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Impressions – Meteora Monsteries
September 27th, 2010 | 
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Posted in * impressions *, building, earth, Greek lifestyle, landscapes, nature & landscape, outdoor activities, regions, religion, sightseeing, Thessaly | 
Tags: Central Greece, climbing, culture, greek-orthodox religion, hiking & trekking, Kalambaka, Kastraki, Meteora Monasteries, sightseeing, tradition, UNESCO World Heritage | 
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Posted in * impressions *, building, excavations, Macedonia, monuments, nature & landscape, Olympic Riviera, regions, sightseeing | Tags: beach, culture, holiday, Kato Olympos, Mount Olympus, Neos Panteleimonas, Northern Greece, Olympic Riviera, sightseeing | Comments ClosedLivithra – the ancient city of Orpheus
The excavations of Livithra are located at the foot of Mount Olympus round about 7 km away from the village Leptokaria at the Olympic Riviera.
Following the road from Leptokaria towards Karia you will find the small control point of the Olympus National Park, here you turn left following the signs to Ancient Livithra, to the right the road will take you to Palaio (Old) Leptokaria. The signs lead you to the entrance of the excavation area. There are steps down to the bottom of the gorge, the huge plane trees and a rest area invite you to relax here. The excavation area is situated opposite on a little height, where you come through the small gorge.
This very old town was build during the 10th centrury B.C. and it is bound with the myths about Orpheus.There are parts of a very old cemetery not far from the excavations.
Posted in excavations, Macedonia, Mount Olympus, regions, sightseeing | Tags: Calliope, Eurydice, excavations, Greek mythology, Hermes, hiking & trekking, holiday, Kato Olympos, Leptokaria, Livithra, Macedonian Culture, Mount Olympus, muses, National Park, Northern Greece, Olympic Riviera, Orpheus, sightseeing, tomb, tradition | Comments ClosedImpressions – Beach of Panteleimonas – Olympus
the sandy beach of Neos Panteleimonas, Mount Olympus – Northern Greece
+++shot on 14th May 2010, 6:33 a.m.+++
Posted in * impressions *, nature & landscape, sunrise & sunset | Tags: beach, Castle of Platamonas, holiday, morning mood, Mount Olympus, Neos Panteleimonas, Northern Greece, sightseeing, water | Comments ClosedThessaloniki – co-Capital in the North
Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη, [θesaloˈniki]), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. Its honorific title is Συμπρωτεύουσα (Symprotévousa), literally “co-capital”, a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa) or “co-reigning” city of the Byzantine Empire, alongside Constantinople. According to the 2001 census, the municipality of Thessaloniki had a population of 363,987. The entire Thessaloniki Urban Area had a population of 763,468.
Thessaloniki is Greece’s second major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre, and a major transportation hub for the rest of southeastern Europe; its commercial port is also of great importance for Greece and its southeast European hinterland. The city hosts an annual International Trade Fair, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, and the largest bi-annual meeting of the Greek diaspora.
Thessaloniki is home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessalonika, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as several Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures.
Posted in museum, regions, religion, sightseeing, Thessaloniki | Tags: Aris, byzantine churches, European Capital of Culture, greek-orthodox religion, Hamam, holiday, International Trade Fair, Iraklis, Kamara, Ladadika, museum, Northern Greece, PAOK, Rotunda, Saloniki, sightseeing, Thessaloniki, Toumba stadium, UNESCO World Heritage, White Tower | Comments ClosedVergina – Tombs of the Macedonian Kings
The modern town of Vergina is about 13 km south-east of the district centre of Veroia and about 80 km south-west of Thessaloniki, the capital of Greek Macedonia. The town has a population of about two thousand people and stands on the foothills of Mount Pieria, at an elevation of 120m (360 ft) above sea level.
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Posted in excavations, Macedonia, museum, regions, sightseeing | Tags: Alexander the Great, excavations, holiday, Macedonian Culture, museum, Northern Greece, sightseeing, tomb, UNESCO World Heritage, Vergina | Comments Closed
