{"id":1386,"date":"2014-07-22T17:19:52","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T21:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/svetanyc.com\/?p=1386"},"modified":"2015-11-03T22:20:17","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T03:20:17","slug":"greece-july-august-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/192.168.2.119:1984\/svetanyc\/2014\/07\/greece-july-august-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece. July-August 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greece<\/a> has always been on my mind, but I\u00a0never felt “ready” for it. I will try to explain, in my opinion, you need to know the history, the heritage, the characters, the contribution of the country to the world, before you can go there and truly enjoy your experience. And I always felt that Greece had such an overwhelming past, that it would take me years to go over it. Well, I got engaged to a Greek guy and “had” to get a crash course in history of Greece, with hope to catch up while “one the ground”.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless,\u00a0I had a few months to prepare so, I think I did pretty well:<\/p>\n

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  1. Greece, Lovely Planet<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Athens, Eyewitness Travel Guides<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. The Greek Island, Eyewitness Travel<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. The Oxford Illustrated History of Greece and the Hellenistic World<\/a> by John Boardman and Jasper Griffin<\/li>\n
  5. The Classical World: An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian<\/a>\u00a0by<\/span> Robin Lane Fox<\/li>\n
  6. Ancient Greece: A History in Eleven Cities<\/a>\u00a0by<\/span> Paul Anthony Cartledge<\/li>\n
  7. The Oracle: Ancient Delphi and the Science Behind Its Lost Secrets<\/a>\u00a0by<\/span> William J. Broad<\/li>\n
  8. Have You Been to Delphi: Tales of the Ancient Oracle for Modern Minds<\/a>\u00a0by<\/span> Roger Lipsey – MUST READ book if you are visiting Delphi<\/li>\n
  9. Byzantium: The Surprising Life Of A Medieval Empire<\/a>\u00a0by<\/span> Judith Herrin<\/li>\n
  10. Greece: The Modern Sequel<\/a>\u00a0by<\/span> John S. Koliopoulos<\/li>\n
  11. From Solon to Socrates. Greek History and Civilization between the 6th and 5th Centuries BC<\/a> by Victor Ehrenberg<\/li>\n
  12. Delphi. Monuments and Museum<\/a> by Photios Petsas<\/li>\n
  13. The Acropolis: through its museum<\/a> by Panos Valavanis<\/li>\n
  14. Holy Meteora. Itinerary<\/a> by D.Z. Sofianos<\/li>\n
  15. Vergina, wandering through the archeological site <\/a>by Evangelia Kypraiou and Alexandra Doumas<\/li>\n
  16. Zakynthos. The flower of the Levant<\/a> by J. Solman<\/li>\n
  17. Saint Dionysios. Patron Saint of Zakynthos<\/a> by Dinos Komonos<\/li>\n
  18. A Guide to the Benaki Museum<\/a> by Angelos Delivorrias<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    We had to spend time with D. family in Athens<\/a> and Zakynthos<\/a>, as well as attend his friends’ wedding, so we planned our 3 week Greek vacation with this in mind. Hence, our itinerary included:<\/p>\n

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    1. Athens<\/a> – capital city with its ancient Agoras and The Acropolis<\/li>\n
    2. Thebes<\/a> and Delphi<\/a>\u00a0– have your heard of prophecies of Pythia?<\/li>\n
    3. Thermopylae<\/a>\u00a0– the battle of 300 Spartans<\/li>\n
    4. Meteora<\/a>\u00a0– suspended in the air monasteries<\/li>\n
    5. Ioannina<\/a>\u00a0– tranquil Northern city with rich Muslim culture<\/li>\n
    6. Vergina & Pella<\/a>\u00a0– two towns the most intimately connected to Alexander the Great<\/li>\n
    7. Zakynthos Island<\/a> \u00a0– to visit D. grandma<\/li>\n
    8. Santorini Island<\/a>\u00a0– to personally witness the famous sunsets.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      It was plenty to fill in 3 weeks, but I am so looking forward to going back!<\/p>\n

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