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10 Things solo travellers must do in Athens
Traveling alone is a luxury for many people so if you have the chance just grab it and enjoy it! Spoil yourself as much as you want and do the things that will offer you more joy without having to … Continue reading
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Water: Nature’s Present
Whether on a lovely Athens Walking Tour, or while strolling the main streets of Athens, or by climbing the mountain slope of Delphi, or even during your swim at the beaches of Hydra while on a one day cruise, there … Continue reading
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Meteora and New Meteora Museum
Meteora and the surrounding area is one of the most impressive, beautiful and most visited sites in Greece! Meteora is a large complex of Greek Orthodox Monasteries built on huge sandstone rock pillars which raise to the sky in … Continue reading
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Santorini island
The southernmost of Greece’s Cycladean islands, Santorini, formed in its current incarnation from a series of cataclysmic volcanic explosions, it is one of the loveliest and most awesome Mediterranean settings someone can come across.
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Carnival in Athens and Tsiknopempti
Greece is the country where two religions met and were also confronted. Paganism and Christianity. It is the place where Christianity was first acknowledged as the official religion of the country back in 313 AD. Paganism and its thousands of … Continue reading
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Warm, sunny days in the heart of winter
Right in the heart of winter Greece experiences nice warm weather for about 14 days. It is a nice break from the winter cold and rain. This has been explained by the ancient Greeks with a myth according to which Halcyon … Continue reading
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Celebrities at the Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens. The cradle of the Western Civilization. A significant monument of culture. It attracts millions of visitors each year of all nations, all casts, all social classes. Old people and kids, families and individuals, famous and unfamous people, … Continue reading
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Vassilopita – New Year’s Day Cake
Vassilopita is a New Year’s Day cake, which contains a hidden coin or trinket. It is considered to give good luck to the receiver, like the Western European king cake. It is associated with Saint Basil‘s day, January 1st, in most … Continue reading
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Greek Wine: A Divine Matter
Wine was and still is significant ingredient accompanying the rich Greek cuisine. The phrase “let’s go for a glass of wine” shows how much the Greeks honor it and how directly it is connected with their daily life. Over a … Continue reading
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The Greek Santa Claus
The Greek Santa Claus is known as “Ayios Vassileios” in Greek. He is like the father of Christmas; also an old man with a white beard, who is wearing a red cape. He is kind, cheerful and smiling and his … Continue reading
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