Posted on 03 - 01 - 2012, in the category: Classical Tours.
Plaka is loaded with archaeological sites both large and small. The famous Tower of the Winds is just a block up from Adrianou on Aeolou street and it is a part of the ancient Roman Agora. It was believed by later generations to be a place of grea… Read the rest
Posted on 03 - 01 - 2012, in the category: Classical Tours.
Vergina is the location where ancient Aigae existed in Macedonia. It was the royal capital of Macedonia and it was adorned with an impressive palace, a theater, and a series of tumuli (earth mounts covering royal tombs) that have yie… Read the rest
Posted on 03 - 01 - 2012, in the category: Classical Tours.
What a sight it must have been when the ancient Greek seafarers laid their eyes on the majestic Temple of Poseidon at the cape Sounio. There must have been no better reward for sailors who braved the waves of the Aegean Archipelago than the vie… Read the rest
Posted on 03 - 01 - 2012, in the category: Classical Tours.
The sanctuary of Asclepios at Epidaurus is a spiritual place worth traveling around the world to visit! In fact the ancient Greeks did just that in order to pay tribute to their spiritual entities in the face of Asclepios, and to ask the god… Read the rest
Posted on 03 - 01 - 2012, in the category: Classical Tours.
The National Archaeological museum of Athens houses some of the most important artifacts from a variety of archaeological locations around Greece.
The art work of ancient Greece materializes the foundation of western thought as it… Read the rest
Posted on 03 - 01 - 2012, in the category: Classical Tours.
The most important monuments of the site are: The Palace of Knossos. It is the largest of the preserved Minoan palatial centres. Four wings are arranged around a central courtyard, containing the royal quarters, workshops, shrines, st… Read the rest
Posted on 03 - 01 - 2012, in the category: Classical Tours.
In western Peloponnese, in the beautiful valley of the Alpheios river, lies the most celebrated sanctuary of ancient Greece. Dedicated to Zeus, the father of the gods, it sprawls over the southwest foot of Mount Kronios, at the conf… Read the rest
Posted on 03 - 01 - 2012, in the category: Classical Tours.
At the foot of Mount Parnassos, within the angle formed by the twin rocks of the Phaedriades, lies the Pan-Hellenic sanctuary of Delphi, which had the most famous oracle of ancient Greece. Delphi was regarded as the centre of the world. Acco… Read the rest
Posted on 03 - 01 - 2012, in the category: Classical Tours.
The greatest and finest sanctuary of ancient Athens, dedicated primarily to its patron, the goddess Athena, dominates the centre of the modern city from the rocky crag known as the Acropolis. The most celebrated myths of ancient At… Read the rest