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Friday, 17 June 2016

View From The Castle

Last week we visited another fabulous greek castle, Palamidi, at the historic city of Nafplion.

This is the view from one of the openings of the fortress wall and one of my favourite pictures. It has hardly captured the intensity of the blue of the sea or the breath-taking beauty of the glorious miniature view seen through the tunnel of sturdy, thick rock but I simply had to share it.

With more to come....

If you want to walk around the castle, have a look here or here.

For some great pictures, see here.

And if you want to read up on the castle itself, try this, this, this or a visitor's guide.

Sunday, 5 July 2015

Dusk

It's summer and the heat is sweltering.

There's nothing for it but to stroll by the seaside come dusk....

Pictures taken at Gytheion, a picturesque seaside town in the lower (Southern) Peloponnese on a recent trip.

Linked to:
Natasha in Oz, The Dedicated House

Sunday, 28 June 2015

The Palace Church

A few more snippets from our Mystras trip.

Agia Sophia, the palace church, was built between 1350-65 and is situated near the Mystras palaces. This is where the emperor and the court would attend mass and religious functions.

(Some interesting information on Christian monasteries during the Byzantium era from a sign found on site.)

The once-brilliant frescoes inside the church have not survived the centuries unscathed (they were whitewashed under Turkish occupation and the church turned into a mosque) but even in their deteriorated state, they are amazing. This one is the best pictures I took of the interior.

And here's a view from above.

Some links for you:

Mystras, more Mystras, Byzantine citadel map (Agia Sophia is No.11), archeological site, images of the palace church , the palaces of the Despot, Mystras engraving of 1686, amazing pictures of the Peloponese.

Linked to:
The Dedicated House, Homework

Wednesday, 3 June 2015

Trekking Up To Mystras Castle

Last weekend was a long weekend for us here so we had the opportunity of taking a little trip. Among other wonderful sites we went to the medieval fortified town of Mystras or Myzithras.

To get to the very top of the mountain, to Villehardouin's Castle you have to hike up winding, cobbled paths, ascend centuries-old steps, go through magestic arches and try not to forget to look back and take in the magnificent views behind you.

I have so many pictures of amazing historical sites and rugged natural beauty that I want to share! I hope I can restrain myself from posting too many in the days to come.....

Linked to:
Homework, I Heart Naptime, Maybe She Made It

Monday, 8 August 2011

Monday Moodboard - European Tour

Monday Mooodboard is a game played by the members of the European etsy Team every Monday. The moodboard is a selection of items from the team that reflect your mood at that particular day. It's lots of fun!
Anyone in the team can join in. Just link your very own moodboard to the host of the game: StarOfTheEast.