Floral decorated Shrine

Week 23 in Greece

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May 11th 2009
Greek Easter and Meteora Trip Thursday 16th April my sister Janice and her husband Bill arrived at Salonika Airport ( Makedonia Airport) . Then the next day we went to the street market at Nea Epivates and later in the afternoon went into Salonika to visit some churches on Greek Easter Good Friday. The epitafios or little shrines are decorated with lovely floral mosaics and must have taken hours ... read more

Europe » Greece » Central Macedonia » Thessaloniki

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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 Worl... ... read more