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Holidays in Greece
This time I rested in Greece - the cradle of Western civilization, in other words, I visited the land of Ancient Hellas and bought in the Aegean Sea. I chose the Pollini Beach Hotel (Chalkidiki, Kassandra). Judging by the stories of tourists vacationing in hotels in the neighborhood, I made the right choice. The room was luxurious, the window the size of a wall shifted-moose, the loggia overlooked the sea, and at night you could turn off the air conditioner and breathe in the sea air. The animators held sports classes, and I went to gymnastics, aqua aerobics and yoga in the evening, so there was no time for a sun lounger. Greek cuisine did not disappoint either, spoiled with their favorite seafood: cuttlefish, midi, squid in batter, octopus and shrimp. I tried Greek salads and snacks (horiatiki - vegetables with feta), tzatziki (spicy sour yogurt with cucumber). Olives were very different, they had a special taste in their homeland.
Most of all I liked porridge from cereals, the name of which I could not even recognize: outwardly large millet, only without bitterness and taste, it was served with shrimp. The beach near the hotel is silky sand, I swam for 3 hours a day, and for another hour I just walked into the sea on the sand. Urbanization objects did not float in the sea, which was also a pleasant surprise, so if we compare the beaches of different countries, the Greek sea is one of the most delicious, it had a characteristic smell of algae during the surf (as in the Black Sea), which is also compared to I liked the middle-terrestrial sea more. Greece is a particularly friendly country, without crime, I always felt calm.
Excursion to Solonniki
In the first week of rest I went to Solonniki, but I didn’t go with an excursion so that I had more free time.
Further to the left on the embankment I saw the White Tower (15th century), this is the most famous symbol of the city, although now it is no longer white. It was erected by the Turks to strengthen the fortress wall. It has been a prison since the 18th century. I climbed to the observation deck of the tower, from which the city is clearly visible. I met a familiar face of a compatriot from Moscow and took a photo with him. I must say that, to my surprise, I did not see any special architecture in any of the cities of Greece, although ancient Hellas is the beginning of world civilization. Maybe this is due to the fact that in the cities there are no high-rise buildings due to earthquakes, and Thessaloniki itself in 1917 was destroyed by fire. Next, I headed for the Hagia Sophia (temple of the 8th century). Hagia Sophia has been preserved, although the Turks converted many temples into mosques during the conquest. For a long time I was looking for the church of St. Demetrius, the patron saint of the city, which repelled the attacks of the Turks. Inside are the relics of St.
Dimitria, but I didn’t get to the temple: from 13 to 17 hours in Greece there is a siesta, and I was only 15 minutes late, strange, what does the temple and the siesta have to do with it? I took a photo at the temple near a flowering tree. After shopping, and making sure that there was nothing useful there, I met with Zhenya (who was late), with an adventure in a taxi, we climbed to the very top of the city and caught up with our group at Acropoleos. By the way, I was surprised to learn that the Acropolis is not only in Athens, this word in all cities of the world means "upper city". The walls have been partially preserved, but quite impressive fragments, including those with towers. The area itself is called "Eptapirgio" - "seven towers".
Pirate Journey
The most successful tour. A very comfortable little boat, from which you could dive right into the open sea (and the boat carried our things ashore), wildlife, tiny Greek islands, virgin beaches.
We sailed on a four-deck ship, we were entertained with a folklore program, taught to dance sirtaki. The movement is simple, but the difficulty was that the Greeks themselves dance sirtaki in different ways, the elderly do not raise their legs at all, so it was difficult to catch a closer look at the rhythm without movements.
Skiathos Island is the most popular resort island of the Greek archipelago of the Northern Sporades. It is distinguished by an abundance of greenery. Skiathos was considered a "resort of millionaires", since it was possible to arrive here only on your own yacht, and now an international airport has been opened on the island. The island is ancient, in the 5th century BC. e. Skiathos was already a member of the Athenian Maritime Union. The island survived the Greco-Persian war, the occupation of the Macedonians, Romans, Venetians, Turks in the 16th century, and only in the 19th century the island gained independence.
For two hours we walked along the narrow streets, took pictures against the backdrop of snow-white houses with red tiled roofs, sat in a cafe, and at the end of the walk we photographed Burtzi, the city’s fortress located near the central harbor, which was built by the Venetians and was their main residence.
bus rides
In Greece, as in many cities in Europe, spreading Greek markets are arranged once a week, so on Tuesdays I visited such a market in Kassandria, on Wednesday in Mudanya. The markets are not so interesting, since there are no Greek goods there. In Pefkohori and Ha-nioti I found SENSO stores and bought leather jackets. I also visited Kallikratia and Kallithea. I must say that all villages are similar. Orthodox churches in Greece differ from Russian ones in that candles are placed in mini-chapels, in which they place containers with sand filled with water. New temples are built very similar, lined with mosaics.
Walk on the wild beach
Unexpectedly for myself, I liked the simplest walk the most. I finally decided to take a walk along the beach and along the shore I reached the first hotels of Kallithea, where the most beautiful views of pine trees, the sea and picturesque rocks opened up. Enjoyed the sea air interspersed with the smell of pine needles.
This time I rested in Greece - the cradle of Western civilization, in other words, I visited the land of Ancient Hellas and bought in the Aegean Sea. I chose the Pollini Beach Hotel (Chalkidiki, Kassandra). Judging by the stories of tourists vacationing in hotels in the neighborhood, I made the right choice. The room was luxurious, the window the size of a wall shifted-moose, the loggia overlooked the sea, and at night you could turn off the air conditioner and breathe in the sea air. The animators held sports classes, and I went to gymnastics, aqua aerobics and yoga in the evening, so there was no time for a sun lounger. Greek cuisine did not disappoint either, spoiled with their favorite seafood: cuttlefish, midi, squid in batter, octopus and shrimp. I tried Greek salads and snacks (horiatiki - vegetables with feta), tzatziki (spicy sour yogurt with cucumber). Olives were very different, they had a special taste in their homeland.
Most of all I liked porridge from cereals, the name of which I could not even recognize: outwardly large millet, only without bitterness and taste, it was served with shrimp. The beach near the hotel is silky sand, I swam for 3 hours a day, and for another hour I just walked into the sea on the sand. Urbanization objects did not float in the sea, which was also a pleasant surprise, so if we compare the beaches of different countries, the Greek sea is one of the most delicious, it had a characteristic smell of algae during the surf (as in the Black Sea), which is also compared to I liked the middle-terrestrial sea more. Greece is a particularly friendly country, without crime, I always felt calm.
Excursion to Solonniki
In the first week of rest I went to Solonniki, but I didn’t go with an excursion so that I had more free time.
Further to the left on the embankment I saw the White Tower (15th century), this is the most famous symbol of the city, although now it is no longer white. It was erected by the Turks to strengthen the fortress wall. It has been a prison since the 18th century. I climbed to the observation deck of the tower, from which the city is clearly visible. I met a familiar face of a compatriot from Moscow and took a photo with him. I must say that, to my surprise, I did not see any special architecture in any of the cities of Greece, although ancient Hellas is the beginning of world civilization. Maybe this is due to the fact that in the cities there are no high-rise buildings due to earthquakes, and Thessaloniki itself in 1917 was destroyed by fire. Next, I headed for the Hagia Sophia (temple of the 8th century). Hagia Sophia has been preserved, although the Turks converted many temples into mosques during the conquest. For a long time I was looking for the church of St. Demetrius, the patron saint of the city, which repelled the attacks of the Turks. Inside are the relics of St.
Dimitria, but I didn’t get to the temple: from 13 to 17 hours in Greece there is a siesta, and I was only 15 minutes late, strange, what does the temple and the siesta have to do with it? I took a photo at the temple near a flowering tree. After shopping, and making sure that there was nothing useful there, I met with Zhenya (who was late), with an adventure in a taxi, we climbed to the very top of the city and caught up with our group at Acropoleos. By the way, I was surprised to learn that the Acropolis is not only in Athens, this word in all cities of the world means "upper city". The walls have been partially preserved, but quite impressive fragments, including those with towers. The area itself is called "Eptapirgio" - "seven towers".
Pirate Journey
The most successful tour. A very comfortable little boat, from which you could dive right into the open sea (and the boat carried our things ashore), wildlife, tiny Greek islands, virgin beaches.
We sailed on a four-deck ship, we were entertained with a folklore program, taught to dance sirtaki. The movement is simple, but the difficulty was that the Greeks themselves dance sirtaki in different ways, the elderly do not raise their legs at all, so it was difficult to catch a closer look at the rhythm without movements.
Skiathos Island is the most popular resort island of the Greek archipelago of the Northern Sporades. It is distinguished by an abundance of greenery. Skiathos was considered a "resort of millionaires", since it was possible to arrive here only on your own yacht, and now an international airport has been opened on the island. The island is ancient, in the 5th century BC. e. Skiathos was already a member of the Athenian Maritime Union. The island survived the Greco-Persian war, the occupation of the Macedonians, Romans, Venetians, Turks in the 16th century, and only in the 19th century the island gained independence.
For two hours we walked along the narrow streets, took pictures against the backdrop of snow-white houses with red tiled roofs, sat in a cafe, and at the end of the walk we photographed Burtzi, the city’s fortress located near the central harbor, which was built by the Venetians and was their main residence.
bus rides
In Greece, as in many cities in Europe, spreading Greek markets are arranged once a week, so on Tuesdays I visited such a market in Kassandria, on Wednesday in Mudanya. The markets are not so interesting, since there are no Greek goods there. In Pefkohori and Ha-nioti I found SENSO stores and bought leather jackets. I also visited Kallikratia and Kallithea. I must say that all villages are similar. Orthodox churches in Greece differ from Russian ones in that candles are placed in mini-chapels, in which they place containers with sand filled with water. New temples are built very similar, lined with mosaics.
Walk on the wild beach
Unexpectedly for myself, I liked the simplest walk the most. I finally decided to take a walk along the beach and along the shore I reached the first hotels of Kallithea, where the most beautiful views of pine trees, the sea and picturesque rocks opened up. Enjoyed the sea air interspersed with the smell of pine needles.
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