Panagia Elonis

Plaka

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September 16th 2014
16 September 2014 We will eventually have to return to Gythio on the south coast in just over a week to catch the ferry to Crete but before then there is still plenty of the Peloponnese to explore. Consequently we headed north on an amazing road which climbed steadily to the pretty mountain village of Kosmas and then plunged steeply down past huge cliffs into a gorge formed by the seaso ... 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