Travel Blog Greece

This small church, dedicated to Jesus Christ who was led to his torture, is located in Kato Poli of the old town of Monemvasia.

The Church of Agia Sofia lies on the upper city, at the edge of a steep cliff, with a breathtaking view over "The Rock" to Peloponnese.

Malvasia is a list of wine grape varieties grown in the Mediterranean, the Balearic and the Canary Islands and the island of Madeira.

Monemvasia is one of the most beautiful castles of the world and a very important medieval fortress city, which lies on a 1 Km long plateau.

Monemvasia has a complex Byzantine, Venetian and Ottoman architecture, seen in Venetian churches, Byzantine churches and Ottoman hammams.

The castle and the town of Monemvasia were founded in 583 by people who were trying to be protected from the Slavic and Avaric invasions.

Three thousand years were necessary for nature to build Kastania Cave, the 2nd most important cave in Europe of its kind.

It is salted pork smoked with green sage. A unique high quality traditional product of Greece.

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