Agora Means Meeting Place in Greek. The ancient Agora (meeting place) of Athens was the place to meet and be seen. The Agora was a large square on the northwest slope of the Acropolis where social and religious … Continue reading →
A Four Story series Sailing Turkey and Greece. Click The Photo to Sail With Star Clippers. https://www.starclippers.com/ Cyclades Tall Ship Odyssey — Our seahorse — the Star Clipper s— flew on 17 winged sails, with Zephyrus commanding … Continue reading →
Acropolis Means Edge Of The City In Greek. The Acropolis rises 100 meters above Athens. The terminology of Acropolis consists of the Greek words Akron (edge, or summit) and polis (city). Consequently the Acropolis means … Continue reading →
Read Adventure Feature Stories about Turkey & Greece with Insight Vacations in Jetsetters Magazine! GREECE Glories of Greece Tour. Suspended in Air – Metéora: The handful of remaining monasteries at Metéora in central Greece suspend … Continue reading →
The Ancient Oracle Was Laughing Gas. The Delphi stadium below Apollo Temple. The sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi stretches across terraces in the foothills of Mount Parnassos in Central Greece, between two enormous rocks called the Phaidriades, … Continue reading →
Epidauros, Home of Hippocrates. The Corinth Canal. The Peloponnese peninsula is literally chopped off from mainland Greece by the isthmus bisection of the Corinth Canal that connects the Ionian and Myleon Seaslike a pencil transit … Continue reading →
The Greek King who launched a 1000 ships. Agamemnon’s Palace and courtyard. In the Iliad, Homer wrote about many historical Greek characters that actually lived — in Mycenae, Sparta, and other villages of the Peloponnese, and none … Continue reading →
The First Olympics Were in 779 B.C. Oak and wild olive were sacred in the ancient Altis sanctuary of Olympia. The ancient Olympic Games in Olympia, Greece were a spectacle of sports, sacrifice, statuary, and suffering in a station … Continue reading →
The Rocks of Ages. Medieval chapels at Metéora. The handful of remaining monasteries at Metéora in central Greece suspend on the gnarly knobs and knots and knuckles of sandstone as if glued into place. Some of … Continue reading →
The volcano is still active on Santorini. Click Photo to Sail With Star Clippers. https://www.starclippers.com/ There is only one caldera in the world that boats can sail into – the volcanic lagoon of Santorini, Greece. The penultimate way to get … Continue reading →
Rhodes – the Island of Roses. The Star Clipper wind-jammed past the southern Cyclades Islands like an ancient Greek trireme and with the power and benevolence of the west winds of the god Zephyrus. Homer mentioned the island … Continue reading →
“Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” — Mark Twain Click Photo to Sail With Star Clippers. https://www.starclippers.com/ The Star Clipper’s Fore Deck. In Greek mythology the Gods of the Winds were the children … Continue reading →
Cruise the Med of Ancient Mariners. Although my wife and I have travelled a good deal over the years, the “cruise experience” had eluded us. No particular reason — we’d heard plenty, good and bad, about luxury ship … Continue reading →
