There is a saying that states “if you have good company, it doesn’t matter where you are”. Well, that’s not totally true in case of the island of in Greece. A world famous destination for newlyweds to have their honeymoon. The beauty of Santorini has been captured by the world’s top photographers. From the early ’80s Santorini is one of the most visited wedding…
The Blue Caves are one of the most popular and advertised attractions of the island; you can visit them with your own boat or with one of the many organized tours. The Blue Caves consist of particular geologic formations giving life to a succession of caves along the North-West coast of the island; they start soon after Agios Nikolaos to end near Skinari Cape…
1837 West Ridge Rd Greece, NY 14615 (585) 227-6930 Went here on a Saturday night for dinner with 5 other people. Wait was about 45 minutes and we waited just that. Place is very noisy so you have to talk kind of loud to hear other people. Our waitress was very friendly. Kept our drinks filled and we always had bread and butter. I love their bread because it has…
Photo The urban sprawl of Athens. Construction of homes has collapsed across Greece, dropping by 95 percent from 2007 to 2016. Credit Louisa Gouliamaki/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images ATHENS — At law courts throughout Greece, people are lining up to file papers renouncing their inheritance. Not necessarily because some feckless uncle left them with a pile…
UPDATE (8 P.M.) Greece police say 20-year-old Chad Cole has been arrested in connection with Friday s incident at The Mall at Greece Ridge. Cole has been charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon and one count of reckless endangerment. Cole is scheduled to be arraigned in Greece Town Court Friday. 13WHAM will provide updates as they become available…
At the end of the Classical period, around 360 B.C., the Greek city-states were weak and disorganized from two centuries of warfare. (First the Athenians fought with the Persians; then the Spartans fought with the Athenians; then the Spartans and the Athenians fought with one another and with the Thebans and the Persians.) All this fighting made it easy for another…
Understand[edit] Glossa sits high on a hill on the northwest side of Skopelos, the opposite end from main Skopelos town. It faces across the Mediterranean sea to Skiathos and down to the small harbour of Loutraki. Glossa is still an area that appears to have not yet been discovered by mass-tourism and with it’s steep cobbled alley-ways, flanked by traditional…
ADDRESS Greek Consulate General in Johannesburg, South Africa Fortune Kunene House 261 Oxford Road, Illovo P.O. Box 2405, Houghton 2041 2196 Johannesburg South Africa TELEPHONE (+27) 11 214 2300 FAX (+27) 11 214 2304 WEBSITE OFFICE HOURS HEAD OF MISSION Theodoros Michalopoulos, Consul General Greece in South Africa: In addition to Greece s consulate general in…
You can book flights from Bristol to so many great locations including popular summer holiday destinations Greece, Spain and Croatia to chic city breaks in Budapest, Krakow, Stockholm and Brussels. Fly somewhere a little more off the beaten track perhaps like stunning Slovenia, undiscovered Romania or Serbia’s hip capital Belgrade. If you long for flung and exotic…
Usually represented as a serpent, he presided over the Delphic oracle. Unfortunately he became enemies with the Olympian deity Apollos who ended up killing him and taking the oracle for himself. A two headed dog tasked with guarding a huge herd of red cattle, he was killed by Hercules who then kept all the cattle as proof of his victory. These were a pair of…
Ancient Greece has influenced many world architectural movements along centuries, as for example the movement of Renaissance and the Neoclassical style. Many of the world wide masterpieces were inspired by the architecture in Greece , particularly the ancient Greek style of Doric, Ionic or Corinthian rhythm. In fact, the Neoclassical style that was so popular…
Our stylish 4-star Radisson Blu Park Hotel places you right in the center of Athens. The hotel sits at the edge of Pedion tou Areos, one of Athens’ largest parks, only a short stroll to the National Archeological Museum. The city’s vibrant atmosphere and immense history are at your doorstep. Rooms, views and onsite dining Comfortable and contemporary styling…
Lipsi is a tiny island in Dodecanese with very limited tourist development, due to its small size and the long distance from the mainland Greece. Lipsi Town is the only village on the island, a traditional settlement with authentic character. Family Lipsi hotels and rooms line up the long port promenade, offering good access to the small nearby beach and the…
The first great civilization in Greece was the Minoan culture on the island of Crete around 2 B.C. Wall paintings found at the ruins of the palace Knossos show people doing backflips over a charging bull. The Minoans were conquered by the Myceneans from the mainland in 1450 B.C. During ancient times the country was divided into city-states, which were ruled by…
Former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis got really angry. And he decided to reward with his own Yamaha motorcycle those who can prove that the claims his former partner in coalition government alleged were true. So he tweeted: Όποιος αποδείξει ότι έχω δουλέψει έστω για 1 σε fund (κι όχι μόνο στην NY) κερδίζει Yamaha XJS, μοντ. 2010 – αυτήν έχω αυτή προσφέρω…
You d be mad too if you lived in Athens these days. Photo by Milos Bicanski/ Getty Images After some failed talks on Monday, Greece may be headed back to the bargaining table with its European creditors, now that it s ready to ask for an extension of its current loan agreement. So, who knows, perhaps it ll strike a deal to avert any near-term financial catastrophes…
The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on October. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Average Hourly Temperature in October The average hourly temperature, color coded into…
At the approximate position where the Parthenon was built later, the Athenians began the construction of a building that was burned by the Persians while it was still under construction in 480 BCE. It was presumably dedicated to Athena, and after its destruction much of its ruins were utilized in the building of the fortifications at the north end of the Acropolis…
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Athen ist geschäftige, aber charmant zu einigen und eine touristisch Einander zu anderen. Die Wiege der westlichen Zivilisation ist in der Geschichte in einer Weise, einige Hauptstädte sind durchdrungen, mit einigen der bekanntesten archäologischen Stätten und alte Tempel in der Welt - aber es hat auch heftigen Verkehr und schmutzigen Bürgersteigen. Die Stadt…
I’m going to go out on a limb here and make a bold statement; every inch of Greece is beautiful – and not just your regular run of the mill beautiful, I’m talking jaw-droppingly, wow-inducing, mind-blowingly beautiful. How many other countries can say that? Of my two weeks in Greece this summer, I was not disappointed or let down once. Every single place I stopped…
