The Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae stands alone in the wild Arcadian mountains of the Peloponnese, one of the most remarkable temples of the ancient Greek world. Built in the fifth century BC and attributed by the ancient traveller Pausanias to Iktinos, the architect of the Parthenon, it was the first Greek monument inscribed … Read more
The Heraion of Samos is the ancient sanctuary of the goddess Hera on the island’s south coast, near the modern village of Ireo. The site sits about 6 km west of Pythagorio, across a flat coastal plain watered by the Imvrasos stream. In antiquity the Heraion held one of the largest temples in the Greek … Read more
Holy Trinity Monastery stands alone on one of the tallest, most isolated rock pinnacles at Meteora. Locals call it Agia Triada. The pillar rises sheer above the town of Kalabaka on the plain of Thessaly in central Greece. This monastery earns its fame twice over: for its dizzying, almost impossible setting, and for a starring … Read more
Meteora crowns central Greece with six active Eastern Orthodox monasteries perched on giant sandstone-conglomerate pillars. The rocks rise sheer above the town of Kalabaka and the village of Kastraki in Thessaly. Monks settled these summits from the fourteenth century, turning inaccessible caves and crags into places of prayer. The complex earned UNESCO World Heritage status … Read more