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Ιόνια νησιά, Ionian islands : The Ionian group is composed of six major islands located in the Ionian Sea, along the Epirus and the Peloponnese. These islands are from north to south: Corfu, Paxi, Lefkada, Ithaki, Kefallonia and Zakynthos.
The Ionian is mostly known for having some of the most beautiful beaches in Greece: long white sandy beaches in crystal waters.Your eyes won't believe the cartoon-blue skies of these islands..

Ιόνια νησιά, Ionian islands

Γαλαξίδι, Galaxidi : Galaxidi is a beautiful village with a special consuetude every shrove monday, the Alevromoutzouroma (flour, fume war) See what is happening there..

Γαλαξίδι, Galaxidi

Μονεμβασία, Monemvasia : Monemvasia is a medieval fortress with an adjacent town, located on a small peninsula off the east coast of the Peloponnese in the Greek prefecture of Laconia. Remains include the defensive structures, the small adjacent town and Byzantine churches. Its name derives from two Greek words, mone and emvassia, meaning "single entrance". Many of the streets are narrow and are only fit for pedestrians. The bay of Palaia Monemvassia is found in the north. Monemvassia's nickname is the Gibraltar of the East.

The rock is 300 m tall and 1.8 km long. The village is situated on the southeastern side of the rock, which overlooks the Palaia Monemvasia bay. A small hamlet with about 10 houses lies to the northwest. A field of grass covers the northwest and top, accessed by a rocky, zig-zagging pathway. The fortress lies on the north side of the colorful rock, which ranges from grey to peach melon and pink.

Μονεμβασία, Monemvasia

Μήλος, Milos : Milos is the southwesternmost island in the Cyclades group, 120 km (75 miles) due east from the coast of Laconia. From east to west it measures about 23 km (14 mi), from north to south 13 km, and its area is estimated at 151 km² (58.3 mi²). The greater portion is rugged and hilly, culminating in Mount Profitis Elias 748 m (2454 ft) in the west. Like the rest of the cluster, the island is of volcanic origin, with tuff, trachyte and obsidian among its ordinary rocks.

Μήλος, Milos

Ζαγοροχώρια, Zagorochoria : The villages of Zagoria are uniquely endowed with extraordinary natural beauty, a vast temperate forest ecosystem, distinctive architecture, cultural wealth and the sheer romance of an ancient way of life. From the Slavic word meaning "behind the mountains," Zagoria is defined by the Gamila (Tymfi) and Mitsikeli Mountains as well as the Aoos River. It is a part of the massive Pindus Mountain Range that stretches from Albania to Central Greece.

Ζαγοροχώρια, Zagorochoria

Αμοργός, Amorgos : Amorgos is the easternmost island of the Greek Cyclades island group. It is the closest island of the Cyclades to the neighboring Dodecanese. The area is 121 km² and the population is about 1,800. Due to the position of Amorgos across from ancient beaches of Ionian towns, such as Militos, Alikarnasos and Efessos, it became one of the first places from which the Ionians passed through to the Cyclades Islands and onto mainland Greece.

Αμοργός, Amorgos

Λονδίνο, London :

Λονδίνο, London

Βαλένθια Βαρκελώνη, Valencia Barcelona :

Βαλένθια Βαρκελώνη, Valencia Barcelona

Updated: Mar 26, 2008 12:30pm PST