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.
The Italians have a coffee for the man in a hurry. Espresso is just a tiny quantity of coffee served in no time for a customer who will leave the place in the next few minutes. The Greek Coffee is quite the opposite. It’s a coffee brewed for several minutes
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
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.
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 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
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.