Travel Blog Greece

The Lesbian poet Panagiotis G. Papadellis was born in the small mountainous village of Lesvos, Anemotia.

It is the most important church of the islet of Small Prespa named Agios Achillios, the 2nd inhabited lake island in Greece.

Georgios Mavros' mansion, pioneer creator (in 1778) of the Common Company (Brotherhood) of Ampelakia.

It is the largest and most popular monastery of Thassos island, whose Saint is the island’s protector.

The Archaeological Museum of Corfu was built around 1965 to host the findings from the Temple of Artemis.

The Monastery of Saint Paraskevi is an abandoned monastery situated on the edge of Vikos Gorge, in the region of Zagori.

Margarita Miniati [1821-1887] was a famous and recognized Greek scholar and author who flourished during the 19th century.

The folklore museum in Limenaria was established in 1993 by "To Kastro (The Castle)", the Limenaria cultural association.

The three Venetian forts of the Old Town of Corfu were developed in the 8th century to defend the economic interests of Venetians.

John Nicholas Cassavetes [1929 – 1989] was a Greek-American actor, film director and screenwriter who self-financed films.

The Archaeological Museum of Thassos is a museum located in Limenas on the island of Thassos, East Macedonia, Greece.

The Byzantine Agios Germanos church, one of the best experiences in Prespa Lakes, forms the nucleus of the Agios Germanos village.

Vassilis Vassilikos is a famous Greek author who has published more than 100 books, best-known of which is the novel Z (1967).

Yiannis Ritsos, born in Monemvasia, was a famous Greek poet, activist and member of the Greek Resistance during World War II.

Molyvos (or Mithymna) is a village on the northern part of Lesvos, just some 6 km north of the popular beach town of Petra.

This arced stonebridge was build in the middle of the 18th century, financed from Mr. Kontodimos Noutsos from the Vradeto village.

Nikolaos Mantzaros [1795 – 1872] was a famous Greek-Italian composer and the major representative of the Ionian School of Music.

The church "Panagia Skalas Sykamnias" is known as "Panagia Gorgona" (Madonna Mermaid) due to a wall painting that was in the church.

Mikis Theodorakis is a famous songwriter - composer who has written over 1000 songs and has scored the epic "Zorba the Greek" and "Z".

The Aegean Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Mykonos, Greece. The founder and chairman of the museum was George M. Drakopoulos.

Kostas Krystallis [1868–1894] is a famous Greek author and poet.

The Theatre of Mytilene, standing on the hill of Agia Kyriaki, is considered one of the greatest works of architecture of the ancient world.

Spyridon Xyndas [1812 – 1896] was a famous Greek composer and guitarist, one of the students of Nikolaos Mantzaros in music theory.