A typical Greek village doorway
From: Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Amorgos
Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Wor... [read more]
Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Wor... [read more] Blog: More Islands
Date: June 14th 2008
Astyapalea was delightful and Amorgos was as beautiful as ever. We are continuing our travels through the islands and these two stops were especially nice. Both islands are a bit off the beaten path and exhibit a more traditional Greek life style. Astyapalea is shaped like a butterfly and has a fabulous castle ruin above the town of Pera Yialos, where we stayed. We hiked up to the Chora and wa ... read more
Date: June 14th 2008
Astyapalea was delightful and Amorgos was as beautiful as ever. We are continuing our travels through the islands and these two stops were especially nice. Both islands are a bit off the beaten path and exhibit a more traditional Greek life style. Astyapalea is shaped like a butterfly and has a fabulous castle ruin above the town of Pera Yialos, where we stayed. We hiked up to the Chora and wa ... read more
Comment on A typical Greek village doorway
Ron and I have retired and are doing some serious traveling. We will be on the road for an indefinite period of time. We are truly living the dream.
The link below will take you to a map of all the places that we have visited. It's been a long and lovely journey.
http://www.worldmapmaker.com/edit-map.php?map_id=314555&action=clone... full info
| Joined: | September 24th 2005 |
| Status: | BLOGGER |
| Blogs: | 88 |
| Photos: | 3,210 |
| Forum posts: | 0 |
| TB Code: | [photo=2439911] |
Options
Copyright Notice: All Rights Reserved
The text and photos of this article remain the copyright of the Author (Pam). Under no circumstances should the photos or text be used without the express written permission of the Author (Pam). If you wish to use or publish photos or text from this article - please
Contact Pamela Monroe (Pam) - a lack of a response does not mean that you have permission to use material from this page.