Kythira can be reached from Pireaus, Gythion, or Monemvasia. It is one of the seven Ionian islands, the Eptanissa, but geographically it belongs to the Peloponnese since it lies south of the Laconic Gulf.
This mythical island of Aphrodite was a Minoan and then a Phoenician colony before belonging to the Lacedaemonians, in the Middle Ages it was a pirate base and then a Venetian colony. The Venetian style can still be seen with the castles and many of the houses.
HOW TO GET TO THESSALONIKI By air Several flights operate daily throughout the year between Thessaloniki ( “Macedonia Airport”, 16 km. from the city ) and Athens ( West/Olympic Airways Airport ). Thessaloniki is also linked by air to Rhodes, Corfu, Ioannina, Herakleion, Chania, Lemnos, Myti-lene, Samos, Chios and Kavala, and in summer to Mykonos…
Mykonos is an island located on the south side of Greece. It’s even southern to Athens which is the capital of Greece. It is, without doubt, one of the most beautiful islands in Greece, and also the one that is the most common tourist attraction. It is one of the many islands there called the…
LIMNOS Administratively, Limnos belongs to the district of Lesvos. it has an area of 477 square kilometers and is situated in the South Thracian sea between Chalkidiki and the Turkish coast. It boasts a pleasantly dry climate, a lot of greenery, and sandy beaches. The chief town of the island is Myrina or Castro. Another…
Corfu Corfu is the gateway to Greece for those arriving from Europe. The island has been mentioned by Homer in his «Odyssey». The island’s most flourishing period began in 734 B.C., when its first colonists, the Corinthians, arrived here. In the following centuries, Corfu shared the fate of the rest of the Ionian Islands. There…
On the eastern shores of mainland Greece is situated the hot springs health resort of Kamena Vourla. It lies on the edge of a wooded coastline that slopes down to a beautiful beach. Thermopylae is the famous site of the historic battle between the Spartans, led by Leonidas, and the Persian army of Xerxes (…
This large peninsula technically forms an island in southern Greece and resembles a huge mulberry leaf. For this reason, it was called in the Middle Ages Moreas ( from the Greek word for mulberry ). Its ancient name was Peloponnese or Peloponnissos ( the island of Pelops, the mythical King of Phrygia, who later ruled…