In the evening the taverns on the beach of Tolo attract with local specialties. Some locals, mostly artisans, meet here at night and play Greek folk music to their own pleasure. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note […]
Visiting Ancient Corinth – Greece
In ancient Corinth in Greece, only the remains of the Temple of Zeus bear witness from the archaic city. Otherwise, the ruins are strongly influenced by the Roman past. In the center of the Agora one can still recognize the speaker’s platform where the apostle Paulus had to justify himself before the Roman dictators. Please […]
Canal of Potidea
Kassandra is the westernmost of three fingers of the Chalkidike peninsula. At its narrowest point in the northern part it is intersected by the Canal of Potidea. The 40 m wide waterway was built by the Macedonian King Cassander around 300 BC. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. […]
Cape Sounion and Vouliagmeni
On the headland of Cape Sounion stands the widely visible the Temple of Poseidon, where sailors made their sacrifices in former times. The steep rock drop on three sides 60 meters deep into the sea. The brilliant white marble reveals its full beauty in the bright sunlight. According to legend, King Aegeus of Athens jumped […]
Tolo – a seaside resort near Nafplio in the Peloponnese
In searching for accommodation for the next excursions we reach the bay of Tolo near Assini. The remains of old fortifications date from Venetian time. But the story goes back even further. Already Homer reported that the bay of Tolo Bay was one of the starting points of the fleet for the battle against Troy. […]
From Kalamata to Mystras – Peloponnese
Kalamata, the city at the Messenian Gulf in the Peloponnese, famous for its olive export, is the starting point of our trip. The city got badly damaged by an earthquake in 1986 as they frequently appear in this region. Today the destructions have been widely remediated. Winding roads lead up the mountain slopes of the […]