Tag: Greek villages

You need a lifetime to get to know all the Greek villages and to learn their history. The more we explore them, we are surprised by the various events that took place there and how they got their name. This is also the case with the Greek village of Trypes. A village of Chios with a special history and many beauties. And of course a strange name you don't often come across in a village. But there is a reason why they named it like that. The strange Greek village ...

Wildlife, green landscapes, and running water. A setting of unique beauty that you can walk for 16 km. And then you'll reach a Greek village different from the others. With all-white houses that to face them, you have to choose between two ways. Either walk the 16,000 meters or go by sea. And we are talking of course about the gorge of Samaria and the isolated Greek village of Agia Roumeli. Where the sea and the mountain seem to become one and give magical images. Where else? In Crete! The ...

The Mainland and island Greece are full of Greek villages, either small or large. Some of them have very common names which we see them also in other parts of the country. Like, for example, Helliniko, Platanos, Pigi, Karyes, etc. However, exploring Greece you can discover names of villages that you do not even imagine that exist. Other strange and others a little funnier, all together compose the beauty of the Greek region. They have their own story, and each of them may have something even weirder to tell you. ...

When you hear the word Olympus, surely your mind goes to the famous mountain of the gods and it makes perfect sense. But how about you know another version of Olympus, even female? And not only that, but this version to be on an island and indeed of the Aegean. We are talking about the village of Olympus, Exactly the village Olympus which is located in Karpathos. It is the jewel of the island that catches the eyes of visitors. The traditional Olympus on the island of Karpathos Olympus is, ...