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LOUTRAKI

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November 3rd 2014
LOUTRAKI. MONDAY 3 November, 2014. Today we travelled by bus to Loutraki a popular tourist town north of Athens, near the Corinth Canal which separates the mainland from the Peloponnese. Mem worked in Loutraki 36 years ago, as a housemaid, together with her sister and two friends. Apparently the town was damaged by earthquake about 4 years after they left. Nothing was familiar! Didn't find ... read more

Europe » Greece » South Aegean

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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