Angle Korifi Korifi means "peak" in greek. It is well known as a Minoan settlement located in southern Crete overlooking the Libyan sea. Visitors normally rent suites or apartments during their stay while having the chance to experience where the Minoans lived.
With only four days to indulge ourselves in mythological, mysterious Greece, we chose to spend one night in Athens and two nights on the nearby island of Poros. I had never heard of Poros Island, and a couple of friends who had been to Greece kept asking me if I was confusing it with the island of Paros. […]
We arrived at sunset. The Temple of Apollo, now just a remnant of the original, ancient edifice, clung to a rocky outcrop just north of the port. We walked out along the quay to see the stone pillars, backlit against the pomegranate-red sunset. Others stood in small groups viewing the ruins. The only sound was of the waves cutting against […]
In preparing for the 2004 Summer Olympics, Athens underwent a major facelift and infrastructure upgrade. New highways now divert traffic from the downtown, which has made the central city streets safer and the air cleaner. It is now much easier to get around town by car, bus or taxi. Along with the city upgrades, many hotels […]
Few destinations ignite in me the same combination of childlike wonder and intellectual curiosity as Athens, Greece. From my first glances of the new part of the city as our Jeep taxi drove us to our hotel, I knew this would be an adventure I would never forget. By adventure, I mean that each day […]
Second in size only to Athens, the Greek port city of Thessaloniki has preserved its multi-layered history with remnants of its Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman past. Walking along the main drag of Tsimiski Street, one can get caught up in the bustle of the city. Museums are abundant, many displaying ancient artifacts, but also on […]
rage Greece is an absolute favorite among tourists – a paradise of windswept coastlines, Mediterranean islands, and subtropical beaches. It is a country crammed with ancient history and considered by many to be the birthplace of western civilization – at least everyone in Greece will tell you so. Its history dates back to 3000 BC […]
Athens overwhelmed us. We stepped out of the metro system into Plateia Syntagma, astounded by sunlight, crowds pushing past us to get into the dark subway, men selling chestnuts from carts, and the stink of traffic. Although the city was renovated, and public transit improved for the 2004 Olympics, Athens remains a sprawling metropolis full of […]
Many people travel to the Greek Islands to study world history and see ruins, younger travelers may want to experience the night life, and others want to get away from tourists and find a beach hideaway in order to relax. Greece offers so many options and many of them are a green traveler’s dream. We visited an […]
The Greek island of Corfu is off of the west shore of Greece in the Ionian Sea and affords the dramatic seaside cliffs, white sand beaches, and pinnacles of rock that jut out of the water so steeply that nothing but birds dare ascend them. But that’s ok, they look better from a beach chair […]