Perea, a suburb of Thessaloniki, is located approx. 17 kilometers southeast of the city center on the coast of the Thermaic Gulf in Central Macedonia. Perea is the ideal place to relax after the long car ride to Greece. We have chosen the land route via Belgrade and did not, as usual after the Balkan […]
Dion – a place of worship in the ancient world
Dion, a place with approx. 1450 inhabitants, is located near the highway Thessalonki-Larissa in the Greek region of Central Macedonia, about 15 km from the town of Katerini. Ancient Dion, an important archaeological place of the Macedonian culture is not far from the modern place Dion in the plane northwest of the Mount Olympus massif. […]
Kastoria a picturesque town in Western Macedonia
Kastoria, a picturesque town in Western Macedonia, Greece, is situated on a promontory on the western shore of Lake Kastoria, also called Lake Orestida, which fills a volcanic crater. Please watch the video The town with its over 70 chapels and churches is one of the most beautiful towns in Greece. Kastoria has a long […]
Sithonia the second finger of Halkidiki – Greece
Sithonia – Σιθωνία is the second Finger of Halkidiki (Χαλκιδική) in Greece. Please watch the video here The beautiful beaches on the east coast are mainly visited by campers. Greece’s biggest nature port – Pórto Koufó – is located at the southwest tip. In the calm waters the fishermen could always find shelter from the rough […]
Roman heritage in Thessaloniki – Greece
In Roman times, Thessaloniki was an important trade centre on the main route between Rome and Byzantium – the Via Egnatia – and became the capital of the province of Macedonia. Today, Thessaloniki is the second largest city in Greece From the esplanade in northern direction you reach the Navarinou place with a part of […]