Annecy: A Sunday morning at the Venice of the Alps is an unforgettable experience. The city of Annecy is the capital of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of southeastern France. It is located on the north shore of…
After the impressive and warm reception of our first article about the secret sights of Athens, the team searched again and identified seven new places in the city, unknown to most visitors and locals. We believe that the result (which came…
#uniquedestinations Nestor’s Palace is a central mansion of the Late Greek Age, surrounded by a fortified enclosure. It is considered by archaeologists to be related to the heroic King Nestor, who played a key role in the Trojan War. The…
There are many fine places in Athens and its suburbs that base their cuisine on Greek tradition but at the same time want to offer something completely different from the classic Greek tavern. They offer a chance for casual dining…
The Humboldt Forum, a new museum in Berlin dedicated to non-European art, is currently accessible only online. Named after scholars Wilhelm and Alexander von Humboldt, it features exhibits from the former Ethnological Museum and Museum of Asian Art. The museum aims to inspire visitors through its diverse collections and educational programmes.
Neapoli, also known as Neapolis, Neapoli Voion or Vatika, is located in the bay between Elafonisos and Cavo Maleas in Lakonia. It is the last southeastern continental city of Greece and Europe. The old part of the city has been…
Poros is a small Greek island-pair in the southern part of the Saronic Gulf. It is separated from the Peloponnese by a 200 m wide sea channel, with the scenic town of Galatas on the mainland. Poros consists of two islands, Sphaeria, the southern part,…
In October 2019 we posted our article about the search for “the best pizza in Athens”. But now we have updated our choices and here is our new verdict: Pizza is probably one of the most famous dishes in the…
The most famous dragon houses (drakospita) in Greece stand in South Evia. Builders constructed these remarkable structures from square and elongated stones, placing them on top of one another without mortar or other binders and relying solely on their weight…
