Posts in Tag: Greek Temples
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The Acropolis of Athens Without the Crowds
My last post from Greece featured the final days of the Via Egnatia tour led by our good friend Victor Romagnoli for Adventures Abroad. However, it was not the end of trip for Alison and me. We are going to spend a few days in Athens and then at Victor’s suggestion, head to the Pelion […]
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Side – Greco/Romans Ruins Amid a Modern Town
Today marks our final journey along the Mediterranean Coast on this Adventures Abroad trip through western Turkey led by expert Turkish guide Yasemin Reis. In the last post we visited the wondrous ruins of Perge, one of the first places where St. Paul preached the new Christian religion. We will depart from the city of […]
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Didyma & the Oracle of Apollo
Our intrepid group of Covid weary travellers has just moved on from the wondrous site of the ancient city of Ephesus as we continue exploring western Turkey with Adventures Abroad led by Yasemin Reis. Our eventual destination today is the small coastal city of Bodrum, once known as Halicarnassus, site of one of the Seven […]