Map Destinations / Saronic Gulf/ Aegina The island of Aegina (also spelled Egina, or Egine) is one of the most popular tourist destinations and one of the easiest island getaways to opt for. Aegina island is located at only 26 km (16.5 nautical miles) south of Athens from the port of Piraeus and it is regularly served by ferries that take [...]
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
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 [...]
Map º The Archaeological Museum of Delphi, one of the most important in Greece, exhibits the history of the Delphic sanctuary, site of the most famous ancient Greek oracle. Its rich collections are comprised primarily of architectural sculpture, statues and minor objects donated to the sanctuary. These reflect its religious, political and artistic activities from its early years in the eight century BC [...]
Map º At the foot of Mount Parnassos, within the angle formed by the twin rocks of the Phaedriades, lies the Pan-Hellenic sanctuary of Delphi, which had the most famous oracle of ancient Greece. Delphi was regarded as the centre of the world. According to mythology, it is here that the two eagles sent out by Zeus from the ends of the universe [...]
Elafonisos is a small islet (only 19 km2) at the southern tip of Laconia, between the Peloponnese and Kythera. Elafonisos has three of the most beautiful beaches in the Mediterranean, an extremely rare natural wealth, attractive landscapes, undersea treasures and the well-known submerged city Pavlopetri.
