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We suggest a variety of excursions to popular & beautiful places.
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Athens is the historical capital of Europe, as it has never ceased to be inhabited from the Neolithic era to the present day. In the length of its long, fascinating history, the climax came in the 5th century BC, when its values and culture transcended the geographical boundaries of the city and acquired a pan-human radiance. Political thought, theatre, the arts, philosophy, science, architecture and so many other versions of human intellect reached their epic climax in a unique coincidence of time and intellectual integration in world history.
For centuries now, the towering rocks dominate between the mountains of Koziaka and Antihasia, & compose an impressive giant stone complex of more than 800 rocks – a landscape of unparalleled natural beauty and one of the most important monuments of Orthodoxy.
Ioannina, the capital of Epirus, is developed around the magnificent Lake Pamvotis. The nature, climate and character of the city are defined by this watery “lady”. The lake, with its uncontaminated waters and small island, is a natural monument around which the whole city lives and breathes.
The cultural history of the city, with its great prose writers and poets, the artistic and spiritual events, which are organized throughout the year, provide an opportunity to get acquainted with the roots of the spiritual tradition of Epirus. The routes through the city, the many sights and museums offer the feeling of another era, full of secrets and legends. Wondrous buildings such as the House of Hussein Mattei, the Ottoman Mosque of Velis Pasha and the entire historical centre of Ioannina are unique sights.
The capital of the municipality is the homonymous town of Metsovo. Metsovo is a mountainous town in Pindos, built on the ruins of the ancient city of Tymfi. One of the main attractions of Metsovo is the Monastery of Agios Nikolaos, which has been standing from at least 1380 to the present day and it is said that its abbot at that time was Isaiah. Metsovo has a number of monasteries and churches, many of them authentic Byzantine monuments of immense beauty and importance that are a jewel for the region.
Surrounded by 24 islands, including the famous Scorpios of Aristotle Onassis, Lefkada is connected to the opposite Stereoelladic coast through a floating bridge (50 m long), which makes it easily accessible to visitors. It has important sights, churches and monasteries, picturesque settlements, dense vegetation, impressive bays with clear turquoise waters, organised and deserted beaches of stunning beauty, a high cultural tradition and hospitable inhabitants.
Capital and port at the same time, the town of Lefkada is characterized by a special urban fabric that resembles a “fishbone”. Beautiful alleys, small squares, traditional houses, ornate bell towers and paved pavements make up the character of the town. Lefkada is surrounded by the channel and the lagoon, while further north is the thin circular line of the sandy beach of Gyra with its few trees and mills.
Kalavryta, one of the most popular destinations of the Peloponnese, beautiful every season of the year, that needs little introduction. Visit this beautiful town at the foot of Chelmos, which – especially during the winter season – is full of life thanks to its modern ski centre.
Here you will find a dreamlike setting with stone-built houses, small squares, charming pedestrian streets, picturesque cafés and taverns next to shady plane trees. The trademark of the town is the serrated railway, which was inaugurated in 1896 and runs the route (22 km) Kalavryta-Diakopto. This route, which runs through the Vouraikos Gorge and ends on the coast of the Corinthian Gulf, is considered one of the most beautiful train routes in Greece. You will admire the way in which the “train” of Vouraikos was integrated into the environment and does not burden the ecosystem of the gorge. It looks like it has always been there, made by nature itself!
In the Western Peloponnese, in the region called the “Valley of the Gods”, the most glorified sacred site of ancient Greece and the birthplace of the most important sporting events, Ancient Olympia, flourished. The Olympic Games, the greatest sporting event of antiquity, from 776 BC onwards, united all the Greeks of the then known world every four years, as all hostilities were stopped during the Games so that everyone could participate in the events.
Today, the flame of the modern Olympic Games is lit every four years in the same land, travelling to all corners of the earth until it reaches the city that organizes the Games and lights the torch.
Ancient Corinth covered an area of 900 square kilometres. As early as the 8th century BC it was a rich and powerful “city-state”. The boundaries of Corinth reached as far as Megarida. To the south, it bordered with Cleones and Argolida. To the west, it bordered Sicily. To the east, it had a maritime border with Aegina. Within the walls, at the foot of the Acrocorinth, the city of Corinth, the political centre of Corinth, developed. In the countryside there were scattered smaller settlements, the so-called comas. Some of their names are known to us from ancient sources: Solygeia, Tenea, Kromion, Sidius, Therma, Piraeus, Oenoi, Lechaeon, Kechreai, Schinous, Asai, Kromna, Mavsos, Melissos, Voukefalos, Petri.
A little less than three hours away from Athens, where the magnificent Oiti National Park begins, is Pavliani, which for many years has been the secret for weekend excursionists. The secret is now out, but Pavliani remains a quiet, tidy, spotlessly clean and artistic village, shaped by its own inhabitants. In the periphery, Vardousia meets with Oiti and Giona, while a few kilometres further out is the small village called Athanasios Diakos – formerly Ano Mousounitsa – perched at an altitude of 1,100 metres, it is a paradise for those who love authentic flavours, meat and cheese.