The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states, led by King Leonidas of Sparta, and the Persian empire of Xerxes I over the course of three days, during the second Persian invasion of Greece. It took place in August or September 480 BC, at the narrow coastal pass of Thermopylae ("The Hot Gates").
The twelve Olympians were a race of deities, primarily consisting of a third and fourth generation of immortal beings, worshipped as the principal gods of the Greek pantheon.
As one of the most powerful cities of Ancient Greece, Athens has many fascinating myths and stories. Athens, the glorious city of Classical Greece was named after the Goddess Athena. But what is the myth behind this name givng?
The famous geodetic triangulation of ancient Greece is another wonderful mystery of the ancient Greeks, as the location of their temples and sanctuaries forms imaginary geometric formations that defy logical interpretations and well-laid frames of writing. Why the ancient Greeks built their places of worship in such a way as to create equilateral and isosceles triangles on the map or to verify complex [...]
Map Destinations / Athens / Museum of Acropolis The monuments of the Acropolis have withstood the ravages of past centuries, both of ancient times and those of the Middle Ages. Until the 17th century, foreign travellers visiting the monuments depicted the classical buildings as being intact. This remained the case until the middle of the same century, when the [...]
Map Destinations / Athens/ Cape Sounion Destinations Attica Cape Sounion Epos Travel & Tours Cape Sounion is the promontory at the southernmost tip of the Attic peninsula, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the town of Lavrio (ancient Thoricus), and 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Athens. It is part of Lavreotiki municipality, East Attica, Greece. Cape Sounion is noted for its Temple of Poseidon, one of the major monuments of the Golden Age of Athens. Its [...]
Map Destinations / Athens/ Lake Vouliagmeni Destinations Attica Vouliagmeni Lake Epos Travel & Tours Vouliagmeni Lake, in the heart of the Athenian Riviera, is the hidden treasure of Attica’s nature. Situated on an idyllic landscape, this rare geological phenomenon is waiting to be discovered. The lake’s brackish waters which are continuously replenished both by the sea and the underground thermal springs [...]
Map Destinations / Peloponnese / Neapolis Neapolis Epos Travel Tours The history of the city begins from the second millennium BC. In the place of today's Neapolis was the ancient city of Voia. The area of the Voia was inhabited by the mythical face of Aeneas, the founder of Rome, who, after the fall of Troy, on his [...]
Pylos“Greek: Πύλος), historically also known under its Italian name Navarino, is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Pylos has a long history, having been inhabited since Neolithic times. It was a significant kingdom in Mycenaean Greece, with remains of the so-called “Palace of Nestor” excavated nearby, named after Nestor, the king of Pylos in Homer’s Iliad.
Map ` Continuing west we will reach Methoni. A beautiful seaside town with its imposing castle to retain its romantic atmosphere. This small but picturesque town hides one of the most beautiful and well-preserved castles of Greece and the Mediterranean, on the beach, which has become a must for all conquerors of the region and Mediterranean seashores. Arriving there, the view is captured [...]
