Greece - Unesco Minoan Palatial Centres - Phaistos, Crete

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Greece - Unesco Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos

This card shows 3 sites that I already visited - Lindos in Rhodos island, Asklepeion in Cos island and Olympia in Peloponnese 

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Greece - Unesco Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios

The monastery of Osios Loukas in Central Greece, Viotia prefecture.

The monastry probably was built by the monk Loukas in 10th century,  whose body is located at the church. The monastry had a big role during the greek revolution against turks in 1821. 

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Greece - Unesco Delos. North Cyclades islands

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The sacred island of Delos was in the myths the birthplace of Apollo and his sister Artemis. 

Today the island is inhabited.  Delos belongs to the North Cyclades islands.  It is full of archological monuments like the one on the card.  It is called the sacred way of lions.    

Greece - Unesco Archaeological Site of Delphi

Greece - Unesco Archaeological Site of Mystras - Region of Peloponnes

A castle place to Byzantine Greece.  The castle was built by the Franks in 1249 in their attempt to establish their supremary over the Peloponissos.  The Frankish prince Guillaume de Villehardouin erected the castle.  He built   bastions for his knights, houses, dungeons, storerooms and courtyards.

Greece - Unesco Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus - Peloponesse region

Buildt of limestone 3rd c BC.  It can seat 12.000 people.

Greece - Unesco Mount Athos (Agion Oros) - Katholikon of the H. M. of Dionysiou

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Mount Athos is a monastic state which for more than 1000 years has existed.  In Byzantine times there were 40 monasteries with several thousands monks.  Today are just 20 and people by some 1700 monks. Apart from the monasteries there are other, smaller monastic residences. The entry of women is prohibited.

Places I have visited - Greece - Unesco Medeavel town of Rhodos

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Greece - Unesco Archaeological Site of Philippi

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Greece - Unesco Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika

"And may she be named Thessaloniki" said King Phillip of his first daughter, Argo. Later, Kassandros, Alexander the GFreates general who succeded him on the throne, married the young princess and gave her name to the city he founded (316-315 DC). St. Paul, the Afpostle of the nations, spread the word of Christianity (AD50). The Roman imperor Gulerius made the city his headquarters (AD 300). Demetrios, a Roman officer was martyred, thus becomming Thessalonikis patron saint (303). Thessaloniki is the second largest greek city in the north of the country with 1.500.000 inhabitants. Thessaloniki is in geographic district called Macedonia prefecture of Thessaloniki.
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Greece - Unesco Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)

The small village is gained world wide renown with the discoveries made there by professor Manolis Afndronikos in the late 1970s. The incredible wealth of the sities finds led to the conclusion that Vergina was actually the first capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia. The most important monuments at Vergina is the complex of royal tombs, which were unearthed in 1977-78 in the present village. The largest of them belonged to Phillip II (Alexander the greate father). A smaller one to a young prince, perhaps Alexsander the Great, and the third is a cist cove, which belongs to a woman.
Vergina is a geographic district of Macedonia, prefecture of Imathia.
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GREECE - Unesco Minoan Palatial Centres - Knossos, Crete Island

Greece - UNESCO Acropolis Hill, Athens

Parthenon is the famous temple of goddess Athina

The theatre of the god of win and joy Dionysus, is the most ancient theatre of the world.  It is situated on Acropolis Hill.  In this famous theatre the most famous ancient greek poets, Aeschylus, Aristophanes, Euripides and Sophocles saw premiere performances of their places in the 5th century BC

Right: Athina, the ancient goddess of wisdom.  Middle: Parthenon the temple of goddess Athina.  Left: Poseidon the god of the sea. Down: Acropolis hill/rock where Parthenon and other ancient temples and monuments are. 

Greece - UNESCO Archaeological Sites of Mycenae. Mykaene Acropolis, The Lion Gate

Greece - Unesco Corfu Old Town - Corfu Island

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Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands.

Its Greek name Kerkyra or Korkyra, is related to two powerful water symbols:  Poseidon, God of the Sea, and Asopos, an important Greek mainland river.  According to myth, Poseidon fell in love with the beautiful nymph Koorkyra, daughter of Asopus and river numph Metope, and abduced her.

In 2007 the Corfu citys old city was designate for the UNESCO World Heritage List.