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Chora Mykonos
Chora Mykonos The island’s capital, Chora Mykonos also goes by the names of Hora and Mykonos Town. From the sea, the sun glances off the town’s jumble of whitewashed houses lining a maze of narrow winding streets designed to trick would-be pirates.Take a stroll through these traffic-free laneways
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Blue Caves
Blue Caves The bright blue and turquoise waters of the Greek Islands have inspired many a postcard, but it is difficult to imagine a more beautiful spot than the Blue Caves of Zakynthos. Zakynthos, sometimes known by Zante (its Italian name,) is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. Its unique
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Arkadi Monastery
Arkadi Monastery Perched on a 500-meter high plateau with a backdrop of hillside vineyards, ancient olive groves and the distant peak of Mt Ida, it’s easy to see why the Arkadi Monastery draws so many visitors. The unique building, with its blend of Renaissance and Greek style architecture, fairyt
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Archanes
Archanes The ruins of Archanes speak poignantly of Crete’s Minoan past.The archaeological site and museum here exhibit coffins and musical instruments, ornamental pieces, pottery shards, cooking pots, lamps and even such domestic objects as tweezers.It’s thought that Archanes was the location of a
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Archaeological Museum of Rhodes
Archaeological Museum of Rhodes Located in the Old Town of Rhode City, the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes is the island’s principal museum, displaying a varied collection of artifacts. Housed in the 15th century Hospital of the Knights, a grand medieval building commissioned by Grand Master de La
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Aquarium of Rhodes
Aquarium of Rhodes Home to a dramatic collection of marine animals spread over 40 climate-controlled tanks, the Aquarium of Rhodes is one of Rhodes City’s most popular attractions, located in the basement of the Rhodes’ Hydro Biological Station. Since opening its doors in 1936, the aquarium has tr
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Anthony Quinn Bay
Anthony Quinn Bay Who would have thought that a small, rocky bay hidden on the coast of Rhodes island would be the subject of a court case, but that’s exactly what happened in the 1990s, when the local government decided to revoke the rights of the bay’s namesake. Named in honor of actor Anthony Q
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Anafiotika
Anafiotika Sprawling up the northern slopes of the Acropolis and peeking above the rooftops of Plaka, Anafiotika is a tiny enclave of steep, cobbled alleyways lined with squat, whitewashed stone houses reminiscent of villages in the Greek Islands. The area was developed by skilled craftsmen from t
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Amazonas Park
Amazonas Park An unexpected find for families on an island largely dedicated to sun worship and ancient ruins, Amazonas Park is located along a scenic drive through olive fields and arid limestone foothills near Kourounes. It is a small, privately funded animal reserve dedicated to conservation of
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Agios Gordios
Agios Gordios Agios Gordios is a small village on the west coast of the island of Corfu and can be a great base from which to explore the island by either bicycle or car. Surrounded by mountains, olive groves and cypress trees, the village also features sandy beaches, charming pastel colored homes
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Afandou Beach
Afandou Beach Claiming the title of Rhodes’ longest beach is the sun-soaked Afandou Beach, stretching for 4km along the northeast coast. One of the island’s most popular beaches, the Blue Flag awarded Afandou features a mix of sand and pebble beach; calm, shallow waters and shaded alcoves lined w
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Adrianou Street
Adrianou Street Adrianou Street is one of the main roads in the Plaka neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It is the oldest commercial street in Athens still in continuous use and with the same layout, direction and use since antiquity. It runs from Thesseion in the Monastiraki flea market towards Hadr
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Rhodes Wine Country
Rhodes Wine Country Blessed with an ideal climate for grape growing and renowned as one of the most important Greek wine growing regions, the island of Rhodes has nurtured a tradition of wine production since ancient times. Although Rhodes had been exporting wines since as early as the 7th century
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Santorini (Old) Cruise Port
Santorini (Old) Cruise Port One of the most memorable places in Greece, the volcanic island of Santorini - located in the Cyclades group - is a spectacular Mediterranean paradise known for its dazzling views, fine beaches and unforgettable sunsets. Without much need for modern amenities, the place
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Pelion
Pelion With its traditional mountain villages, blue flag beaches and rambling forests, the Pelion Peninsula serves up some of Greece’s most unspoiled natural landscapes, and you might even recognize it from the big screen – 2008 hit movie Mamma Mia! was filmed there. Curling south from Volos, the
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Mykonos Cruise Port
Mykonos Cruise Port Known world-over for its cosmopolitan lifestyle and booming nightlife, Mykonos is a favorite amongst visitors on the Greece leg of their Mediterranean tour. With a load of wonderful beaches to park at, Mykonos is also filled with museums and other tokens of cultural life. The t
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Museum of the History of the Ancient Olympic Games
Museum of the History of the Ancient Olympic Games Every four years the city-states of Ancient Greece used to call a truce and head to Olympia for an athletics competition in worship of Zeus. The tradition began in 776 BC and continued until suppressed by Roman Emperor Theodosius I in 394 AD as to
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Katakolon Cruise Port
Katakolon Cruise Port Your gateway to ancient Olympia and coincidentally, the flame and founding place of the Olympic Games, the recently modernized port at Katakolon is a pleasant way to begin a quiet and majestic tour of this seaside town in western Pyrgos. It is a very small place with not very
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Kalamata
Kalamata If the name ‘Kalamata’ sounds familiar to you, you’re not alone — it’s a city in southern Greece from which Greek olives get their name. It is both the capitol of the region of Messinia and the second-largest city in the Peloponnese. With its preserved Old Town and a number of museums and
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Ithomi
Ithomi Messene is a massive ancient city next to Mount Ithomi in the southwest of the Peloponnese, Greece. Ithomi is the name of the mountain that served as a natural fortress for the city. It was renamed Messene after a queen of the region. The area was once under the control of the Spartans and
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