The building on the right is a hotel and when we sat at one of the tables outside the owner said they were for residents only but then relented and treated us to a couple of small beers. Excellent Monemvasian hospitality!

Monemvasia

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September 15th 2014
15 September 2014 As part of this trip we have wanted to visit the Greek islands of Crete and Santorini in the campervan, but other than looking up timetables before we left home we had done nothing to book the ferries. Today we decided was the time for action so we drove to the nearby town of Sparti, home of the Spartans, where the tourist office told us that the place to go was the Ro ... read more

Europe » Greece

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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