Photographs van Greece, summer 2018

Photographs van Greece, summer 2018

This year we also drive to Greece with our own car, which we enjoyed doing last year. It is a journey of 2.5 days but we love driving long distances through the changing landscapes. A visit to Skopje, the capital of Northern Macedonia literally is not possible because of heavy rainfall. We have to deal with bad weather even more, but in general we have nice and warm weather. We start in Chalkidiki and drive through Athens to the Peloponnese and visit the Ionian island of Kefalonia, north of Zakynthos. Then we go via Ioannina and make a second visit to the monasteries of the Meteora, then back to Chalkidiki and going home from there. In the end we drive more than 10,000 kilometers but we have also been away for more than 7 weeks, probably our longest holiday ever.
Here all all the photographs of this journey that we use on the website.

07 to 09 June, the long trip to Greece with a visit to Skopje (Travelogue)

Our hotel in the Czech Republic

Hotel Vinski Dvor in Serbia

Smokeroom in our hotel in Serbia

The south of Serbia

The south of Serbia

The south of Serbia

At the Makedonian border

We are going to Skopje

Thunderstorm near Skopje

Traffic in Skopje

Equestrian statue in Skopje

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Skopje

Statues in Skopje

Park woman warrior, Skopje

Monument of Pitu Guli, Skopje

Porta Macedonia, Skopje

Statue of Hristo Tatarchev, Skopje

Fort Kale, Skopje

Artemis hotel in Nea Kallikrateia

Chapel in Nea Kallikrateia

Park along the coast in Nea Kallikrateia

The beach in Nea Kallikrateia

Along the coast in Nea Kallikrateia

It is still busy on the beach

10 to 13 June, the first quiet days at Nea Kallikrateia (Travelogue)

View of the sea, Nea Kallikrateia

Statue in Nea Kallikrateia

Beach at Sozopolis

Beach at Sozopolis

Bus stop on the road to Nea Kallikrateia

Where is the Byzantine city?

Cold ice and cold beer

Dionysios Palms in Paralia Dionysiou

Sea view, Paralia Dionysiou

The beach at Kalives

The sea at Kalives

Dessert after dinner in Poligiros

14 & 15 June, a visit to Kallithea on Kassandra (Travelogue)

The sea at Kallithea

Saint Nicholas church, Kallithea on Kassandra

Icon in the St. Nicholas church, Kallithea

Icon in the St. Nicholas church, Kallithea

Water source in Kallithea on Kassandra

Park in Kallithea, Kassandra

Temple of Ammon Zeus, Kallithea

Terrace in Kallithea, Kassandra

Shops in Kallithea

Sea at Kalives

Pigeon on our balcony, Paralia Dionysiou

Pirgos Marianon at Olynthos

Agios Nikolaos church at Olynthos

Saturday 16 June, from Paralia Dionysiou to the Pilio mountains (Travelogue)

Dionisos Palms

An almost empty highway, the E75

Dark clouds over the Ossa mountain

Upper Volos (Ano Volos)

View on Volos

View on Volos Bay

Trinity Church, Upper Volos

Villages in the mountains

Mist in the Pilion Mountains

View on the Aegean Sea

View from our apartment, Agia Dimitrios

View from our apartment, Agia Dimitrios

Our balcony, Paradeisos Rooms

Our room, Paradeisos Rooms

Sunday 17 June, driving around the Pilion (Travelogue)

Restaurant in Agios Ioannis

Colorful flowers, Agios Ioannis

The beach at Agios Ioannis

A waterfall at Kissos

Earthquake damage, Mouresi

The boulevard of Agios Ioannis

Here you have to park the car vertically

The oldest plane or sycamore tree of Greece, Tsangarada

Freedom monument in Tsangarada

Beach at Mylopotamos

Beach at Papa Nero

Monday 18 June, villages in the Pilion (Travelogue)

Terrace in Agios Ioannis

Memorial for unknown cases, Karavoma

Turtle on the road

Little square in Zagoras

Old cart in Zagoras

More earthquake damage, Zagoras

Chorefto beach

Beach at Chorefto

Again we have nice food

Tuesday 19 June, via Volos to Pteleos (Travelogue)

A storm is coming

Teije in Agios Ioannis

Storm damage at Xania

Storm damage at Xania

Volos

Upper Volos

Dog on the road, Upper Volos

Chiron the centaur

Anakasia

Wall painting, Kontos House or Theofilos Museum

Kontos House or Theofilos Museum, Anakasia

Tomb in the archaeological museum of Volos

Excavated kitchen from Dimitriada

Greek Orthodox church in Volos

Apostle Church in Volos

Monument for resistance fighters, Volos

Monument for a Greek patriot, Theodore Kolokotronis

Elisabeth never drinks beer

The White Beach, Pteleos

The White Beach, Pteleos

Agia Marina, the coast at Pteleos

Wednesday 20 June, visiting Dutch acquaintances in Amaliapolis (Travelogue)

Donkeys on the road?

Strange creatures in the garden

Museum in Almyros

Museum in Almyros

Old city wall near Amaliapolis

Old city wall near Amaliapolis

Thursday 21 June, in Koropi to an olive oil producer and then to Corinth (Travelogue)

Thessaloniki, view from our balcony

Thessaloniki, view from our balcony

The mountains opposite Thessaloniki

Evening twilight in Thessaloniki

At the port of Thessaloniki

The port of Thessaloniki

Ship in the port of Thessaloniki

Friday 22 June, via Sparta to Zacharo on the Peloponnese (Travelogue)

An empty highway on the Peloponnese

Statue of Leonidas, Sparta

Ancient Sparta

Remains of a church in ancient Sparta

View of new Sparta

Remains of the old stoa, Sparta

The amphitheater in Sparta

The amphitheater in Sparta

Olive grove at Sparta

Roman and Byzantine bathhouse, Sparta

The mountain road from Sparta to Kalamata

The mountain road from Sparta to Kalamata

Taygetus mountain range

Taygetus mountain range

Monument for victims from the civil war

The mountains from Kalo Nero

A beach full of turtle nests, Agiannakis

Here the loggerhead turtle breeds

23 & 24 June, to Katakolo and the beach but we end up at the police station (Travelogue)

View at Zacharo

St Nicholas church, Katakolo

Port of Katakolo

Store in Katakolo

Antique prohibition sign in Katakolo

Our guard on the beach

The village of Zacharo

Near the beach, Zacharo

Wallpainting in Zacharo

Wallpainting in Zacharo

Monday 25 June, to Katakalo, the ancient technique museum (Travelogue)

Harbor quay in Katakolo

Cruise ship in Katakolo

The museum of technology, Katakolo

The 'Anaphoric' clock

The technique used in temple construction

The automatic maid

Model of a Greek trireme

View from our apartment, Zacharo

View from our apartment, Zacharo

Tuesday 26 June, with the ferry to Kefalonia (Travelogue)

Our ferry to Kefalonia

View of Kefalonia

Pet lofts on the ferry

Poros from the ferry

The port of Poros, Kefalonia

A stone bridge on Kefalonia

Brown sign on Kefalonia

The Ainos mountain on Kefalonia shrouded in clouds

Paralia Trapezaki or table beach on Kefalonia

Harbor at Afrato, Kefalonia

Beach at Afrato, Kefalonia

The planes fly right over us here, Kefalonia

We are in the wrong parking lot

Wednesday 27 June, to Argostoli, the capital of Kefalonia (Travelogue)

Sweets after coffee in Argostoli

Monument in Argostoli, Kefalonia

Souvenir shop in Argostoli, Kefalonia

What do all those people look for in Argostoli?

Loggerhead sea turtle in Argostoli, Kefalonia

Loggerhead sea turtle in Argostoli, Kefalonia

The boulevard of Argostoli, capital of Argostoli

The bay of Argostoli

The pier of Argostoli

Obelisk in the bay of Argostoli

The pier of Argostoli, Kefalonia

The port of Argostoli

The water wheel of Katavothres

Katavothres on Kefalonia

The lantern of St. Theodore (lighthouse of Argostoli)

The lantern of St. Theodore (lighthouse of Argostoli)

Makris Gialos beach

Megali Ammos beach at the airport of Kefalonia

View of the airport of Kefalonia

Remains of a Mycenaean settlement

View of the mountain Ainos from our apartment

Our apartment and sitting area on Kefalonia

Thursday 28 June, along the south and east coast of Kefalonia (Travelogue)

Church in Lakithra

Beach at the airport of Kefalonia

Rough sea at Ammos beach Kefalonia

Klimatsias beach, Kefalonia

Steep rocky coast at Pessada on Kefalonia

The port of Pessada, Kefalonia

Mosaic in a Roman villa in Skala

Roman villa in Skala, Kefalonia

St. George Skala chapel, Kefalonia

St. George Skala chapel, Kefalonia

St. George Skala chapel, Kefalonia

St. George Skala chapel, Kefalonia

Ancient shrine at Skala

Here are also cows on the road

Street in Poros, Kefalonia

Tholos near Poros

Pine trees at Agios Nikolaos, Kefalonia

Mountain road with gravel on Kefalonia

View of the valley, central Kefalonia

View of the Venetian castle St. George

Friday 29 June, a trip on Kefalonia (Travelogue)

Cruise ship in the bay of Argostoli

Ruins of old Krani

Sacred Monastery of Agios Gerasimos of Kefalonia

Drogarati cave, Kefalonia

Drogarati cave, Kefalonia

Burnt tree on the coast of Kefalonia

Antisamos beach, Kefalonia

Hollow tree at the castle at Sami

Ruins of ancient Sami

Ruins of ancient Sami

Old tree on Kefalonia

The coast at Sami, Kefalonia

Saint Nicholas Chapel Ruins

Saint Nicholas Chapel Ruins

The harbour of Evfimia, Kefalonia

The harbour of Evfimia, Kefalonia

Saturday 30 June, to the peninsula in the west of Kefalonia (Travelogue)

Memorial park in Lixouri

Statue of Andreas Laskaratos, Lixouri

Ferry in Lixouri

The mountains of Kefalonia from Lixouri

Red sand on the Xi beach, Kefalonia

Xi beach, Kefalonia

We can not pass by, Kefalonia

Mountains at Chavriata, Kefalonia

The coast at the monastery Kipoureon, Kefalonia

A pig on Kefalonia

The sea at Petani beach, Kefalonia

Petani beach, Kefalonia

Cicadas on a tree trunk, Kefalonia

Beach chairs in the bay at Livadi

A terrace in Kourouklata

Church square in Kourouklata, Kefalonia

Sunday 01 July, to the beach and Mazarakata (Travelogue)

Mycenaean cemetery Mazarakata

Mycenaean cemetery Mazarakata

The Venetian castle St. George, Kefalonia

Mazarakata on Kefalonia

Gate of the Venetian castle St. George

View of the Venetian castle St. George

Good food in Mazakarata

View from the terrace in Mazakarata

Church of Annunciation, Mazakarata

Church of Annunciation, Mazakarata

View from Mazkarata, Kefalonia

View from Mazkarata, Kefalonia

Monday 02 July, along the west coast to the north of Kefalonia (Travelogue)

Myrtos beach, Kefalonia

War memorial in Makriotika

Sinking road on Kefalonia

At the Monastery of the Virgin of Themata, Pilaros

View from the monastery in Pilaros, Kefalonia

At the Monastery of the Virgin of Themata, Pilaros

Monastery of the Virgin of Themata in Pilaros

Forest at the monastery in Pilaros, Kefalonia

Myrtos beach, Kefalonia

Myrtos beach, Kefalonia

The coast around Myrtos beach, Kefalonia

View of Assos and Frourio, Kefalonia

Venetian castle of Assos

The colors seem inauthentic, so intense blue, Kefalonia

On the west coast of Kefalonia

Terrace in Fiskardo

Port of Fiskardo

Stuffed peppers, Fiskardo

Chicken schnitzel, Fiskardo

Tuesday 03 July, to the northeast of Kefalonia, the Melissani cave (Travelogue)

The bay of Argostoli, Kefalonia

Black boat in the port of Sami

Statue in Sami, Kefalonia

Statues in Sami, Kefalonia

Beach at Karavomylos

Karavomilis lake, Kefalonia

Karavomilis lake, Kefalonia

Waterwheel at the Karavomilis lake, Kefalonia

Fish art at Lake Karavomilis, Kefalonia

Pictures of Pan and nymphs at the Melissani cave

With a boat in the Melissani cave, Kefalonia

With a boat in the Melissani cave, Kefalonia

With a boat in the Melissani cave, Kefalonia

Selfies in the Melissani cave, Kefalonia

Buses in the port of Evfimia

Dry landscape at Kourouklata

Wednesday 04 July, to the Venetian castle, Kefalonia (Travelogue)

At the Venetian castle St. George, Kefalonia

Entrance to the Venetian castle St. George, Kefalonia

View of Argostoli from the Venetian castle St. George

Pretty steep, the Venetian castle St. George

The Venetian castle St. George, Kefalonia

View from the Venetian castle St. George, Kefalonia

The Venetian castle St. George, Kefalonia

Fried eggs with bacon and fries, Mazarakata

Museum at the Monastery of Agios Andreas of Malapidia

Museum at the Monastery of Agios Andreas of Malapidia

Museum at the Monastery of Agios Andreas of Malapidia

Museum at the Monastery of Agios Andreas of Malapidia

Clock tower Agios Andreas, Kefalonia

Bells at the monastery of Agios Andreas

Chapel along the road, Metaxata

Wood carving in Metaxata, Kefalonia

Teije practices his Greek language skills

05 & 06 July, from Kefalonia back to Zacharo (Travelogue)

On a terrace we wait for the ferry in Poros

Poros seen from the ferry

Poros, Kefalonia, from the ferry

This lady goes to the beach, Zacharo

Neglected information board

Neglected archaeological site

It is clear that everything here is still under the ground

Grape bunches on our terrace, Zacharo

Our terrace in Zacharo

07 & 08 July, trips from Zacharo, palace of Nestor (Travelogue)

The palace of Nestor, Peloponnesus

The palace of Nestor, Peloponnesus

Bathroom in Nestor's palace

The throne room in the palace of Nestor

Impression of the throne chamber, palace of Nestor

That's what Nestor's palace must have looked like

An overgrown Mycenaean tholos, Peloponnesus

The coast at Navarino

The town of Pylos

Fantasy castle at Navarino Beach

Mini-Eiffel Tower in Filiatra

Fairy tale castle at Agrilos

Remains of a grave, Peristeria

Restored tholos, Peristeria

A stormy sea

The beach at Zacharo

Monday 09 July, from Zacharo via Mesolongi to Ioannina (Travelogue)

Statue in Mesolongi

Steam locomotive in Mesolongi

Small chapel in Mesolongi

Monument to Lord Byron in Mesolongi

Park of the heroes, Mesolongi

Memorial stone in the Park of the Heroes, Mesolongi

Monument in the Park of the Heroes, Mesolongi

Monument in the Park of the Heroes, Mesolongi

Street in Ioannina

The streets are wet in Ioannina

Tuesday 10 July, monasteries in the impressive Meteora (Travelogue)

Shrine at Trygona

Inside the shrine along the road

We approach the Meteora, marred by overhead cables

We are approaching the Meteora

A mountain with caves in the Meteora

We see stuff in the holes, Meteora

The Roussanou monastery, Meteora

The Roussanou monastery, Meteora

The Great Meteora monastery

Visitors down at the Roussanou monastery

The Great Meteora monastery

Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapavsa

Monastery of St. Barbara-Roussanou

The Agios Stefanos monastery

Monasteries in the Meteora

Holy Trinity monastery

Holy Trinity monastery

The Agios Stefanos monastery

The Agios Stefanos monastery

Elisabeth on the edge, Meteora

Monastery in the Meteora

The Great Meteora monastery

The Roussanou monastery, Meteora

The Metamorfosis monastery

Cable lift in the Metamorfosis monastery

Painting at the Metamorfosis Sotiris monastery

Painting at the Metamorfosis Sotiris monastery

The Metamorfosis monastery

Meteora from Kalambaka

Sunset in Perama

11 & 12 July, to Paralia Dionysiou in Chalkidiki (Travelogue)

The lake of Ioannina

Bears on the road, Ioannina - Thessaloniki

Parasailing at Kalyves

Eating in Nea Moudania

View from our balcony in Paralia Dionysiou

View from our balcony in Paralia Dionysiou

Swimming in the warm sea, Kalybes

Swimming in the warm sea, Kalybes

13 to 15 July, going back home from Greece in 3 days (Travelogue)

Our apartment, the Skywatch

Our bedroom in Dionisos Palms

Vinski Dvor hotel in Servibia

Wait at the Serbian-Hungarian border

Caravan at the Serbian-Hungarian border

We are in a traffic jam in the Czech Republic

Our last overnight stay, Dresden

Our last break in Germany between Hannover and Bremen