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Charging Bull Fresco
This famous fresco adorns Arthur Evans’ restored elevated colonnaded west bastion of the North Entrance of the Palace.
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Giant Pithoi
Located in the west magazines, or storage rooms, giant pithoi (clay jars) once held oil, wine and other staples.
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East Magazines
The East Magazines, or storerooms, once contained stacks of giant pithoi (pots) containing liquids and staples.
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Church of Agios Yiorgos
Ecclesiastic art fans should stop in town at Panormo’s parish church, which has some stunning modern frescoes.
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Shrine
This Mycenaean shrine comprised an anteroom and inner recess and formed part of Agia Triada’s Court of the Shrines.
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Kouremenos
Kouremenos, north of Palekastro, is a pebble beach with good shallow-water swimming and excellent windsurfing.
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Furnace
Remains of a kiln, possibly used by a potter or a coppersmith (traces of molten metal were found in the furnace).
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Odeion
Built on the site of an even older Greek predecessor, this 2nd-century Roman theatre seated around 750 spectators.
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Moni Dohiariou
Athos northernmost west-coast monastery, Moni Dohiariou slopes towards the sea and boasts remarkable architecture.
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Kastorian Museum of Folklore
In the Nerantzis Aïvazis familys former 530-year-old mansion, this museum displays ornaments, utensils and tools.
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Moni Simonos Petras
Spectacular Moni Simonos Petras is fronted by wooden balconies over a cliff; its Athos’ most photographed monastery.
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Church of the Resurrection of Christ
Veria has dozens of Byzantine churches ; few are open, but this fresco-rich, 14th-century central church usually is.
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Agios Vlasios
The most striking of Papingos churches is Agios Vlasios (1852) with its separate 15m-high hexagonal bell tower (1887).
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Lourdas Beach
Set 16km from Argostoli on the Argostoli–Poros road. Has an attractive expansive beach set against a mountainous green backdrop.
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Moni Agiou Nektariou
This large modern monastery in central Aegina marks the turn-off for the road to Paleohora Byzantine village and churches.
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Temple of Aphrodite
On Plateia Symis, there are the remains of a 3rd-century-BC Temple of Aphrodite, one of the few ancient ruins in the Old Town.
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Megisti Museum
In a former mosque near the ferry jetty, this museum devotes itself largely to display panels telling the island’s story.
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Grand Staircase
The impressive grand staircase leads down to the royal apartments.
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Ceramic Art
Down a side road at the top of the village, Konstantinos Gallios makes some beautiful pieces, displayed in his inviting gallery.
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Archaeological excavation
Ongoing excavation of fortified Bronze Age settlement, with remarkable ruins among well-signed paths, plus a new visitor centre.
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