient Trikki which together with the…

Patras – Aigio – Diakofto – Mega Spileo – Kalavrita – Aghia Lavra – Xylokastro -Kiato

Patras is the third most important harbor in Greece, lying on the northeastern coast of the Peloponnese. It has some 115,000 inhabitants and is a busy industrial and commercial center as well as a port, with ferryboats connecting with Italy. A pleasant walk can be made as far as the Upper Town or Psila Alonia,…

Paxi – Antipaxi – Lefkada

To the south of Corfu, near the shores of Epirus, are two small islands called Paxi and Antipaxi only 19 square kilometers in area. They have recently been developed into fascinating tourist resorts with comfortable bungalows and fine sandy beaches below the olive groves. Covered with dense subtropical vegetation, they offer a delightful retreat away…

Kos – Kalymnos – Leros

KOS The island is best known as the birthplace of Hippocrates, the father of medicine. Like Rhodes, it has a superb climate and beautiful scenery. Antiquity has also left traces of a prosperous past. Notable remains of the Classical and the successive periods lie scattered all over Kos. The monuments and places one should not…

Lamia – Karpenissi

Lamia is situated along the National Road to Thessaloniki ( 214 km from Athens ). It can also be reached from Levadia. It is an important road and rail junction and the starting point for excursions into the mountainous inland regions. Lamia itself is a pleasant town flanked by two pine-clad hills. On the summit…

THEBES

Thousands of years of Greek history cover the towns and the places of the area around the two roads from Athens to Lamia. Thebes, the once-powerful city-state that fell along with Athens in the battle of Chaeronea in the 4th century B.C., has little to show of its past glory and wealth. The remains of…

Latest Oktoberfest News

Parents club prepares for Oktoberfest Organized by the Our Lady of Fatima Parents Club, Oktoberfest includes about 150 different kinds of beer and more than 20 types of barbecued sausage, along with wine. The event is modeled after the world-famous celebration of Bavarian culture in Munich … Count Sarah Palin among the sane who clearly…

Cephalonia Kefalonia

Cephalonia Cephalonia is mountainous, sprawling, and pine-covered. It is the largest of the Ionian Islands. Among its many attractions are the Mycenaean tombs, ancient mosaics, and medieval castles. Tourist centers are located among pine-tree groves and next to sandy beaches, bays, and headlands. Argostoli, the principal town, lies on an inlet deep in Livadi Bay…

KYTHIRA

Kythira Kythira can be reached from Pireaus, Gythion, or Monemvasia. It is one of the seven Ionian islands, the Eptanissa, but geographically it belongs to the Peloponnese since it lies south of the Laconic Gulf. This mythical island of Aphrodite was a Minoan and then a Phoenician colony before belonging to the Lacedaemonians, in the…

Ancient CORINTH

The ruins of this once splendid city lie high up on a hill above the modern town, overlooking both the Corinth and the Saronicos Gulfs. In fact, ancient Corinth owed its power and wealth to this advantageous position between two large harbors, Lechaion in the Gulf of Corinth and Kechreae on the Saronic Gulf. Corinth…

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BMW Built A One-Off M3 “Münchner Wirte” For Oktoberfest [w/Video] In addition, the livery includes depictions of Munich landmarks (such as the Olympic Stadium, Siegestor, Frauenkirche church, and BMW’s headquarters – the “four-cylinder” building), a roast chestnut seller, and the Wiesn-Schänke beer tent at the Oktoberfest. Read more on Carscoops (blog) British-born actress Emily Blunt…

Longmont’s Oktoberfest among several weekend festivals

Longmont’s Oktoberfest among several weekend festivals Oktoberfest is one of a handful of annual events that the group intends to launch over the next year, to raise at least $ 30,000 annually for the scholarship fund that will be split evenly between a student at Monarch High School … Read more on Longmont Times-Call The…

Aghios Mamas to Pyrgadikia

On this second journey, we shall follow the road linking Thessaloniki to the peninsula of Sithonia. After Nea Moudania, a detour in the main road brings us to Aghios Mamas, which is known for its village fête, celebrated in early September, while two kilometers further along another fork in the road leads to Nea Olynthos….

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German Police to Separate Oktoberfest Revelers from Migrant Masses, Fears of… As for Oktoberfest, he said he “could not foresee how the many drunken Oktoberfest revelers will behave”, but noted that there were always some incidents and the meeting of a large group of refugees and the revelers could close both the railway … Read…

Pope urges Europe’s Catholic churches to host refugees

Pope urges Europe’s Catholic churches to host refugees May every parish, every religious community, every monastery, every sanctuary of Europe host a family, starting from my diocese of Rome, Francis said at the end of his Angelus prayers in Rome on Sunday. “The two parishes in the Vatican these days … Read more on CNN…

Chalkidiki – Introduction

Southeast of Thessalonike lies the peninsula of Chalkidiki. Its three long “fingers” – Cassandra, Sithonia, and Athos – stretch out across the Aegean.The peninsula has been richly endowed by Nature: along the delicate tracery of the coastline a string of enchanting coves and bays alternate with rocky headlands and beaches of golden sand, while groves…

How To Get To Mt. Athos

The visitor can take a boat from Ouranoupolis to Daphne ( journey time 1.30-2 hrs. ). Information on boat schedules from tel.23770/71149, fax.79016, and the Ouranoupolis Harbor Police, tel.23770/71248. Occasional kayaks run from Ierissos to the monasteries of the north-eastern coast. For information, contact Ierissos Harbor Police, tel. 23770/22576. FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE HOLY MOUNTAIN…

Chalkidiki – Spa’s, Marina’s, Food And Sports

There is a spa at Loutra Aghias Paraskevis in Cassandra, 85 km., south of Polygyros. Water temp.: 39° C. The installations consist of a hydrotherapy center with two common baths for the treatment of skin diseases, gynecological diseases, rheumatic ailments, arthropathy. Information from tel/fax no. 23740/61439.Information from the marina: 2310/444598, 444594-5, and the Port Authority:…