Hi everyone!
Just did an amazing trip to Greece during July and June of this year. I had the opportunity to work at an archaeological escavation in Antiparos and after I decided to explore the country.
My itinerary was:
São Paulo - Athens - Paros - Antiparos - Paros - Santorini - Athens - Hosios Loukas - Delphi - Meteora - Termopylae - Thebes - Nafplio - Mycenae - Corinth - Epidaurus - Mystras - Sparta - Olympia - Athens
I’ve used as a base: Athens, Paros, Antiparos (for the escavation), Santorini, Athens, Meteora, Nafplio and Olympia.
If you love history and culture I recommend al of this places. They are amazing and well-preserved. Prices are usually not low, but the mainland is cheaper than the islands. I have not visited the museums of Corinth and Sparta, because of lack of time.
In Epidaurus I saw an ancient greek play “The Persians” in the ancient theater. The sensation and the experience were thrilling. Every summer they do this type of event and I can’t recommend enough.
Photos:
1- The boat to the archaeological escavation
2- The church of Antiparos
3 - A female roman skeleton from the cemetary of Paros
4 - A ancient greek columm being reused in a church in Paros (don’t know what figure means, perhaps an old man from a greek myth)
5, 6 - Views from Oia and Fira in Santorini
7 - Akrotiri in Santorini (a city that was buried by the ashes of an eruption 3000 years ago)
8 - The best fish of my life - To Psaraki in Santorini - I recommend enourmesly
9 - The Partenon
10 - Jesus washing the disciples - Taken in Hosios Loukas
11 - A sphinx in Delphi
12 - The Grand Monastery of Meteora
13 - The floor of church in Meteora
14 - A peculiar depiction of Jesus as a child in Meteora
15 - Statue of Leônidas in Termopylae
16 - Herakles killing a soldier
17 - The gates of Mycenae
18 - The ancient theater of Epidaurus
19 - The robes of an byzantine emperor (a replica)
20 - Hermes and Dyonisus as a child in Olympia
Feel free to ask anything!