Pictures of Greece

[Zeno]

Some pics from the snow that fell in some parts of the country today:

From Mt. Parnitha in Athens:



Kozani - Ptolemaida:



Thasos:



Samothrace:





Euboea:

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Promotional film from the National Tourist Association of Greece about tourism in Greece in the 1960s.

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Traditional headdresses from Chios.

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The battlefield of Thermopylae.

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Santorini

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Konstantinos Volanakis, Anchored boats. (1895)

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Greece is known for its ancient ruins, picturesque white walled villages and orthodox churches. But on Leros you can find something more special, a complete town built as part of a fascist dream to rule the Mediterranean.

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Reconstruction of ancient Corinth as it was in II century AD, during the Roman Empire. It contains the whole city, the central part with Agora, temple of Apollon, theatre and Odeon, and also hippodrome, gymnasium, temple of Asclepius and amphitheatre. Near the city is Acrocorinth mountain with fortress and temples.