In this video, we explore the restoration works of the royal estate of Tatoi, in the outskirts of Athens, Greece, which included the palace, the gardens and farm and the pantheon of the kings of Greece.
Spoiler Alert: They’ve done quite a good job!
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Akrotiri in Santorini
In this video, we explore the remains of the Minoan town of Akrotiri, on the south of the island of Santorini, which was destroyed by a volcanic explosion in the year 1600 BC the same that almost destroyed the island.
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The island of Santorini
The most desired Greek island is Santorini, and it is a synonym of Greece.
In this video, we tell you what there is to visit and how to optimize your experience.
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The island of Lesbos
In this video, we make a full review of the island and we give you reasons to visit it.
The Messinian peninsula in southwestern Peloponnese concentrates the majority of the most impressive medieval fortifications of Greece, including acueductos, Venetian, and Ottoman castles.
In this video we will briefly explore the Pylos castle, talk a little about its history and visit its acueductos.
The catacombs of Saint Onofrius, near Methoni, are one of the few examples of their kind in Greece and unique in the Peloponnese.
They consist of six chambers, with seats and arches carved into the rock and decorated with frescoes.
In this video, we show the catacombs and tell their story.
They consist of six chambers, with seats and arches carved into the rock and decorated with frescoes.
In this video, we show the catacombs and tell their story.
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Ancient Thera
Today we travel to the paradisiacal island of Santorini, to visit one of the best preserved ancient cities of the Aegean Sea and of Greece, known as Ancient Thera.
This site, besides having very well preserved and spectacular views, preserves one of the most unusual sanctuaries carved in rock that we have seen.
In this site, the city is preserved almost complete, with its houses, its paved streets, its sanctuaries and other public buildings.
Furthermore, we will visit the Zoodoxos cave (which translates as “that gives life”), the only source of potable water of antiquity in the island, which is a short distance from the ancient population.
Cape Sounion was a key site in antiquity for guarding the sea routes both to Athens, as well as to the famous silver mines of Laurium, the reason for Athens’ economic success and its sanctuary to Poseidon is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the vicinity of the Greek capital, promoted by travel guides as the ideal place to enjoy the sunset.
Now, just 400 meters away, on the opposite hill, there existed another sanctuary, whose main temple was dedicated to the Goddess Athena and which today is much less known and less visited, for the simple reason that it is difficult to visit.
In this video, we are going to briefly explore the remains of this sanctuary and comment on how to visit it.
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The fortified city of Ramnous
Today, the archaeological site of Ramnous is, for many, a surprise and a paradox. On one hand, it is one of the most unknown sites in Attica and on the other hand, it is the best preserved ancient sanctuary of the region, one of the best preserved in all Greece and a unique example that allows us to perceive how the Greek cities of antiquity were.
But, two thousand years ago, its extensive fame was thanks to its sanctuary to Nemesis, the goddess of vengeance, and that it was the most important in Ancient Greece.
On our day’s adventure, we are going to visit Ramnous, to explore in detail its ruins and tell you something of its history.
We explored the archaeological site of Kolona, in Aegina, Greece, as well as its archaeological museum and the land and underwater defenses of the area.