- The Island of the Knights Rhodes, the capital of the Dodecanese, is an island of contrasts. Thanks to its strategic position, Rhodes has been important since ancient times. The Old City of Rhodes is a maze of meandering streets lined with medieval buildings housing shops, boutiques, cafes and galleries. Outside the walls of the Old Town lies the "new" city, with its magnificent Venetian, neoclassic and modern buildings. Rhodes has been inhabited for more than 2...

As the ship comes into the harbour the impressive Koule (Venetian) Fortress dating from the 16th century stands guard over the city. Heraklion is the largest city of Crete and one of Greece's major urban centres. Its development begun in the wake of the 9th century AD (in antiquity, Knossos was the island's most important centre). In later times, Heraklion came under Arabic, Venetian and Ottoman rule. Among the most outstanding sights of Heraklion are the fortifi...

Crescent-shaped Santorini , the precious gem of the Aegean, is actually a group of islands consisting of Thíra, Thirassiá, Asproníssi, Palea and Nea Kaméni in the southernmost part of Cyclades. The whole complex of Santorini islands is still an active volcano and probably the only volcano in the world whose crater is in the sea. The islands that form Santorini came into existence as a result of intensive volcanic activity; twelve huge eruptions occurred, one ...

Hydra is truly a gem among the Greek islands as there are no motor vehicles on the entire island - just donkeys and mules. Hydra is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece, It is separated from the Peloponnese by a narrow strip of water. In ancient times, the island was known as Hydrea, a reference to the springs on the island. Hydra is built in the shape of an amphitheatre and filled with traditional stone mansions, narrow cobblestoned streets and secluded squares....

A drive to Corinth (Κορινθ&# 943;α) an ancient city about 48 miles west of Athens on the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnese to the mainland of Greece was the start of today. First stop was to see the Corinth Canal which is an important shipping route and then we headed to the ancient ruins. Our guide bought to life these ruins as we saw the Temple of Apollo (God of the arts who could foresee the future). Interesti...