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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Tag: Unknown Ruins
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.
In our day adventure, we are going to do a circular hike in the Pylos area and the Navarino Bay, which combines history and nature in a quite unique way.
We are going to visit the Voidokoilia beach, a beach with one of the most striking landscapes in Greece, Nestor’s cave, a huge cave and probably a sanctuary; the Navarino castle, also known as Paleokastro, the Gialova wetland, where you can see many birds, including storks and flamingos and finally we are going to visit a Mycenaean tomb attributed to the son of Nestor, the wise king of Pylos according to Homer’s Iliad.
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Outside Ancient Messene
Antigua Messene is by far one of the best archaeological sites in all of Greece, having more variety of ruins and much better preserved and restored than other sites of much greater renown such as Athens, Delphi, and Corinth.
In this second video we visit the ruins outside the archaeological site, which include walls, temples, and the spring that gave life to the population.
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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.
We last year explored the metro network looking for the different museums and archaeological sites that were within, on top of, or near the different stations.
Now well, by lack of knowledge, we did not include 3 stations, one of them with the oldest ruins of the entire network.
So, in our adventure of the day we are going to explore these sites in detail, as well as show the surroundings and tell a little about their history.
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The Rotonda of Thessaloniki
The Rotonda of Thessaloniki is one of the best-preserved buildings of the Roman Empire that has come to our days.
In this video, we tell its story as well as explore it inside.
In this video, we tell the story of the goddess/nymph as well as the history of the sanctuary.
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The fortress of Siphas
In reality, it is a 4th century BC fortification in good state of conservation, that extends underwater and formed part of a network of fortifications to avoid an enemy attack.
In this video we visit Sifas and other fortresses of the same era: Xironomi, Tisbe and Platea.
Fortress of Aigosthena: https://youtu.be/LaeFJ5mmcJA
Fortress of Eleuteras: https://youtu.be/Ctgkqn7Y56E
In this second part we return to Cenchreae to visit its less known side, its ruins underwater.