Travel Blog Greece

Damianos Cave | Zakynthos | The Myth of the Dragon and the Twelve Wells

Damianos Cave in Agalas of Zakynthos Island is famous for its two visible entrances and the myth of Andronios Dragon and the Twelve Wells.

Midas | The Mythological Greek Tycoon King with the Magical Golden Touch

King Midas, one of the most famous Greek myths, is about a king who turned into gold everything he touched.

Aristaeus | Ancient Greek God | The First Farmer or the First Doctor of History?

Aristaeus, born in Kissavos, was the culture hero and God of Greek Mythology that discovered many useful arts, including bee-keeping.

Frangokastello | Chania Crete | The Ottoman Expulsion and the Drosoulites Phenomenon

Frangokastello is a castle (and also a small settlement and beach), 12 km east from Sfakia village at the south coast of Chania Crete.

Acherontas River | Parga | Dante's Border of Hell

Acherontas (or Acheron) is a river located in the Epirus region, northwestern Greece, the border of hell according to Dante's Inferno.

Lake Stymphalia | Corinth | The Sixth Labor of Hercules

Stymphalia is a Natura 2000 reserve with a wetland area and an agrarian area, a very important stopover for migratory birds.

Arkoudi | Ithaca | Homer's Asterida | Refuge of Telemachus Son of Odysseus

Arkoudi is a private island close to Ithaca, considered to be the Homeric place where Telemachus found refuge from his mother's suitors.

Gythio Shipwreck "Dimitrios" | Mani Lakonia

This famous shipwreck of a 70 m. cargo ship is located on Valtaki beach near Gythio since 1981.