The Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes in the City of Rhodes is one of the main attractions of the island of the same name. It was built on the highest point of the city. Today it is assumed that it was the original location of the Colossus of Rhodes. Please […]
Lindos
Lindos is a town on the island of Rhodes in the Dodecanese, Greece. Most likely it was settled by the Mycenaeans and probably also by the Minoans. Lindos experienced the first golden age with the Dorians. In the 11th Century BC, Lindos developed quickly into a trading center between Greeks and Phoenicians, not least because […]
Port of Symi in the Aegean Sea – Greece
The landmarked port of Symi in the Aegean Sea, also called Gialos, nestles around a narrow horseshoe-shaped bay which offers the ferry few opportunities for maneuvering. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data […]
Visiting the Panormitis Monastery
Symi is a Greek island of the Dodecanese in the Aegean Sea and belongs to the Southern Sporades. The island is only 5.6 miles away from the Turkish mainland. The Greek Orthodox Panormitis Monastery is situated in the south of the island was built in the early 18th centrury and is still inhabited by monks. Please […]
Akrotiri – The Pompeji of Greece
Visitors of the Greek Cycladic island of Santorini should not miss a visit to the archaeological site of Akrotiri in the south of the island. The closed since 2005 excavation site was reopened shortly before the Orthodox Easter, 2012. Please watch the video here You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access […]