In mountainous Arcadia, 300 kilometers from Athens, there is one of the most unique Orthodox churches in the world, dedicated to the locally venerated Saint Theodora. According to legend, before accepting martyrdom, the saint herself asked God to make her hair become trees, her blood, water, and her...
As an Athens guide, I must warn respected visitors to the Greek capital who visit the Acropolis of Athens on their own. We have a specific type of tourists. They came to us from Romania and adore Greek history, nevertheless, they are magnificent pickpockets, a kind of aesthete pickpockets.