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A list of the amazing wonders that man made in the whole Greek country side. Why let Mountains, Lakes and Rives outclass the archaic places of worship and battle?

Category: History

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Created by: KSGRAM

Number of Blossarys: 9

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Bassae, meaning "little vale in the rocks", is an archaeological site in the northeastern part of Messenia, Greece. In classical antiquity, it was part of Arcadia. Bassae lies near the ...

Domain: History; Category: Ancient Greece

The Metéora, lit. "middle of the sky", "suspended in the air" or "in the heavens above" — etymologically related to "Meteorite") is one of the largest and most ...

Domain: Geography; Category: Geography

The Heraion of Samos was a large sanctuary to the goddess Hera, in the southern region of Samos, Greece, 6 km southwest of the ancient city, in a low, marshy river basin near the sea. The Late ...

Domain: History; Category: Ancient Greece

Epidaurus, was a small city (polis) in ancient Greece, at the Saronic Gulf. Two modern towns bear the name Epidauros: Palaia Epidauros and Nea Epidauros. Since 2010 they belong to the new ...

Domain: History; Category: Ancient Greece

The Pythagoreion is an ancient fortified port in Samos, Greece. A nice and tranquil city with charter and yacht tourism as its main industry today. It has three ports with a new marina and a dock for ...

Domain: History; Category: Ancient Greece

The Church of Hosios David, is a late 5th-century church in Thessaloniki, Greece. In Byzantine times, it functioned as the katholikon of the Latomos Monastery, and received a rich mosaic and fresco ...

Domain: Religion; Category: General religion

The Church of Panagia Chalkeon (Greek: Παναγία τῶν Χαλκέων) is an 11th-century Byzantine church in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. According to the founder's inscription above the west ...

Domain: History; Category: Medieval

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