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Nea Hora Beach
Hanias in-town beach is only a 10-minute walk west of the Venetian Harbour. The half-kilometre-long yellow-sand strip is backed by tavernas, small markets and holiday apartment rentals. Fairly shallow, its good for kids and popular with locals on weekends. For sustenance, try Akrog
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Serpentine Organic Garden
Serpentine Organic Garden is a one-woman labour of love, the inspiration of Doris who, over 30 years, has created a virtual museum of all things green and flowering, including rare trees and roses, along with sustainable vegetable, berry and herb gardens. Opens to visitors by appoi
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Pappadiana & Amygdalokefali
The western Innahorion villages that line the coastal road enjoy a stunning location between mountains and ravines. First is the hamlet of Pappadiana, about 2km west of Kefali, from where the road rises into the mountains before manifesting superlative sea views from a bluff at Amy
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Cathedral of Agios Nikolaos
This cathedral houses the miracle-working 13th-century icon of the Panagia Trifotissa , from Aenos (Enez in Turkish) across the Evros River. Villagers with eyes damaged by the reflected glare of the sun on the salt marshes around Aenos are said to have had their vision restored by
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Red Beach
Matala’s main beach below the caves is a lovely crescent but often gets uncomfortably crammed. To escape the crowds, follow signs to Red Beach, reached in a 30-minute scramble over the rocks. It’s hardly a secret but it does get fewer people, including a smattering of nudists. Brin
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Moni Vrondisi
Only 4km northwest of Zaros, this monastery is noted for its 15th-century Venetian fountain with a relief of Adam and Eve, and early 14th-century frescoes from the Cretan School, including one depicting the Last Supper. If youre lucky, an elderly priest will point to the highlights
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Mitropolis Museum
Behind the northern end of the waterfront are several churches and chapels, as well as the Mitropolis Museum. It features fragments of a Mycenaean city of the 13th to 11th centuries BC that was abandoned because of the threat of flooding by the sea. Glass panels underfoot reveal an
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Marathonisi Islet
According to mythology, tranquil pine-shaded Marathonisi is ancient Cranae, where Paris (prince of Troy) and Helen (wife of Menelaus) consummated the affair that sparked the Trojan Wars. A small 18th-century Tzanetakis Grigorakis tower (no longer open to visitors) sits in the centr
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Agios Nikolaos Rangavas
This lovely 11th-century church was part of the palace of the Rangavas family, who counted among them Michael I, emperor of Byzantium. The church bell was the first installed in Athens after liberation from the Turks (who banned them), and was the first to ring in 1833 to announce
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Socrates Prison
Amid the cover of pines, on the slopes of Filopappou Hill, follow the path to this warren of rooms carved into bedrock and rumoured to have been the place Socrates was imprisoned. During WWII artefacts from the Acropolis and National Archaeological Museum were secreted here, sealed
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Kanellopoulos Museum
This excellent museum, in a 19th-century mansion on the northern slope of the Acropolis, houses the Kanellopoulos family’s extensive collection, donated to the state in 1976. The collection includes jewellery, clay and stone vases and figurines, weapons, Byzantine icons, bronzes an
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Sfinari
The Innahorian coastal road winds along by Sfinari, 9km north of Kambos and 9km south of Platanos. It’s a languid, laid-back agricultural village with a long grey-stone beach. The northern end is backed by greenhouses and the cove holds a basic camp site and several excellent beach
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Pondamos Beach
Pretty little Pondamos Beach is lapped by the turquoise waters of a crescent bay 10 minutes’ walk up and over the hill west of Emborios. The only way to get a comfortable shaded spot is to rent a €3 sunbed alongside Nick’s Taverna , where separate sections serve good seafood meals
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Church of Our Lady
Easily overlooked, this pint-sized chapel was carved straight out from a cliff, apparently during Venetian times. It contains some lovely icons and carved iconostasis. Follow the signs (enter from opposite Petra and Votsalo Restaurant); note that it’s not the small church in the ce
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Archaeological Museum of Pella
This airy two-floor museum on Pellas western edge unravels the citys history, from Bronze Age bones in urns to well-preserved 300 BC mosaics and phallic drinking vessels. Burial treasures include helmets, swords, and the mauve garb and remarkable gold jewellery of The Lady of Aigai
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Historical and Folklore Museum
This fascinating museum exhibits Thracian furniture, costumes and old weaponry. Most moving are graphic displays about the Greek–Turkish population exchanges, which detail the tumult experienced by displaced communities and highlight stories of their pluck and ingenuity in rebuildi
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Almyros
The sandy beach at Almyros, about 1km south of town, is the best of the town beaches and tends to be quieter than smallish Ammos or Kytroplatia Beach. It can be reached on foot via a coastal path starting at the end of the road just past the stadium. Theres not much shade but you c
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Church of Porta Panagia
At the gorge’s entrance is this stunning little 13th-century church with an impressive pair of mosaic icons. To reach it, cross the bridge from Pyli and follow the signs to the left. On arrival, ask at the taverna opposite for the elderly man with the keys, if he hasnt already run
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Martyrs’ Monument
A huge white cross on a cypress-covered hillside just east of town marks the site where the Nazis machine-gunned 486 men and boys from Kalavryta on 13 December 1943. Only 13 survived the massacre. Beneath this imposing monument is a poignant little shrine to the victims. Its signpo
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National Library
Athens boasts a large number of fine neoclassical buildings dating from the period after Independence. The National Library is one of these. Its main feature is the corridor leading to the reading room, which is flanked by a row of Doric columns influenced by the Temple of Hephaest
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