Monday, 10 January 2022

A VISIT TO GREECE

                

 


 

A visit to Greece can be very rewarding because there are so many things to do, whether you are interested in touring the headline attractions, exploring fascinating cities, hopping from island to island, or just walking on beautiful beaches you will find enough to do in this beautiful, ancient country.

 

Explore the Acropolis, climb Mount Lycabettus, explore the Anafiotika in Plaka, shop in Monastiraki. Stroll around the Ancient Agora, and consider democracy in the Stoa of Attalus, visit the National Archaeological Museum, see Acropolis at night, go to Poseidon's temple at Sounion bay. visit Apollos’ oracle at Delphi, visit Agamemnon’s Palace at Mycenae and the ancient theatre of Epidaurus, visit Olympia, where the Olympic games started in the 8th century BC. Visit the home of the gods at Mount Olympus. Enjoy the film and music festivals in Thessaloniki.  Explore the UNESCO Heritage Site in Thessaloniki’s Byzantine monuments and churches

 

Discover the birthplace of Alexander the Great, Pella, the capital of Ancient Macedonia where Alexander was born.  Thessaloniki was one of the most important Jewish settlements in Europe.  96% of the Jewish population of Thessaloniki was wiped out during the Holocaust but traces of the thousands of years of heritage remain. So, visit the Jewish Museum and the Jewish necropolis that dates from the Ottoman Empire. Visit the synagogues and the famous Modiano Market, based on designs by Jewish architect Eli Modiano.  Find the Minoans in Knossos.     



                                                             Acropolis



                                          Temple of Poseidon Cape Sounion


PLEASE DO BE VACCINATED AGAINST COVID 19 SO THAT YOUR BELOVED FAMILIES, FRIENDS, THE WORLD AND YOU WILL REMAIN HEALTHY AND SAFE DESPITE THE PANIC ABOUT THE OMICRON VARIANT  

  

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