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Vikos Gorge
The Voïdomatis River, a tributary of the Aoös, carved the 12km-long, 900m-deep Vikos Gorge over millions of years, leaving stark cliffs and yawning depths. According to Guinness, it’s the world’s deepest canyon in proportion to its width. It begins south of Monodendri, running nort
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Spinalonga Island
Tiny Spinalonga Island and its fortress lie in a picturesque setting just off the northern tip of the Kolokytha Peninsula and opposite the onshore village of Plaka. With the explosion of interest in Spinalonga in the wake of Victoria Hislop’s romantic novel The Island (in Greek To
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Ancient Eleftherna
Continuing 7km east from Moni Arkadiou takes you to the archaeological site of Ancient Eleftherna. This Dorian-built settlement was among the most important in the 8th and 7th centuries BC and also experienced heydays in Hellenistic and Roman times. Excavations have been ongoing si
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Castle of Platamonas
Looming from a coastal bluff near Platamonas village, 20km south of Plaka Litohorou, this well-preserved 11th-century castle was once defended by brave Byzantines, safeguarding trade routes and scanning for pirates. Today, however, the only stratiotes (soldiers) youre likely to see
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Sanctuary of Asclepius
A short walk from the Theatre of Epidavros, and dotted with pine trees, lie the ruins of the Sanctuary of Asclepius, dedicated to the god of healing. The ruins include the huge katagogeion , a hostelry for pilgrims and patients, the large banquet hall in which the Romans built an o
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Lissos
The ruins of ancient Lissos are a 3.5km walk from Sougia on the coastal path to Paleohora, which starts at the far end of Sougia’s small port. The only other option is take a water taxi to the nearby cove and hike up.Lissos arose under the Dorians, flourished under the Byzantines a
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Nekromanteio of Afyra
Who would have imagined the gate of Hades, god of the underworld, to be fringed by cypress glades and flower-strewn meadows? But for all its tranquil beauty today, this late 4th-century-BC site near Mesopotamo, 20km from Parga, was once famed as a place to commune with the dead. Th
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Dikteon Cave
Eight hundred metres up a winding, sheer path just outside the village of Psyhro, the Dikteon Cave is as mysterious and forbidding as Greek myth itself. Here, according to legend, Rhea hid her newborn Zeus from Cronos, his offspring-gobbling father. Corkscrewing into the slick, wet
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Sanctuary of Apollo
The Sanctuary of Apollo is considered the heart of the oracle. From the main entrance, the Sacred Way gradually winds up to the Doric Temple of Apollo . In ancient times the Sacred Way was lined with treasuries and statues given by grateful city-states – Athens, Sikyon, Siphnos, Kn
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The Island
The Island (Το Νησί; To Nisi) lies opposite Ioannina, amidst woods and wildflowers in Lake Pamvotis. In the 17th-century, refugees from Peloponnesian Mani built its portside village, where around 300 people still live. The islands secluded monasteries are significant for their unus
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Ancient Lato
Worth the wheeze for the rural serenity alone – the mountain a silvery sheen of wildflowers, the nearby peaks tipped with snow – the ancient city of Lato, 4km north of Kritsa, is one of Crete’s few non-Minoan ancient sites. Lato (la-to ) was founded in the 7th century BC by the Dor
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Zakros Palace
Although Zakros Palace was the last Minoan palace to have been discovered (1962), the excavations proved remarkably fruitful. The exquisite rock-crystal vase and stone bull’s head, now in Heraklion Archaeological Museum, were found at Zakros, along with a treasure trove of Minoan a
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Ancient Nemea
Situated 31km southwest of Corinth, on the northeastern edge of modern Nemea, Ancient Nemea was once the venue for the biennial Nemean Games, held in honour of Zeus. Three original columns of the imposing 4th-century-BC Doric Temple of Zeus survive, and the on-site museum displays
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Sanctuary of the Great Gods
About 6km northeast of Kamariotissa, the Sanctuary of the Great Gods is one of Greece’s most mysterious archaeological sites. The Thracians built this temple to their fertility deities around 1000 BC. By the 5th century BC, the secret rites and sacrifices associated with the cult h
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Knights’ Quarter
The Knights of St John, who controlled Rhodes during the 14th and 15th centuries, transformed the northern segment of the Old Town into their headquarters. Essentially an occupying army, the Knights took care to protect themselves from the local population as well as potential inva
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Ancient Delos
The Cyclades fulfil their collective name (kyklos – circle) by encircling the sacred island of Delos. The mythical birthplace of twins Apollo and Artemis, splendid Ancient Delos was a shrine-turned–sacred treasury and commercial centre. This Unesco World Heritage Site is one of the
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Gortyna
The archaeological site of Gortyna (Gortyn or Gortys), 46km southwest of Iraklio, is the largest in Crete. Little remains from the Minoan period because it was little more than a subject town of powerful Phaestos until it began accumulating riches under the Dorians. By the 5th cent
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Palace of Knossos
Crete’s most famous historical attraction is the Palace of Knossos (k-nos-os ), the grand capital of Minoan Crete, located 5km south of Iraklio. The setting is evocative and the ruins and re-creations impressive, incorporating an immense palace, courtyards, private apartments, bath
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Little Venice
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Church of Agios Spyridon
This 18th-century church was the site of an assassination of great political significance to the Greeks. On 9 October 1831 Ioannis Kapodistrias, elected the first president of an independent Greece in 1828, was stabbed and shot near the door of the church by Konstantinos and Georgi
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