Archive for July, 2010
Impressions – Holy Cave St. Dionysius – Olympus
July 28th, 2010 | 
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Pilgrim chapel in the Holy Cave of Agios Dionysios in Enipeas Gorge near the Old Monastery of Agios Dionysios
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Tags: Enipeas gorge, greek-orthodox religion, hiking & trekking, Litohoro, monastery, Mount Olympus, mountain chapel, Northern Greece | 
Comments ClosedVergina – Tombs of the Macedonian Kings
The modern town of Vergina is about 13 km south-east of the district centre of Veroia and about 80 km south-west of Thessaloniki, the capital of Greek Macedonia. The town has a population of about two thousand people and stands on the foothills of Mount Pieria, at an elevation of 120m (360 ft) above sea level.
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Posted in excavations, Macedonia, museum, regions, sightseeing | Tags: Alexander the Great, excavations, holiday, Macedonian Culture, museum, Northern Greece, sightseeing, tomb, UNESCO World Heritage, Vergina | Comments ClosedImpressions – Stone Bridge in Zagoria – Pindos
one of the famous arched stone bridges of Zagoria – Pindos Mountain
Posted in * impressions *, building, nature & landscape | Tags: hiking & trekking, Pindos Mountain, stone bridge, Western Greece, Zagoria | Comments ClosedImpressions – Mount Olympus
the main mountain of Olympus with its highest southern peaks in the snow – view from Kalipefki
+++shot on 18th January 2009+++
Posted in * impressions *, nature & landscape | Tags: Kalipefki, Mount Olympus, Northern Greece, peaks | Comments Closed
