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Our Airbnb was located about 15 minutes west of Chania, along the main road following the coast. During the high season, I can imagine this area is highly congested with tourists crowding the beaches and...

Piraeus Port, the passenger port of Athens, is where the ferries depart from the mainland to the islands. After collecting our paper tickets at the Anek Lines ticket office, we waited in the parking lot...

We made the 4-hour drive from Nafplio to Cape Sounion, where the Temple of Poseidon sits about 65 meters above the sea on a rugged cliff. In ancient times, departing sailors would have watched Cape Sounion...

Tiryns, about 20 kilometers from Mycenae, is considered one of the significant Mycenean centers. It peaked in wealth and importance in the 13th century BC. Because of its proximity to the sea, it was an...

To understand ancient Greek civilization and Hellenistic culture, a good place to begin is the Mycenean and Minoan civilizations. The Mycenean civilization was concentrated in the Peloponnese region and...