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The London Library

November 16, 2017 Athens Path 0

The London Library is one of the world’s largest independent lending libraries, and one of the UK’s leading literary institutions. It was founded in 1841 on the initiative of Thomas Carlyle, who was dissatisfied with […]

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Explore Greece on Street View

September 23, 2014 Athens Path 0

Explore Greece’s amazing sights through Street View at g.co/views

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HISTORICAL PLACES OF GREECE IN GOOGLE EARTH PART ONE

September 23, 2014 Athens Path 0

POSEIDON, LAVREOTIKI 37°39’1.61″N 24° 1’29.13″E RETHYMNO FORTESS, GREECE 35°22’19.93″N 24°28’14.78″E EPIDAURUS THEATRE, GREECE 37°35’44.88″N 23° 4’45.94″E AIZONAI ZEUS, KUTAHYA 39°12’3.94″N 29°36’34.87″E ACROPOLIS MYCENAE,ARGOS MIKINES 37°43’49.11″N 22°45’27.79″E CASTLE LARISSA, ARGOS MIKINES 37°38’17.87″N 22°42’56.29″E KNOSSOS, CRETE 35°17’53.88″N […]

Rhodes

September 17, 2014 Athens Path 0

Rhodes (Greek: Ρόδος) is an island in Greece, located in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a populatio. Historically, Rhodes […]

Patmos

September 17, 2014 Athens Path 0

Patmos (Greek, Πάτμος) is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea. One of the northernmost islands of the Dodecanese complex. Patmos is mentioned in the Bible Book of Revelation. The book’s introduction states that […]

Kos

September 17, 2014 Athens Path 0

Kos or Cos (Greek: Κως) is a Greek island of the group of the Dodecanese. Name The name Kos (Greek: Κῶς) is first attested in the Iliad, and has been in continuous use since. Other […]

Astypalaia

September 17, 2014 Athens Path 0

Astypalaia (Greek: Αστυπάλαια). Astypalaia is part of the Kalymnos regional unit. History In Greek mythology, Astypalaia was a woman abducted by Poseidon in the form of a winged fish-tailed leopard. The island was colonized by […]

Tinos

September 17, 2014 Athens Path 0

Tinos (Greek: Τήνος) is a Greek island situated in the Aegean Sea. It is located in the Cyclades archipelago. In antiquity, Tinos was also known as Ophiussa (from ophis, Greek for snake) and Hydroessa (from […]

Syros

September 17, 2014 Athens Path 0

Syros (Greek: Σύρος), or Siros or Syra is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. The largest towns are Ermoupoli, Ano Syros, and Vari (el). Ermoupoli is the capital of the island […]

Sifnos

September 17, 2014 Athens Path 0

Sifnos (Greek: Σίφνος) is an island municipality in the Cyclades island group in Greece. The main town, near the center, known as Apollonia, is home of the island’s folklore museum and library. The town’s name […]

Constantino Brumidi

May 18, 2015 0

Constantino Brumidi (July 26, 1805 – February 19, 1880) was an Greek-Italian-American historical painter, best known and honored for his fresco work in the Capitol Building in Washington, DC. Parentage and early life Brumidi was […]

Lafcadio Hearn (小泉八雲)

February 14, 2015 0

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904), known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo (小泉八雲?), was an international writer, known best for his books about Japan, especially his collections of […]

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