View from the resort

Sand sea salt and skorthalia

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June 16th 2011
Sand sea salt and skorthalia – sums up our life these days. (Actaully we have had many, many Greek delicacies but not skorthalia - it was the only Greek dish that starts with S that came to mind)) We found the idyllic beach that we read about – cliffs on one side – dunes on the other – the ruins of Nestor’s Castle on a hill top ahead with the Mediterranean beyond. A huge cave halfway ... read more

Europe » Greece » Pelopennese » Messenia

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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