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27/02/15
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Accommodation
Some more than 200 kilometers away from Athens and with about 2.5 hours of driving, we arrived at Dimitsana. The first thought that crossed my mind was that this is both a summer and winter destination. That's because it combines a very beautiful and verdant nature, graphic landscapes,...
26/02/15
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Sightseeings
After a few minutes of driving from the center of the village of Dimitsana we arrived at the Outdoor Hydro Movement Museum. Not knowing exactly what to expect and what to see, we were amazed when we saw a verdant filled with flowing waters where are represented the main terms of water usage from...
26/02/15
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Sightseeings, Unique Travel Routes
One more reason to visit beautiful Dimitsana village (especially for the nature lovers and the wayfarers) is the magical hiking paths in nature. I chose to combine a unique walk with a visit to an old monument of historical and religious importance. The Holy Monastery of Panagia the Philosopher...
26/02/15
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Carnival
Ash Monday at the village square means the celebration of the Agas custom, a custom that has its roots in the years of the Turkish occupation and more specifically between 1830 and 1840. This celebration takes place in specific villages of Chios, the Southern or otherwise the Mastichochoria (where...
18/02/15
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Carnival
Naxos is considered to be the birthplace of God Dionysus, you know, the God of drama, games and mystagogy and the locals celebrate Carnival time by reviving local customs, by organizing the dramatization of ancienct myths, leading awesome torchlight procession, plannign costume parties in...
17/02/15
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Carnival
Here we are! Just arrived in Hydra island not for summer vacations but for their annual imaginative traditional carnival we have heard so many from our friends. Normally, back in the old days, the carnival period used to start on the 17th of January, on the day of Saint Constantine the Great...
12/02/15
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Accommodation
The mythology Nymphs reside here, Daphne, Eyridiki, Kalipso together with the rest they move harmonically and elegantly across this place, made by Eleni with extra finezza and tranquility. Ms Eleni, the owner of Nymfes Guesthouse, welcomed us with a delicious handmade liquer to a place of haute...
05/02/15
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Things to do
Wolf, wolf, are you here? This is what we wondered too, and after we met the "stars" of the area, the bears, and were toured to the place they are hosted, we also decided to see the wild wolves, the symbols of power and freedom that haunt legends and fairy tales and are found in Agrapidia, very...
05/02/15
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Unique Travel Routes
Six antidotes of technology, six trails on forest paths of Nimfaio: We bought the relevant book from the information center of Arktouros, which operates within the Nikeion School after the recommendation of Constantine from “Nymphes". Because of the time and the snow, we decided to take the first,...
29/01/15
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Delicious Food, Sightseeings
Nymfaio, is considered by travel guides as one of the 10 most beautiful villages in Europe. This increases the expectations of the visitors! At a height of 1350 meters, Nymfaio is located in an alpine landscape that is really breathtaking. We had the fortune to visit it twice, once in late autumn...