MAINLAND GREECE
Athens
Delphi
Mycenae
Nafplio
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Mainland Greece - Travel Tales and Photo Journals |
 The Athens and Mainland Greece Guide to our Travel Tales and Photo Journals lets you travel with a number of people to the destinations that interest you. Find out about day trips and tours from Athens to the Peloponnese, Delphi, Olympia, Corinth, Mycenae, Epidaurus, Nafplio, Meteora and more. Discover the charming Plaka, the best place to stay in Athens. Our Magical Journeys "Travel Guide" links will let you explore the area in detail and plan all of your travel needs. Hotels, villas, apartments, beaches, food and drink, ferries, tours, cruises, history, archaeology, we've got it all. So pick a destination and begin to explore. Kalo Taxidi!
Mainland Greece is truly magical.
When most people think of holidays in Greece they think of the Greek islands. The idea of all these islands, each different from the next, the whitewashed houses and beautiful beaches is an enticement to anyone. But lost in the commotion over Mykonos, Santorini, Rhodes and Corfu is the fact that some of the most beautiful and interesting places in Greece are not on the islands, but on the mainland.
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 Athens
You can have a great time in this city and actually miss it when you return home. Athens is a fun place. It just looks like hell at first glance. You don't have to be counting the minutes until your flight to Santorini or back home. You can have a great time in this city, and actually miss it when you return home. If this does not seem possible read on ...
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 Delphi
After the Acropolis, DELPHI is the most popular archaeological site in Greece. Located 180 kilometers from Athens, a trip to DELPHI is listed in just about every tour itinerary and is by far the most popular day trip out of Athens. Delphi has a special meaning, more than just another collection of ruins in a country that is full of them. Delphi in ancient times was considered the center of the known world, the place where heaven and earth met. This was the place on earth where man was closest to the Gods
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 Mycenae
Agememnon, the ancient king, united and commanded the Greeks during the Trojan war, the ruins of Mycenae were thought to be a myth until Heinrich Schlieman proved otherwise. The site is impressive and features the Palace of Agamemnon, the Treasury of Atreaus, and the tomb of Clytaemenestra, who murdered Agamemnon by in his bath ...
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 Nafplio
Nafplio is like a bigger version of the Plaka in Athens, only more beautiful. The main platia called Syntagma (Constitution) Square, is paved in marble and is on a much grander scale than anything you will find in the Plaka and surrounded by historical buildings ...
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