Greece
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Pili, Evia: An Unspoiled Paradise for Nature Lovers We’ll Always Return To
When we told our friends we were going to Pili in Evia, even most Greeks were like, “Where is that?!"... As it turned out, Pili is a perfect example of why it’s worth heading to the places no one has heard of.
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Filla to Castle Likarios: Easy day Hike
About Filla (Fylla, Phylla) Village Just a ten-minute drive south of Chalkida, the village of Filla (Φύλλα) is notable for the ruin of Likarios Castle—where someone has memorably spray-painted “Όχι” (“No”) in thick white letters across its stones. On the far side of the dry Lilas Potamos riverbed, you’ll also spot the twin towers of Mytika, like something out of Tolkein. We’d driven past the village previously, spotting the castle and wondered what it was like. Today, we decided to find out. Parking in the village, as in most of Greece, is pretty easy. Finding a spot in the shade though is not so simple! We set off at 11am—early…
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Evia: Greece’s Second-Biggest Island You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Despite being Greece’s second largest island, Evia isn’t widely known outside the country. Most people haven’t even heard of it, let alone find it on a map...
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5 Reasons Why We Chose Greece to Start Our Family
When we settled on Greece as our new home, we were fed up with dirty, noisy and—worst of all—unfriendly Tbilisi. Despite not really being beach people, all my pregnant brain could think about was escaping to a Greek island somewhere. Still, just to make sure it was the right choice, we made a wishlist for our future home. Here is the actual list: Greece was already on our radar. After getting unceremoniously thrown out of Turkey, we ended up spending a peaceful week in Maronia and then a whole month in Kotroni, buried in the Pindus mountains. There we fell in love with Greece: the people, the nature, the cuisine,…
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Kotroni: How to Spend a Month in the South Pindus Mountains
Buried in central Greece, far from the azure waters of the Mediterranean or the iconic white domes of the Cyclades, lie some quiet mountains with their own kind of magic. We happened upon Kotroni quite by chance; after not being allowed to enter Turkey, our search criteria for the next month's accommodation was simply "mountains" and "affordable price" anywhere in the Balkans. I think I should let fate do our travel planning more often…
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Three Alternative European Wine Destinations
France, Spain, Australia, California.. All places we know and associate with producing great wines. However, wine culture goes far beyond these famous names. We think some of these lesser known destinations deserve to be on the map too.
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The Magic of Maroneia
About Maroneia Maroneia is a sleepy little village 3 hours drive (or 7 hours on the single-track train) east of Thessalonki where, if you stumble into the right guesthouse, you might later end up crying as you leave your new adoptive Greek family. This is an article dedicated to someone who turned our week upside down, and what had been a huge disappointment (read what happened here) into a wonderful experience. Shelterless and a little bewildered, we came across Debbie’s home (Guesthouse Petran) and were eagerly welcomed in by her family. As soon as we arrived, we immediately fell in love with the view from the balcony which stretches out…
