View from our Apartment

Views, Christmas Cookies and Small Town Greece Living

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December 16th 2022
Ken and I decided to broaden our "living like a local" experiment and head to Tolo Greece. It is on the Peloponnese Peninsula, a kinda quick 2 hours from the Athens airport, and overlooking the Ionian Sea. We are here from Dec 16-Jan 15, after which we move back to the Algarve Portugal. Yes, there is a theme here, sunshine and sea...not a bad thing in the winter! On Friday, Dec 16 it was an ear ... read more

Europe » Greece » Pelopennese » Tolo

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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