On the road to Corinth

Driving from Mycenae toward Corith we kept passing all kinds of unmarked ruins. There is so much history there that they don't even bother with some of the less impressive ruins laying all over the place. As we approached Corith we spotted the ruins of Acrocorith built high atop this massive mountain. It "only" dates from the 10th Century AD and was built by the Byzantines. The Normans conquered it during the Crusades and added to the fortress. Then the Turks seized it only to lose it to the Venetians in the 15th Century. Then the Turks took it again and added more new construction. Finally the Greeks won it back in the 1800's.

Day Twelve (Wednesday)

July 5th 2006
This was about to be a very, very busy day. We were up rather early in order to leave on the bus at 8:00. Our breakfast wasn't as filling as our previous few in Greece. This morning it was back to cold cereal, a couple croissants and watery orange juice. Our first order of business was to drive back up the isolated Tolo road into the larger city of Nafplion. Even though Tolo is the seaside ... 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

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