Divani Palace Acropolis Hotel
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View of Acropolis from room balcony
Acropolis
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Church of the Ratios Demetrio
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Apollonia Lyra
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Parthenon
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Temple of Poseidon
13. Juli 2017 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Lycabettus Hill
13. Juli 2017 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Highest point in Athens. We hiked up the trail to the top on a hot sunny day target than take the funicular. Great view from the top and even a nice skytop restaurant where we enjoyed some coolWeiterlesen
Palace of Knosos
14. Juli 2017 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
The first settlement dates to about 7000 BC. The first palace dates to 1900 BC. The first palace was built in the Middle Minoan period. Excavation dates1900–1931 For the initial teams' workWeiterlesen
World War II Cemetery
15. Juli 2017 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Allied cemetery for those Australian and New Zealanders killed during the defensive battle of Crete when the Germans attacked in May of 1941
View of Chania
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Old Chania
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Rousios
16. Juli 2017 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
This was our meeting location after the Samaria hike. A family built and owned taverna it's where Kevin bought us all a congratulatory beer.
Samaria Gorge hike
16. Juli 2017 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
The Samaria gorge is the longest one in Europe. It is an area of stunning natural beauty. Rare flora and fauna have survived in this area and are protected. The mountains that have formed it are wild,Weiterlesen
Loutro
16. Juli 2017 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
On our boat ride back from the Samaria gorge hike we briefly stopped at this picturesque village on the south side of Crete. I took a brief swim in the Libyan Sea.
Chania 2
17. Juli 2017 in Griechenland ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Santorini Palace
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Mama Thira's
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Fira
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Capital of Santorini and its main tourist area. Lots of small alleys with shops and restaurants and of course super views of the caldera. Our hotel was on the north side.
Akrikiri
19. Juli 2017 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
3,500+ year old Minoan settlement on the south side of Santorini that was discovered in 1967. Huge new roof covers and protects the site. Lots more to uncover once they have funding.
Prehistoric archeological museum
19. Juli 2017 in Griechenland ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
Museum with artifacts from the archaeological site. Fresco are unbelievable in their color and artistry given that they are almost 4,000 years old!
Captain Nicks
19. Juli 2017 in Griechenland ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
We took the cable car down from Fira to the old harbor. Marylou & Dave met the accountant for the cable car company while in their cruise around cuba in December 2016. He invited them to ride it whileWeiterlesen
Red Beach
19. Juli 2017 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Red Beach is in the southwestern area of Santorini. Kinda of isolated as you have to hike just to get to the lookout area, further if you want to get to the actual beach.
Emporeo
19. Juli 2017 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Emporeo, the largest village of the Greek island of Santorini with its enticing sequence of old windmills on the hillside, its narrow whitewashed alleyways with small little entrance doors and ofWeiterlesen
Black Beach
19. Juli 2017 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Black beach actually runs the east side of Santorini. Lots of beaches and neat villages.
Megalochori
19. Juli 2017 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Another neat village we visited while in our personal tour. Nice outside restaurant, quaint old buildings and one of the oldest wineries.