Photographs van Greece, spring 2019

Photographs van Greece, spring 2019

In 2019 we had the possibility to leave home for 7 weeks and we wanted to be back before the high season started, so we set out already on 11 May. By car we first drove to Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, where we stayed 3 nights and then on to Greece where we explored the islands of Evia, Salamina, Poros and Andros, among others. Again a beautiful trip but this time we took it easier since we had alrready seen so much in Greece. And it was the first time that we used our dashcam, so you can also watch some videos of our trip.
Here all all the photographs of this journey that we use on the website.

16 to 20 May, on our first days in Greece we visit Chalkidiki (Travelogue)

Bulgaria from a parking lot along the E79 at Strumyani

A modern parking lot with clean toilets along the highway in Bulgaria

Nea Moudania in Chalkidiki

Finally nice weather along the sea in Paralia Dionysiou

The sea at Paralia Dionysiou, Chalkidiki

View from our balcony in Paralia Dionysiou

Kitchen in our apartment, Paralia Dionysiou

Bedroom of our apartment in Paralia Dionysiou

Unfinished house at Elani on the Kassandra peninsula

The coast at Sani on Kassandra

On a terrace in Possidi, on the Kassandra peninsula

We don't see anything after this first sign, Kassandra

Chapel by the sea at Xyna on Kassandra

Dolphin statue in Chaniotis on the Kassandra peninsula

View of the Sithonia peninsula from Chaniotis

Church in Chaniotis on the Kassandra peninsula

There are still few tourists in Nikiti, Chalkidiki

Michael's mother baked cake for us

Full moon in Paralia Dionysiou

View of the holy Mount Athos from Sarti on Sithonia

View of the holy Mount Athos from an empty beach in Sithonia

View of Sarti on the Sithonia peninsula

Empty beaches at Sarti on the Sithonia peninsula

Time for a drink in Sarti, Sithonia

21 to 25 May, to the Pelion peninsula (Travelogue)

The former Heptapyrgion prison in Thessaloniki

Model of the Heptapyrgion prison in Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki from the Heptapyrgion prison

The Olympus mountains from the Heptapyrgion prison in Thessaloniki

The ancient walls of Thessaloniki

We are approaching the Olympus Mountains

Sanctuary of St. Nectarios in Larissa

Monument on the square of the martyrs of the Jewish holocaust in Larissa

Terrace at the bay of Volos on the Pelion peninsula

Damaged road at Theotokos beach, Pelion

A tourist boat arrives on a secluded beach on the Pelion peninsula

Beach in the southeast of the Pelion peninsula

Grave monument in Sipiada, Pelion peninsula

Brightly painted walls in a chapel near Argalasti

Painted ceiling in a chapel near Argalasti

Beach path for wheelchairs, Kalamos

The wheelchair path to the beach in Kalamos

The beach at Potistika, Pelion peninsula

Military training flight along the coast of the Pelion

Dromedaries on the road in Greece?

Kangaroos; s on the road in Greece?

A terrace in a mountain village on the Pelion peninsula

The Agios Konstantinos beach on the Pelion peninsula

A snake crosses the road

Along the sea in Milina, the Pelion

The coast at Milina on the Pelion peninsula

Derelict cable car at the ski resort on the Pelion peninsula

View from the Pelio mountain

Agios Ioannis on the east coast of the Pelion peninsula

View of the east coast of the Pelion peninsula

The beach at Potistika, Pelion peninsula

The beach at Potistika, Pelion peninsula

26 to 31 May, we stay almost a week in the south of Evia, at Karystos (Travelogue)

The southwest coast of Evia

The port of Karystos on Evia

Nice boat in Karystos, Evia

Anchor before the Venetian fort in Karystos

The boulevard of Karystos on Evia

Fresh meat at the butcher, Karystos

St. Nicholas church in Karystos

The Greek kitchen also in Dutch, Karystos

View of the top of the Ochi mountains

Countless roads in the southwest of Evia

A very broad road, but for whom (on Evia)?

The St. George church in Marmari on Evia

The gorge to Agios Dimitrios on Evia

The beach of Agios Dimitrios on Evia

Free with every order: a kind of vanilla sugar water

View of Karystos

The red castle above Karystos

Windmills seen from the red castle above Karystos

A dead loggerhead turtle on Evia, Caretta Caretta

A dead loggerhead turtle on Evia

A polluted beach at Karystos with a dead sea turtle

We're gonna clean up the beach

Removing waste from the beach near Karystos

The small archaeological museum in Karystos

Windmill parts at Akrotiri, Evia

Heavy transport of windmill parts, Evia

Centaur image for an unfinished hotel at Bouros beach, south Evia

Centaur with rider at the Bouros beach in the south of Evia

Mountain goats in the south of Evia

Water well at Platanistos

Waterfall at Platanistos in the south of Evia

Windmills in the south of Evia

View from our balcony in Karystos

The garden of our apartment complex in Karystos

We have a large balcony in Karystos

The entrance of a dragon house (drakospiti) at Styra

A so-called dragon house at Styra in Evia

A dragon house at Styra on Evia

Statue in the port of Marmari

The walking large sandy beach at Marmari

Warning sign at the beach of Marmari

Warning sign at the beach of Marmari

The mausoleum of a Roman officer in Karystos

Our beach south of Karystos

The garbage after a few days of beach cleaning

The view from our apartment in Karystos

Dusk from our apartment in Karystos

Roads near Karystos in a deserted area

01 to 06 June, we explore the island of Salamina near Athens (Travelogue)

Fountain of Dirce, Thebes

The so-called 5-star beach at Kanakia

Kanakia beach

Peristeria on the southeast coast of Salamina

We have to wait until our apartment is ready

Our basement apartment without a view, Kanakia

Monument for the victims of Salamina in the battle for the Acropolis in 1821

Red-colored fishing nets in the port of Koulouri on Salamina

Separating waste, that looks professional, Koulouri

Not all waste is neatly separated, Salamina

View of Koulouri (Salamis city)

The small Iliakti beach on Salamina

The coast in the northwest of Salamina

Bust and home of the poet Angelos Sikelianos

The Panagia Faneromeni monastery on Salamina

Courtyard of the Panagia Faneromeni monastery

A tree grows through a wall, Salamina

The road ends in the north of Salamina

A marred landscape in the north of Salamina

Lots of activity on the sea between Salamina and Perama

Small beach in the Limniola bay on Salamina

Sunset on Kanakia beach, Salamina

The beach at Vromopousi on Salamina

The trunk of an olive tree that would be 2500 years old

Grave stele of Pythogenes in the museum of Salamina

Grave stele in the Salamina museum

St. Nicholas church in Koulouri

Salomomaxon monument and burial mound, in memory of the battle of Salamis, 480 BC.

Memorial for the naval battle of Salamis in 480 BC.

Church in Ambelakia in the east of Salamina

Church in Ambelakia in the east of Salamina

The ancient city of Salamina lay here in classical times

Remnants of classic Salamina scattered in the landscape

View over the island of Salamina

Remains of the Mycenaean acropolis of Ajax near Kanakia

The Mycenaean acropolis of Ajax near Kanakia

View from the Mycenaean acropolis on Kanakia in the south of Salamina

The church of Elijah the prophet towers over Koulouri

View of the sea from the cave of Euripides

The entrance to the Euripides cave at Kolones in Salamina

The cave of Euripides near Kolones on Salamina

Statue of the warrior Ajax

07 to 10 June, we visit Poros a few days, an island off the coast of the Peloponnese (Travelogue)

The Limniola beach at Methana

Peninsula at Methana

On the ferry from Galatas to Poros

View from our balcony on Poros

The port of Poros

Mermaid fountain in Poros

Square in Poros

Climbing streets in Poros

Amphoras from classical Greece in the museum of Poros

Vagionia bay in the north of Poros

The beach on Vagionia bay, Poros

View of the north of Poros

Monastery of the life-giving well in the south of Poros

View of the east coast of the Peloponnese from Poros

The Russian bay on Poros

Ruin of the Russian shipyard

Blooming cacti in Poros

From a terrace on Poros we look at the east coast of the Peloponnese

Poros is built against a hill

Tourist boat in the port of Poros

The temple of Poseidon on Poros

The grounds of the temple of Poseidon on Poros

The grounds of the temple of Poseidon on Poros

The island of Poros is just off the coast of the Peloponnese

The islet of Daskalio off the coast of Poros

The islet of Daskalio off the coast of Poros

Ships in the Russian bay, Poros

Street in Poros

Glimpse into Poros

11 to 17 June, we stay for a week on the island Andros (Travelogue)

We sail from Rafina to Andros

On the upper deck of the ferry to Andros

Our room at Valsamia Studios on Andros

View from our balcony on Andros on the Phellos bay

The port of Andros in Gavrio

View of Batsi on the island of Andros

Beach at Batsi

Everywhere we see stone walls in the landscape on the island of Andros

In the distance lies the town of Andros with the lighthouse slightly off the coast

In the distance, Rozos beach in a bay

The green mountain landscape in the east of Andros

The beach at Phellos bay

Cemetery at Phellos on Andros

The old cemetery of Andros

Children's grave in the old cemetery of Andros

Angel on the old cemetery of Andros

You can leave babies alone on the street in Andros

The curbs in Andros are whitened

The beach at Andros town

Large amphora in the museum of Andros

St. Barbara church in Andros city

The arch bridge in Andros city to the Venetian fort

Monument to the unknown sailor in Andros city

Taking a break in the shade on a terrace in Andros town

The arch bridge and the ruins of the Venetian fort in Andros

The lighthouse off the coast of Andros city

Andros city from a distance

Characteristic dovecote in Menites on Andros

The coast from Zagianaris on Andros

The west coast of Andros

The paved road ends, Andros

Street in Ormos Korthiou on Andros

The village of Kochylos on Andros

The Lydio beach on the east coast of Andros

Batsi on the west coast of the island of Andros

An exciting road on Andros

Geese on the road at the cave of Aladinos on Andros

Sariza well in Apikia, Andros

18 to 22 June, we are going back to the south of Evia in Marmari for a few days (Travelogue)

View from our apartment in Marmari, Evia

The ferry from Rafina to Marmari

Thousands of butterflies near the waterfall past Platanistos on Evia

The waterfall at Platanistos on Evia

At a natural well at Platanistos we can clean the car

The bay at Potami in the south of Evia

The beach at Potami in the south of Evia

Road network in the south of Evia

We are curious what this building is

Island off the southwest coast of Evia

The port of Marmari in the south of Evia

A clean beach with a view of the Ochi mountains

In the garden of the Eretria museum

The extensive excavation site of Eretria

Sorted stones before the Eretria amphitheater

The amphitheater of Eretria

The house of the mosaics in Eretria has been carefully packed

The baths of ancient Eretria

A Frankish tower in the south of Evia

The port town of Marmari on Evia

23 to 27 June, back to our friends in Chalkidiki (Travelogue)

Memorial monument for the Asia Minor Catastrophe in Polygyros

Neglected cottage in Afytos, Kassandra

Afytos is a town on the east coast of the Kassandra peninsula

St Dimitrios church in the center of Afytos

The central square in Afytos

Shopping street in Afytos on Kassandra in Chalkidiki

There are plenty of colorful souvenirs for sale in Afytos

Souvenir shops in Afytos

It is pleasant to sit on the square of Afytos

Finally another picture of us together, in Afytos

28 to 30 June, the tiring trip back to the Netherlands (Travelogue)

Our smelly room in Serbia

View of the Alps from Wolfsegg am Hausruck in Austria

View of the Alps from Wolfsegg am Hausruck in Austria

The original beams are integrated in the bathroom in Landgasthof Goldenes Rad

Original beams in the bathroom in Landgasthof Goldenes Rad

In Germany we find a good hotel after a long search