Delphi, where the oracle of Apollo spoke, was the site of the omphalos, the ‘navel of the world’. Blending harmoniously with the superb landscape and charged with sacred meaning, Delphi in the 6th century B.C. was indeed the religious centre and symbol of unity of the ancient Greek world. Information Entrance ticket Ticket cover one entrance […]
Monastery of Hosios Loukas is a UNESCO world Heritage Site. It is on the way to Delphi from Athens and worth a visit. The monastery is of Byzantine art and architecture. Entrance ticket Entrance ticket was €4 for adult and €2 for children in 2023. Back to 2023 9 day Greek Turkey cruise summary
Heraklion is the capitol of Crete, the largest Greece Island. Main attraction is the Knossos Palace and Archaeological Museum of Heraklion of Minoan civilization. Transportation The bus system in and around Heraklion is very convenient (and free wifi on the bus!) When we arrived from cruise port, there was no walking allowed in the port […]
Meteora is a UNESEC world Heritage site. The unique rock formations are stunning. There are 6 monasteries that are open to the public. Important information Dress Code There is a dress code for the Monasteries, Women must wear skirts that is longer than knee and shoulder must be covered. Men must wear long pants. Some monasteries […]
Highlight of trip Countries/cities Greece Athens Volos/Meteora Rhodes/Lindos Heraklion, Crete Mykonos/Delos Santorini Hosios Loukas Delphi Türkiye/Turkey Istanbul Kusadasi/Ephesus UNESCO World Heritage Site Meteora Acropolis in Athens Archeological site of Delphi Medieval City of Rhodes Delos Monasteries of Hosios Loukas Knossos Minoan Palatial Centres (Tentative UNESCO site) Ephesus Historic Areas of Istanbul Seven Wonders of the ancient […]
Toldedo is a UNESCO world heritage site. We’ve visited Toledo twice, first time was in 2011 and second time in 2019 Toledo Old Town First time visit in 2011 This blog post is in Chinese. Second time visit in 2019 Since this is our second time visit, it was more searching for sites we remembered. […]
Trujillo Castle The castle is in the highest part of Trujillo. You can climb up the wall and walk around the wall for a great view of Trujillo city below. For Game of Thrones fans, some scene of Casterly Rock may look familiar as it was one of location of some scenes. The castle can […]
Caceres is a UNESCO world heritage site. The walled old town is very nice to walk around either day or night. Cáceres Plaza Mayor Square On the left side of the square is the old town and on the right hand side is modern shops and restaurants. Our hotel was right next to the square. […]
Evora is a UNESCO world heritage site Capela dos Ossos (Bone Chapel) Bone Chapel is what we came to see in Evora. The small chapel is decorated with yes you guessed it bones – bones and skulls. Roman Temple of Evora Praca do Giraldo Cromlech of Almendres A megalithic complex outside of Evora Return to Spain […]
Sintra downtown Tuk Tuk ride up to Sintra Mountain We had planned to take the bus up to Pena Palace, while we were waiting at the bus stop a Tuk Tuk pulled up, offered us a reasonable rate (it had 2 passengers already so with the 4 of us will make it a full ride) […]