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Koulouma a holiday for flying a kite

  Koulouma may sounds like a funny word, yet it means just Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) which in Greece is, in fact, a Monday not a Tuesday.  An alternative name of the day is Kathari Deftera meaning Clean Monday, the starting day of the Great Lent which will last until Easter.

Meze – tiny bites of Greek delicacies

Nobody leaves Spain without having tasted some Tapas. Well, the same is also true for the Meze dish in Greece. Just as Tapas, Meze consists of a tiny quantity of appetizers or snacks from a large variety of dishes that may be served cold or hot.  Meze can be as simple as a dish containing

Cats on a Summer Hot Castle Town Roof

In the Castle Town of Monemvasia, residents and guests share a common space with their most sweet neighbors, the cats. You will see lots of these popular pets sleeping or walking on the Castle’s narrow roads but also on the roofs of the stone-built houses.  And they are all friendly

Bells of Joy

Living in the surroundings of Monemvasia may puzzle sometimes the inexperienced traveler. Suddenly, when nothing has prepared you for that, a loud joyful sound of bells ringing may start to accompany you wherever you are; sometimes on the street, sometimes on shopping, sometimes on your bed. Well, there are really

Submerged Ancient Towns

In the wider region of Lakonia there are two important attraction places that are definitely associated with the ancient history.  These are the Underwater Town of Pavlopetri , a submerged town founded in about 5,500 BC,  and the Submerged Town of Plytra.

Prehistoric Caves in Laconia

In the area of Lakonia during the last 15 years three caves were discovered, all of them full of priceless discoveries: The Kastania Cave in the Municipality of Monemvasia was discovered only some years ago, whereas the two other caves, that is the Lakonis Cave in Gythion and the Kalamakia

The Castle Town of Monemvasia

The Castle Town of Monemvasia

The Medieval Castle Town of Monemvasia was founded in the 6th century BC.  It is located on the rock-islet which is connected to the mainland with a bridge. Monemvasia offers an Archaeological Museum full of treasures, a very large number of churches most of them now in ruins, stone paved

Beautiful and Romantic Monemvasia

Beautiful and Romantic Monemvasia

At the southern end of east Peloponnese in Greece lies Monemvasia, an impressive place to visit, which combines its glorious byzantine past and its sophisticated contemporary present.