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Attractions of Greece
Sights of Greece
Lindos - a city with a history of 3 thousand years. Actually, here is the acropolis. Also above the city towering walls of the knight's castle and the ruins of the early Christian church. Going to Lindos is best from the morning or closer to the evening, with a good supply of water. Sights of Greece
This landmark is the first on the way of tourists who come to the island of Kos. In ancient Greece, ascetias were called all the hospitals and temples that served the god Asclepius. Experts believe that Hippocrates taught here at the school for doctors.
Sights of Greece
Each policy of Ancient Greece had its own Acropolis, but none of them can not surpass Athens in scale, planning and concentration of so many monuments of past eras. Without it, the capital of Greece is simply unthinkable, it is rightly considered its business card, a real mecca for tourists from all over the world.
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a collection of ancient Greek myths, each of us certainly felt an irresistible desire to visit the mythical mountain Olympus, which, according to legends, became the haven of the great ancient Greek gods, who once unceremoniously used the ground as a playground for their magical games. $ $ Castle of Knights- oannitov
Akti Kountouriotou In the history of the island was a period when it was ruled by the Knights of St. John. For protection from the Turkish demons, they decided to build a fortress - Neratsiyu. What they did from the 14th to the 16th centuries. The fortress turned out to be famous - it was impossible to conquer.
Kerkira
The capital of Corfu is a name that used to belong to the whole island. The Greeks themselves often call Kerkyra and the city and the island. It, by the way, is small, cozy, interesting and something similar to Italian towns, and that's why.
Knossos Palace
Dedalou, Iraklio 714 09 One of the most impressive monuments of Cretan architecture is the Palace of Knossos. It is his image that decorates the tourist brochures about Crete, postcards and souvenirs, so that any person who is interested in this region has often encountered photos of this unique landmark.
Labyrinth of the Minotaur
Dedalou, Iraklio 714 09 According to one of the myths, on the island of Crete during the reign of King Minos built a huge palace with an intricate system of rooms and corridors, the exit from which was very difficult to find ...
Rhodes Fortress
Alexandridou 14, Rhodes The Rhodes Fortress was built in the Middle Ages to protect the city of Rhodes (the island's capital) from invaders. Its total length is 4 kilometers, it is the longest fortress in Europe. Tourists wishing to get to the central part of the old Rhodes must pass through 11 gates.
St. Spyridon's Cathedral
Spyridon Str., Kerkira The most revered saint in Corfu - Spiridon Trimifuntsky, concurrently he also and patron of the island. The temple holds his relics, but to see them, you need to defend a huge queue. In Kerkyra, believers from all over Greece come to join the relics of Spiridon.
Old Kerkyra Fortress
Corfu This fortress appeared in Kerkyra during the reign of the Venetians. The Italians wanted to make the fortress truly impregnable, and therefore dug a canal that separated the cape from the island. As a result, the ditch turned out to be a narrow, but still an obstacle.
Statue of Zeus in Olympia
Archea OlimpiaIn Greece, on the Peloponnese Peninsula, in the area called Elida, there is the town of Olympia. Once he presented the world with the Olympic Games and one of the seven wonders of the ancient world - the statue of Zeus by the sculptor Phidias.
Dionysus Theater
Areopagitou Dionisiou It was on the stage of the Dionysus Theater that the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, comedies of Aristophanes and Menander were first shown. This antique theater in the open air is the oldest in the world, it originated in the 5th century BC
The theater of Dionysus was designed for half the population of Athens and accommodated up to 17 thousand spectators!
Samaria Gorge Sights of Greece
The Samarian Gorge is the largest in Europe, stretches for 18 kilometers. The gorge is in the southwest of Crete in the Chania number. The name comes from the village of Samaria. That's how Russian people came up with a name for a Volga city.
Temple in Delphi Attractions of Greece
Temple of Apollo of Pythia in Delphi, built in the 6th-4th centuries. BC. e., is the main attraction of this ancient city. According to the legend, the temple of Apollo was erected in the place of the god's dwelling on one of the slopes of Mount Parnassus.
Temple in Olympia Attractions of Greece
In the territory of one of the largest sanctuaries of Ancient Greece the Peloponnese, in Olympia, where the Olympic Games were born and for many centuries, the ruins of two temples - the temple of Hera and the temple of Zeus - were preserved.
Temple of Zeus of the Olympus Attractions of Greece
Buildings GUSTs the most impressive buildings of the ancient world - the famous temple of Olympian Zeus - began long before our era. The plans of the lord were truly ambitious: the new giant structure was bound to eclipse all the miracles of the world at that time,
Agora Attractions of Greece
On the Agora, once the central market square of Athens, is the temple of the god of fire - Hephaestus, which is almost the best of all the rest in Athens has survived to date.
Anopolis Aquapark Watercity Attractions of Greece
Aquapark of Anopolis Watercity is located in the open air and quite high above sea level . It is very popular not only among tourists, but also among local youth. In addition to Watercity in Crete, there are several more water parks, but this one is the largest.
Dionis Altar Sights of Greece ±$ br > Dionysus was the god of winemaking, inspiration and religious ecstasy, and his knight was dragged out by knights to build a fortress. This is a disregard for the history of ancient Greece.
Probably, it makes no sense to repeat the already beaten phrase that there is everything in Greece, but it really is! And the brightest example is the capital of ancient Hellas - Athens . It is a city that carefully preserves its history and architectural monuments, many of which are not one thousand years old . In Athens it is worth to visit the Acropolis with its partially restored ancient temples, the temple of Poseidon, located just on the coast of the Aegean Sea, the old quarter of Plaka, almost untouched by time, as well as numerous city museums and colorful Athenian squares, where you can immerse yourself in the real life of the Athenians .
Just an incredible number of interesting attractions is focused on Crete. Millions of tourists visit this island to combine an entertaining excursion into the history of Ancient Greece with a holiday in one of the best Mediterranean resorts.
Here in the archaeological reserve of Knossos is the magnificent Knossos palace, built by the legendary Daedalus for King Minos. It has an unusual architecture (the building has five floors) and an incredibly complex system of underground labyrinths. And in Festa it's interesting to look at the palace of Minos's brother, Radamanta, who is not as impressive with dimensions as outlandish forms, for example, the rooms in it are in the shape of a star with a huge courtyard in the center, and the inner chambers are connected by majestic stairs.
Also in Greece is definitely to visit the small and very original island of Hora Sfakion-Frangokast Greeks, whose inhabitants honor their national traditions and life style. There is an Orthodox monastery of Chrysoscalitissa (that is, "golden steps"), one of the leading steps to it is really made of pure gold, but only people with a pure soul and good intentions can see it.
One of the most famous islands of Greece can be called Rhodes, a beautiful resort and the largest center of knightly culture. Here attracts the attention of tourists Castle of the Knights, erected in the 14th century and restored in the first half of the last century. Today, within its walls, the atmosphere in which the representatives of the famous knightly order lived, and a huge collection of antique interior items were recreated.
Do not forget about such important monuments of Greece as Mount Olympus and Mount Athos, Golden Delphi in the vicinity the capital, a complex of monasteries on steep rocks - Meteora, the port of Piraeus and picturesque Macedonia.