There were 2 islands we wanted to visit: Poros just off the coast and Hydra, a bigger but car free island in the south. Poros is separated from the Peloponnese by a 200 m wide sea channel, which we crossed on a little ferry. The town of Poros lies just opposite the mainland, with its …
We explored the volcanic peninsula of Méthana, where you still can see the last lava flows of the area. But first we had to do our washing and for this we found a lovely camping, where we stayed directly at the beach for 2 nights (Camping Bekas near Epidavros). Yoga at the beach Spending a …
We had to cross the Canal of Corinth to reach the Peloponnese, where we want to spend the next month. Canal of Corinth at night We came up with 4 things we connect with Corinth: – the canal of Corinth – Corinthian columns – the letters of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (New Testament) – …
After crossing the Olymp mountain range, we reached the truly fascinating landscape of Meteora with its monasteries. Travelling on secondary roads Hairpins on the way up from the sea into the Olymp mountains Famous Olymp mountains in the background Definitely in Greece now Street signs serve as shooting targets Reaching Meteora 6 Monasteries are still …
Greece greeted us with a Roman play at a historic town and a castle at the sea on a beautiful day. On our way along the coast of the Aegean Sea, we visited ancient Dion, a Macedonian city where once Alexander the Great assembled his armies and performed magnificent sacrifices on the eve of his …
On the way from Sophia to the Greek border were some interesting things to discover: sand pyramids, a little monastery and in the evening a winery, where we could taste different Bulgarian wines. Our first stop was at the sand pyramids near Stob, not far from the Rila Monastery. It is a 20 minutes walk to get …
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Sofia was another surprise on our tour through the south east of Europe. We enjoyed our day at this lively and green city. Changing of the guard Sofia has a history of nearly 7,000 years, with hot water springs that attracted settlers early on. After the neolithic settlements the Thracian came and later of course …
Visiting the Rila Monastery was definitely an outstanding experience on our trip through Bulgaria! Rila Monastery is situated in the Rila Mountains, 117 km south of Sofia in the deep valley of the Rilska River at 1.147m. Already the drive into the valley was beautiful. We passed many restaurants which offer trout from the Rilska River. The monastery …
On the way to the mountains of the Balkan we stopped at Plovdiv – the second largest city after Sofia and the cultural capital of Bulgaria – this year even the European Capital of Culture! We had found a little parking just at the beginning of the main shopping street of Plovdiv, so we first …
