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Plateau of Muses  
   

Plateau of Muses

Unfortunately we didn't go up this way so not sure what is up there.,
Wednesday, August 26, Veria Greece

September 6th 2009
Road trip! On our way to Mt. Olympus, birth place of 12 of the “more important gods and goddesses” of ancient Greece. Not sure about the others, but I had envisioned a place of stark beauty, craggy sides of a single mountain, a vehicle road to the top, where we would all get out of the van. There would stand a partially crumbled altar where modern pilgrims still left offerings, even a stray ... read more
Europe » Greece » Central Macedonia » Veria

Greek Flag 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
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