Greece

Zagorochoria, Epirus & Ioannina: A travelogue

 in Experiences / Greece / Savoir vivre / Travel  tagged Ancient History / Country side / Food / Greece / Holidays / Life / Nature / Summer / Travel

And into the mountains I go, to lose my mind and find my soul…

Ghika, Craxton, Leigh Fermor. Charmed lives in Greece…

 in Art & Culture / Cyprus / Travel  tagged Art / Artists / Corfu / Crete / Cyprus / Exhibition / Greece / Greek islands / Hydra / Kardamyli / Museums / Summer / Writer

“It was midsummer in that glaring white town, and the heat was explosive…”Mani. Partick Leigh Fermor

A glimpse of Hermitage in Athens!

 in Art & Culture / History  tagged Ancient History / Art / Artists / Athens / Byzantine / Europe / Exhibition / Greece / Hermitage / Museums / Romanovs

“A visit to a museum is a search for beauty, truth and meaning in our lives. Go to museums as often as you can”. Maira Kalman

Samothraki: Land of the Great Gods

 in Art & Culture / Eat & Drink / History / Travel  tagged Ancient History / Archaeology / Food / Greece / Greek islands / Summer / Travel

Quiet the mind and the soul will speak…

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

 in Art & Culture / Savoir vivre / Thoughts / Travel  tagged Ambiance / Athens / Books / Europe / Greece / Music / Opera / Travel

“Close your eyes and let the music set you free”. Phantom of the Opera

Majestic Spetses!

 in Art & Culture / Eat & Drink / Savoir vivre / Travel  tagged Drink / Food / Greece / Greek islands / Summer / Wine

Pleasingly graceful and stylish.

Nisyros

 in Experiences / Greece / Travel  tagged Greece / Greek islands / Summer / Travel

“We are, all of us, growing volcanos that approach the hour of their eruption, but how near or distant that is, nobody knows- not even God.” Friedrich Nietzsche