Archive for June, 2008
Events 2008: 16th Kassandra Festival, Halkidiki
Marios Fragoulis and Manolis Lidakis concert, July 12 “Zorbas” staged by National Opera House, July 15-16 Michalis Haitzigannis concert, July 19 “Nefeles” play of Aristofanis and “Fioro di Levante” by Grigorios Xenopoulos, July 30 Haroula Alexiou concert, ::More
Posted in Events in Greece, Halkidiki by Greece Travel Blog
Herakleidis the Critic on Old Athens
We may admire Acropolis, Parthenon, etc., but not all of Athens was built in great architecture; on the contrary, as Herakleidis wrote (3rd c b. C.) when he visited Athens, the landscape was great, calm and pleasant, but with a dry weather, bad roads and small houses of no worth. “A ::More
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Byzantine monuments you might like to see
Mistra (Peloponnese) is a Byzantine town; streets lined with the remains of homes both humble and palatial, as well as some of the most beautiful churches in all Greece. At the top of the defense walls you will have a superb view over the plain of Sparta. (Pictures of Mistra) If your group does ::More
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Remembering the Olympic Games of 2004
Athens 2004 was rightly called “dream olympics”. Everything was genuine, from the facilities to the awards there was everywhere a feeling of truth and reality – so real, that it was unbelievable, which is the reason that they were called dream Olympics: we didn’t believe ::More
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Athens 2004 Olympic Games – Sample (Just a taste)
K1 500 women K1 500 men Anky van Grunsven & Keltec Salinero Cf.  The Athens 2004 Olympics DVD  * Athens 2004 Playstation Game  * Athens 2004 PC Game ::More
