by greektraveller on June 1, 2010
If you have been bogged by the never ending tedium of your busy life, what can be more tempting and inviting than a beautiful holiday in Athens, Greece? Since centuries, Greece has been associated with strong history, passion, romance and nostalgia. Beautiful houses, lovely blue sea and mesmerizing hills with the scent of pines, archaeological importance and the ethnicity of the place fills you with a rare sense of beauty and splendor. That is the magic of holidays in Greece! If you are a lover of nature and history, you have done yourself a disservice if you haven’t visited Greece.
If you want ancient settings with modern comforts, the Athens is the place you should be going to for a holiday. You have the finest hotels that cater to people from all walks of life at the world’s best resorts. You could stay in one of these resorts and visit places like Crete, Halkidiki, Skiathos, and Kefalonia and many more tourist sites. Also, get to enjoy the local festivals of the season. You need even take the trouble of trying to find out what places visit and be worried whether you are going to miss any important tourist spot. All you need to do is get in touch with a Mediterranean specialist right away and draw up a holiday program to the ancient city of Athens.
by greektraveller on May 20, 2010
Holidays in Athens brings more memorable moments in the life of a person. To say in short, Athens is considered to be the greatest city of Greece is a world famous attractive place bringing more memorable as well as a pleasant memoir to a life of a person after his visit there. Athens is located at the Basin of Attica. The visitor has to ensure that he never misses any places of historic importance, for sure. There are locations like Historical centre of Athens and Temple of Poseidon is important locations to visit. The Agora museum is yet another important place of tourist attraction for a person or a tourist who makes a visit to Athens. The library of Hadrian is also located in this same place for the tourist to visit. Mitropolis Square is also a tourist spot to look at. Amphiareion Temple is another place of tourist attraction. Acropolis- Temple of Athena Nike is an excellent place of tourist visit. The holidays in Athens and holidays in Greece are in general, a pleasant moment to the person and are also considered to be the excellent chance to visit the historical places. Church of the Holy Apostles, Church of the Saints, Asklepieion, Byzantine Museum are important places to visit. Also the travel to Greece is a chance to make a visit of the important as well as the historical places of the world’s most attractive location in Life’s time.
by greektraveller on March 2, 2010
If you are tired of the same old holiday routine, you can inject some fun into the season by spending holidays in Greece. One of the most special areas of Greece is Rhodes Island. While you could easily spend your holidays in Athens, Rhodes is one place that you should make appoint to visit every time you travel to Greece. While many tourists travel to Greece to see Rhodes Town, one of the most popular attractions there is the Palace of the Grand Master.
For many people, the holidays in Greece and the Palace of the Grand Master are synonymous. There is plenty to see, do, and learn at this wonderful place. Before you think that this is only for seniors, old and young alike will appreciate the palace during the holidays. The Palace of the Grand Master dates back to the fourteenth century and survived through the times of the Knights of Rhodes as well as the occupation by the Ottoman Empire. Now this palace has been made into a Greek museum. It’s intriguing history and décor makes it a prime spot for the holiday tourist. So even if you plan on spending your holidays in Athens, you probably should take the time to visit Rhodes.
