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After posting yesterday’s photo of Apollo, and in connection for a mythology tour I’m preparing, I couldn’t help thinking about his myth. In essence, Apollo is a sun-god. He is a personification of the sun and as such he’s always … Continue reading
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When walking in Plaka, the historic district of Athens, just below the Acropolis, look up and you will see the Erechtheum. Right in front of it, built into the wall, you will notice huge round blocks of marble, while a … Continue reading
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Restoration on the Acropolis has been going on for years. It is not easy to repair the marks of centuries of warfare, human abuse, earthquakes, fires, not to mention the latest nemesis of the monuments, pollution. Here we see a … Continue reading
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Over the next three days (October 11th-14th), visitors to Athens will enjoy several cultural events centred on the theme of fire. I decided to join in, by adding my own story of fire. This story took place more than three … Continue reading
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The Acropolis is a rocky hill that has always been a natural fort, inhabited and fortified since prehistoric times. It has known numerous wars, invasions and sieges in its turbulent history. In the picture below, shell marks are clearly visible … Continue reading
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Last week, I posted a photo of a famous castle and expected at least a handful to recognise it. Yet no one found the right answer, which proves my point: this is perhaps the most overlooked castle ever, as everyone … Continue reading
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This is one of my favorite places in Athens. A giant of a temple, this one still manages to dwarf the visitor and instill a sense of awe, despite the fact that only a handful of its 104 columns still … Continue reading
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The Cape Cape Sounion, is the tip of a peninsula thrust into the Aegean, only 60-90 minutes’ drive from Athens. It is right in the middle of all those trade routes connecting the two sides of the Aegean Sea and … Continue reading
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Having talked about how colour was indispensable to Ancient Greek sculpture, to the extent that even in bronze statuary attempts were made to give a more colourful appearance, I couldn’t help posting another photo of a bronze. This is a … Continue reading
Happy 40th anniversary, Riace Bronzes! On August 16, 1972, Stefano Mariottini, a Roman chemist on vacation in Calabria, was dive fishing in waters just 26 feet deep off the Ionian Sea coast of Riace, Italy (the toe of the boot) … Continue reading
Aristotle, Greek tourist guide 