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Santozeum
Around the corner from the archaeological museum, this modern cultural centre is home to the ‘Wall Paintings of Thera’ exhibition, a collection of life-size reproductions of the finest Akrotiri wall paintings. The short video on the work of conservators is fascinating. There’s no l
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Katapola
Katapola is a pleasant place that straggles along the curving shoreline of a dramatic bay in the most verdant part of the island. Remains from the ancient Cretan city of Minoa, as well as a Mycenaean cemetery, lie above the port and can be reached by a steep uphill walk. Places to
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Museum of the City of Volos
This new museum (opening 2015) addresses recent history through a beautiful collection of black-and-white photos and documents of the city from the 1800s to the present day. Behind the museum, part of the old-town world has been reconstructed. Check ahead for opening hours; the mus
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Diachronic Museum of Larissa
This museum was being constructed at the time of research; it was due to open in September 2015. It will display outstanding archaeological finds from the Larissa area, from the Middle Palaeolithic to the late Byzantine times, including exceptional discoveries from the Neolithic pe
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SantoWines
The best place to start your wine adventure. The island’s cooperative of grape-growers, it’s a large tourist-focused complex on the caldera edge near the port. It has short tours of the production process and lots of tasting options. There are also superb views, a wine bar with foo
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Santorini Brewery Company
Prefer beer to wine? Well worth a stop is the home of the island’s in-demand Donkey beers (you may have see its eye-catching logo on your travels). Sample the Yellow Donkey (a blonde brew), Red Donkey (a hoppier style) and Greeces first India Pale Ale (otherwise known as Crazy Donk
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Vrana Olive
Modestly tucked away in the village of Papados, between Mytilini and south-coast Ploumari, the little Vrana Olive-Press Museum showcases 19th-century steam-powered presses and vintage paintings of a bygone era. It also occupies a bit of Greek literary history – it was built by Nich
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Koules Venetian Fortress
Iraklio’s main landmark is this squat and square 16th-century fortress, which was called Rocca al Mare under the Venetians. It helped keep the Turks out for 21 years and later became a Turkish prison for Cretan rebels. Three walls sport marble reliefs of Venice’s symbol: the winged
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Livadi & Surrounds
Despite Serifos growing popularity, in the unassuming port of Livadi theres still a feeling that the modern world has not entirely taken over. Just over the headland that rises from the ferry quay lies the fine, tamarisk-fringed beach at Livadakia. A walk further south over the nex
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Mosque of Süleyman
The hora bears many legacies of its Ottoman past. During Turkish times churches were converted to mosques, and many more Muslim houses of worship were built from scratch, although most are now dilapidated. The most important is the pink-domed Mosque of Süleyman. Built in 1522 to co
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Fountain of Arethousa
Theres a lot of hype about the sites connected to Homers tale, and finding them can be an epic journey (signage is scant). The most renowned site is the Fountain of Arethousa, south of Vathy, where Odysseus swineherd, Eumaeus, brought his pigs to drink. The isolated, shadeless trek
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Church of Parigoritissa Byzantine Museum
This multistorey marvel with intricate brick domes will amaze even the most church-fatigued visitor. Craftspeople from Thessaloniki and Constantinople poured their hearts into the frescoes of this 13th-century edifice. Today its billed as a museum of Byzantine culture – crane your
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Archaeological Site of Pella
Pella rose to fame when King Archelaos (413–399 BC) made it a capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedon. This atmospheric archaeological site, with re-erected columns and black-and-white geometric mosaics, fires the imagination about the citys glory days. Dont miss 300 BC Dionysus
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
One of the most anticipated developments in Athens cultural life of late, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, designed by Renzo Piano, is being erected 4.5km south of the city centre and will also hold the National Library and the National Opera, and have a large park.
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Teriade Museum
Varia, 4km south of Mytilini, is the unlikely home of the Teriade Museum with its astonishing collection of paintings by artists such as Picasso, Chagall, Miro, Le Corbusier and Matisse. The museum honours the Lesvos-born artist and critic Stratis Eleftheriadis, who brought the wor
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Archaeological Collection
Hora is home to this modest museum displaying fragments of mainly Hellenic and Roman sculpture excavated from the kastro. Exhibits are sparse and the museum tiny, but it’s a pleasure to visit. Panels in Greek and English spell out fascinating details, including the legend of Perseu
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Archaeological Museum of Arhanes
This small museum displays many important finds from regional excavations, especially from Minoan times. Among the highlights are clay larnakes (coffins) and replicas of musical instruments from Fourni, plus a copy of the dagger presumably used for human sacrifice from the Anemospi
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Anogi
The crumbling hilltop village of Anogi was once the islands capital; today the main square (and its elderly inhabitants) seem from another era. The restored 12th-century church of Agia Panagia has amazing Byzantine frescoes and a Venetian bell tower. Visit the neighbouring kafeneio
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Centre for Byzantine Art
The Centre for Byzantine Art is a great example of a restored Venetian-Turkish mansion and has exhibitions, workshops and a terrace café with great views of the old town. Other Turkish legacies in the old quarter include the Kara Musa Pasha Mosque, which has a vaulted fountain, and
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Old Harbour
Just a short stroll from Dapia (the harbour section of Spetses Town), the Old Harbour is an engaging place to stroll around. Its crammed with all types of vessels, from working fishing boats to private cruisers and yachts, interspersed with half-built caïques and other vessels bein
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