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History of ancient Greece. Thermopyllic battle
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History of ancient Greece. Thermopyllic battle

2500 years ago When I saw the name of Thermopylae on the map, I realized that I had to call in this place. Thermopylae is a word from childhood. This[...]

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Small cities of Greece
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Small cities of Greece

Larisa. City on my road. After exploring the Meteors, we headed towards Athens. Again. This time we chose the most direct and fast road. How and wher[...]

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The Holy Trinity Monastery
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The Holy Trinity Monastery

First visit  It is said that among the Meteor monasteries, the Holy Trinity Monastery is considered the third oldest. The monastery was built in 147[...]

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Soaring above the ground. Continuation of a story.
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Soaring above the ground. Continuation of a story.

Meteors. Orthodoxy Center As you already know, we arrived at a place where ancient Orthodox monasteries are located on high rocks. These rocks are c[...]

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Before you get to Meteora
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Before you get to Meteora

Cliffs in the valley Continuation of the story of how I got to Meteora. When the pass was left behind and the road began to acquire a feeling of asph[...]

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Past the Olympic gods in a Christian monastery
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Past the Olympic gods in a Christian monastery

Through the mountains to meteors The morning of a new day. Beautiful weather, blue sky and the sun warms pleasantly. A short walk along the sea, brea[...]

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Resort town for rest

After visiting the monument to Tsar Leonid and the place where the Battle of Thermopyle took place, we began to look for a place to sleep.

We wanted to spend the night by the sea and we went to the very shore. We drove into a town called Kamena Vourla. The name is somehow strange, as if from the Czech Republic. At least that seemed to me.

The town is very small and pretty. It turned out to be a resort town. A long main street along the sea with hotels, restaurants and cafes. You can stroll along this street and breathe in the fresh sea air.

Kamena Vourla is one of the most popular and crowded resorts in the region. The possession of the Blue Flag makes this resort especially in demand. In addition, the presence of healing hot springs, excellent infrastructure, beautiful views.

We checked into the hotel. With this came a whole unusual story. Before checking in, we selected a hotel on the booking site and paid for it. When we arrived at the hotel there was no one. Peace and quiet. The door to the hotel was open, but there was no one at the reception. There was silence throughout the house.

On the one hand, this is not surprising. We traveled to Greece in the spring, when beach vacations had not yet gained momentum. There were no tourists in such resort towns and the hotels were empty.

We were already in despair when the sound of an opening door was heard and an old man entered the room. We greeted him and I tried to explain to him that we had booked a room. The old man explained that he did not understand anything in computers and began to call his son, the owner of the hotel.

In the end, everything was fine. We were populated and we went for a walk. The old man - the father of the owner of the hotel, was very kind. He offered to drink Greek brandy. Metaxa. Very nice drink.

After a glass of metaxa, we went for a walk along the sea.

We walked and looked at the beautiful sunset sky and the sun. It was warm but not hot.

We walked along the entire town and ended up at the local fishing port. Nearby were fishing restaurants and the smell was amazing from there.

We went in search of a good place for dinner. It was already dark and lights came on in the street.

And in the morning we woke up and went further along the route to study Greece.

to be continued