Sphinx of Naxos

Over the mountains to Delphi

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April 30th 2011
Saturday 30th April 2011 Today we head further south towards Attica. Initially rejoining the E75 Thessaloniki - Athens motorway as far as Thermopylae where we stop for a spot of lunch and a short history lesson. It was here at Thermopylae where the Greeks tried to defend a narrow pass in battle against all odds of the massive army of Persians led by Xerxes, in 480 B.C. The Greek army was led ... read more

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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