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    • AnneuNilsBack To The Roots
      Day 11

      Es wird windig

      March 27, 2023 in Greece ⋅ 🌬 20 °C

      Es versprach, ein sonniger heißer Tag am Strand zu werden.
      Schon beim Aufwachen stand die Sonne auf den Bulli. Am Strand merkte man bereits die Hitze, das Meer liegt still da…
      Nur ein paar kleine Wellen kräuseln die Wasseroberfläche.
      Wir lassen es uns richtig gut gehen, liegen in der Sonne, gehen immer mal wieder baden, lesen… irgendwann machen wir ein Bier auf und spielen.
      Schon im Spielverlauf merken wir, wie es langsam windiger wird. Als eine Böe fast das Bier umstößt, wird es langsam ungemütlicher. Der Wind fegt den Sand über den Strand und am ganzen Körper spüren wir die Nadelstiche der Sandkörner, plötzlich ist das Meer aufgewühlter, unruhiger. Fast kalt.
      Wir beschließen, spazieren zu gehen und laufen die Küstenstraße weiter (die auch wieder nur schwer als Straße durchgeht..). Auch hier peitscht der Wind ordentlich, doch für den Blick lohnt es sich allemal.

      Morgen soll es laut Wetterbericht kälter werden, ein wenig regnen. Vielleicht hängt es ja mit dem Wetterumschwung zusammen..?
      Als wir wieder beim Bulli sind, ist plötzlich wieder alles ruhig. Die See hat sich beruhigt, der Wind nachgelassen. Komisch.
      Wir sind gespannt auf die Nacht und vorallem auch auf morgen!      Read more

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    • Summer of 23

      Day 65 - Vrisi Bey & Castello Rosso

      September 12, 2023 in Greece ⋅ 🌬 23 °C

      Today was confirmed the weather hadn’t eased up so we would be staying in the hotel in Karystos another night. Thanos had our walked planned still to show us some of local area.

      He got us a mini bus and shuttled us up to the Church Εκκλησία, a little church that is mainly used for the Shepards and to give praise to the stock for the season.
      Across the road was a local slate area of brown and grey slate. The southern part of Evia is made up of either slate or Marble.

      We walked down along a fire track to the beach, kokkinis, which Thanos has planed time for us to have a swim. We also had lunch here that he hit us that was made fresh from the local bakery.

      After a swim and lunch, we walked and met the mini bus along the road. He took us up to Castello Rosso. During the Greek Revolution of 1821 many battles were fought for possession of the castle.
      The first fort on the imposing hill called Montofoli, was built by the Byzantines in 1030. According to one version, medieval Castello Rosso was built on Byzantine foundations by the baron Ravano dalle Carceri, from 1209-1216. It was captured by the Franks and purchased at a later stage by the Venetians who occupied it for 104 years. Later, during the Ottoman period (1470-1830), it was fortified more majestically by the Turks. Under the church in Castello Rosso, they uncovered a well with fresh water (mainly how the people in the castle survived) it is believed to be written in the Odyssey the church on the hill with the well underneath.

      We walked back down the hill towards the town, Thanos picking us grapes and various other fruit from trees hanging into the street! He’s very passionate about his countries food.

      He told us to meet up at 7pm for a special place for dinner… Katie and I tried to go to a couple of jewellery shops that were not open so drowned our sorrows from the bakery that Thanos got us the donuts from with another donut!
      Thanos took us too Geusiplous which Chef Giannis Baxevanis owns multiple restaurants worldwide. The venue looks simple from the front, walk out the back and your in an alfresco dining. This used to be a ice block making warehouse, during WWII was bombed by the Germans and the roof was never fixed due to technology advancing and not needing ice blocks for boats, so the area left to sit until Giannis brought it and made expansion to his resturant.
      Dinner was amazing and would come back just for this venue!      Read more

    • Summer of 23

      Day 69 - Marmari, Greece

      September 16, 2023 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      This morning we had to be ready for the taxis at 9:30am, so breakfast on the boat and then a taxi ride up too Analipsis Christ Church to start our walk. Surprisingly Thanos didn’t mention anything about the church.

      We walked down towards the ocean but stayed on the road that was higher up on the hillside. From this road we could see the devastation from the 2012 fires and the Monastery rebuilt from the fires - this Monastery only has two nuns left, Thanos said it’s only a matter of time before it becomes Nun-less Monastery unfortunately.
      It was a perfect day to look our towards Makronisos Island, unfortunately this island has a terrible past from the political prison from the 1920’s to the 1970’s but worst from the time of 1967-73 as this was the time that with help from the Nixon Campaign threw out the voted in party and put 3 military personal from Junta army in control of the country. This was a dictatorship and lots of people lost their lives on this island from being imprisoned.

      We kept walking around the edge of the Island as we came into view the famous Great Sand Bar Beach, ideally there is a bar there with the local kite surfing club! The Sand Bar is naturally made and doesn’t change a lot as the sea here isn’t tidal.

      Thanos left us here to make our way back leisurely walk back to the boat, first we walked down to Zastani Beach to see the volcanic rocks in the sea from the beach. It was very windy so opted for no swimming. We wandered back to the sand bar and grabbed a coffee from the bar.
      We wandered back and had lunch on the boat at 1:30pm.

      The weather was very windy and it had started to pick up and get worse earlier than expected. Thanos soon told us we were not heading back to the port at Karystos as there was no guarantee to get us back off the island by ferry from there. So he had made arrangements to take us back to port of Nea Styra for the night and we catch the ferry to Marathon Port which was guaranteed to run the next day.

      This was fine by us as when docked, Thanos lets you jump from the top of the boat and the water is crystal clear! No diving as I touched the bottom jumping in the previous day we were here! Also at the pier start of the pier across the road is Dodoni, the famous ice cream shop with 24 flavours each day! I had a swim then we went and got ice cream!

      For dinner Thanos organised us a spot at ΓΙΑΝΝΗΣ ΨΗΣΤΑΡΙΑ again! I had the chicken skewer as did Katie with courgette fries for starters. Again Thanos famously got extras from the Resturant for the table and way to much food was consumed.

      After dinner most turned in for the night but we went with a couple of Brits to a bar for drinks. Thanos was to join us once his wife and son had made it from the main land. Thanos finally found us and ushered us out of the bar we were at as he had found a roof top bar! We went to Flamingo Bar where we met his Australian Greek wife and had a couple of Spritz with them! We all called it a night shortly after 1am and Thanos was glad to be in a different port for a Saturday night to experience the night life here.      Read more

    • Summer of 23

      Day 66 - Sail to Panagia Stira, Greece

      September 13, 2023 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      Today is the day Thanos is determined that the weather is ok to let us sail, so we had breakfast in the hotel, Katie and I got a few supplies from the supermarket and brought our bags down to board the boat.

      We set sail and was introduced to M/S Isidoros II, which is a traditional Woden Caique. We had a 4 hour sail if all went well, though they had plans to stop the boat and let us have a swim off the boat!
      We stopped just off Pontikonisi island, all the islands around this part of Evia are privately owned (Bill Gates now owns part of one) but you are allowed to Moore your boat, swim & use the beach. Just have to make sure your boat is out of the view of there batches.

      We sailed onto our first port of call Panagia Stira via the Fjord of Almyropotamos. As we sailed in and docked, we looked over and saw a cat in another fishing boat looking for any left over fish he might get!

      Thanos explained the importance this bay was to the Nazis during WWII, they had a lot of their submarines stationed here thanks to the deep Fjord. A village nearby wanted to revolt against the Nazis and walked a boat down from their village, rowed with their hands to the submarines attaching explosives to them. They blew up 35 submarines, a lot of Nazis and themselves. The explosion could be heard in Athens. The Nazis retaliated and surrounded the village they came from once they worked out who was responsible, and burnt the village down and the people in the village - roughly 1100 people. This was meant to stop revolts against the Nazis but there were 83 more incidents like this throughout WWII against the Nazis.
      This area is also home to 26 discoveries of full dinosaur skeletons and they were all different types of dinosaurs. Which is amazing that the different types were able to live on one island together. These are now housed in Germany mainly from the Nazis stealing the skeletons.

      Thanos let us go for a wander as he had to find the priest so we could see the church later. Katie and I walked along the water, then walked back to a cafe to get a coffee & beer.

      Thanos took us at 7pm to see Holy Church of the Dormition of the Virgin, this has a painting that was out from under the floor by an unknown person when the muslims were taking over Greece, this essentially saved the painting but was weathered from being under the floor for all that time. The painting is of Mary’s death and is insured for quite a large sum of money now! We saw the original and a copy of the painting done of what it originally would have looked like.

      Out side of the church we looked at two olive trees that are 2500 years old.

      After learning about the olive trees and fines relating cutting any olive trees down in Greece, we walked further out the back to see turtles in the local creek. Thanos had some bread and fed the turtles.

      Then he took us to get fed at a local tavern. We tried the local moussaka while a lot of cats walked under our table hoping for any droppings!      Read more

    • Summer of 23

      Day 64 - Karystos, Greece

      September 11, 2023 in Greece ⋅ 🌬 22 °C

      Today we woke up to yet the wind howling outside against the hotel… no boating today we figured!

      We went down for breakfast and met the guide at 10:45am ready to go for a walk around the town area of Karystos.

      We started out at the church of St. Nicholas which is a Orthodox Church as Greece is an Orthodox country.
      Thanos our guide explained the difference between Christian and Orthodox churches as one would think this is a Christian Church. Main two differences we took away is the alter is behind the wall with the paintings of the Old Testament, & Orthodox churches do not have statues.
      This Church has paintings all over the wall dating back to the early centuries. This was painted over by the Nazi’s but slowly came back over the years and they ended up bringing them back to life. Parts of the walls are not painted and this is because of the Nazi’s bombing the town during the war. They saw the town as a crucial port to make sure they held held the shipping routes. When bringing the church back to life they opted to not repaint the walls damaged from the bombing, though they did make the Nazi’s before they left to fix the dome and repaint it.

      We moved up the hill to get a view point of the town. Thanos gave us a donut as a snack from a local bakery that was amazing!

      We walked back down into town and along the beach, which Thanos took us to a beach bar, Psili Ammos, for a welcome drink to the trip,as we missed our welcome drinks the night before thanks to the weather.

      2 aperol spritz for me and gin & tonic for Katie! After the drinks we were free to do what we liked. We headed for a walk around the main part of the village and got a coffee at a local coffee bar.

      For dinner, Thanos took the group to a very local eatery, Cavo d' oro Κάβο ντόρο, and explained the menu thoroughly. So much so, everything sounded amazing!
      I had the octopus dish and Katie had the pork tenderloin with pesto and sundries tomatoes. Starters was a sharing dishes that Thanos had picked for us.
      Rose was a house rose, was nice but a bitter dryer for our tastes, think we’ll opt to a white wine while in Greece.      Read more

    • Summer of 23

      Day 67 - Panagia Stira, Greece

      September 14, 2023 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      Today was our first walk of the tour! Thanos had two taxis to ferry us to the village of Argyron, which is settled in the crater of a dormant volcano. Usually Thanos walks through the fields which is the actual crater but seeing the risks of snacks we took the road up.

      Once up the road you had a lovely view of the village and villages further on. We walked away from this view and 2 minutes later we had an amazing view of the Fjord & the Islands in the area. We continued our walk down the hill to the village below, we came across a couple of turtles along the side of the road along with a lot of Marble in the hills. We arrived in Agios Dimitrios, a small village that Thanos took us to get a drink and relax. Of course beer was the logical choice while Katie pied for a lemon Fanta.

      After our break we walked further on to have a swim at Golden Sand beach just south of Agios Dimitrios. We had a half n hour swim & found it was walkable until a 100 metres out where there was a sheer drop of the floor created by the Glacier years ago.

      Once we walked back to the boat, we had lunch served on the boat while we set sail to Nea Styra.

      Once at Nea Styra, Thanos explained about the Swans on the beach further south and at the start of the pier the famous ice cream shop, Dodoni, is there. Dodoni is all over Greece but they are known for using local ingredients and always have 24 flavours each day!
      But before seeing swans or ice cream this is Thanos’s favourite spot to swim from the boat! So we jumped from the top of the boat or climbed down the ladder… Of course I jumped from the boat! After the swim in the crystal clear water we went and got ice cream.

      This village is the place to see the sunset over the mountains of Marathon, Thanos led us to dinner to watch the sunset from the pier. In true Thanos fashion he led us to believe they were smaller portions than what they were… the Courgette fries was a small serve in his eyes! We had the locally caught fish as the Resturant owns their own boat and catches it themselves!

      The sunset was lovely and the sangria & house wine was a perfect pairing to the sunset!      Read more

    • PosinautenEntdeckungsreise Europa
      Day 143

      Verrückte Ecke

      November 20, 2021 in Greece ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

      Hier ein Haus hat was, wir hatten so ein ganz ähnliches Infrasrukturprojekt schon einmal auf Chalkidiki. Dieses hier ist allerdings etwas weiter gekommen und es stehen einige Häuser. Einige Straßen hat die Natur aber bereits schon wieder geknackt. Hier hätte ich gerne ne Nacht verbracht, allerdings wurde hier aktiv Jagt auf Vögel mit Schrotflinten und Hunden gemacht und da wollte ich nicht zufällig etwas abbekommen.Read more

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    • TravelerIran 2022
      Day 19

      Euböa weiter nach norden

      September 28, 2022 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      …keider hat es keinen Wind. Seit heute bin ich alleine unterwegs, Moritz und Feli müssen zurück nach Patras und Marco ist schon am Montag abgereist.

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    • PosinautenEntdeckungsreise Europa
      Day 142

      Strand Megali Ammos

      November 19, 2021 in Greece ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Traumhafter Strand, mit Surfschule, aber wettertechnisch sind wir zu spät. Hier ist niemand mehr.
      Wir genießen einen schönen Blick auf die Petalioi-Inseln und auf den herrlichen Strand Megali Ammos, der ca. 1 km von der Stadt Marmari entfernt liegt.Read more

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    • PosinautenEntdeckungsreise Europa
      Day 143

      Giannitsi (Limniona) Beach

      November 20, 2021 in Greece ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Nach einer sehr spannenden Anfahrt (Die vorher angepeilte Bucht war so spannend, dass ich abbrach), erwartete mich ein Kiesstrand mit einer Taverne. Dem Besitzer fragte ich, ob ich hier etwas abseits stehen könne und er sagte, kein Problem. Nach einer kurzen Strandrunde gab es erstmal Kaffee. Und entgegen den Bergen, wo ich vorhin noch war, gab es hier sogar gutes Handynetz. Sehr wichtig, denn heute hat die Mama Geburtstag. 😚🍹Read more

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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Dimos Karystos, Karystos, Καρύστου

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