Travel ancient paths in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Travel ancient paths in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Article in Hellenic News of Armerica by Marc d’ Entremont Xanthi, Drama, Kavala, Philippi: the names themselves are exotic and rightfully so. At the epicenter of three worlds – Asia, the Balkans and the Mediterranean – these cities of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace created and witnessed a […]
Flegra Palace Hotel Greece: Luxury Near the Sea
Flegra Palace Hotel Greece: Luxury Near the Sea Written by Lara Dunning Kassandra is the first finger in Halkidiki, Greece. Known for its crystal clear beaches and small beach towns, it is the closest of three peninsulas to the city of Thessaloniki. In mythology, it is known as the battleground when the Giants tried to […]
Macedonian Front 1917: the marble fields of Greece
Macedonian Front 1917: the marble fields of Greece Article in Hellenic News of Armerica by Marc d’ Entremont A hundred years! A hundred years are goneOf Grecian mornings and of Grecian sunsets!Make them a coffin wide, O carpenter,And bury them, the hapless dead, in silence! (Kostas Palamas 1859-1943) By the dawn of the 20th century […]
Experiencing Thessaloniki Greece and the Luxurious Hotel Olympia
Experiencing Thessaloniki Greece and the Luxurious Hotel Olympia Written by Lara Dunning To start our journey in Halkidiki, Greece, we began in the country’s second-largest city, Thessaloniki, with an overnight stay at the luxurious Hotel Olympia. When most people think of Greece, they think of the ancient city of Athens, the blue-domed roofs of Santorini, […]
Wandering Thessaloniki Greece: Tours and a Park Hotel Stay
Wandering Thessaloniki Greece: Tours and a Park Hotel Stay Written by Lara Dunning Wander the streets of Thessaloniki, Greece! Stay at the Park Hotel, go on a food tour, grab a double-decker bus to a Byzantine fort, and more. Thessaloniki, Greece, is called the “city that never sleeps,” and from our balcony at the Park […]
Postcard from . . . Thessaloniki
Postcard from . . . Thessaloniki Article in Financial Times by Peter Hughes The city’s tourist ‘industry’ is thankfully dormant in winter, leaving you to live more like a Greek than as a guest… It clearly has much to offer visitors: 30 museums for a start, a history as substantial as a spicy soutzoukakia meatball and a cuisine — […]
Dear Friends… A letter from Greece
Dear Friends… A letter from Greece by Sofia Bournatzi for Sunvil Holidays Dear Friends,I would like to give you 5 good reasons to visit Greece, all of which are the main reasons why us Greeks choose to live in this country. 1. The GreeksFrom the hotel director to the doorman, the Greeks talk and have […]
Ammouliani – Halkidiki’s Secret Island
Ammouliani – Halkidiki’s Secret Island by Sunvil Holidays While the distinctive fingers of the Halkidiki region in northern Greece are well known as a popular holiday destination, there’s a small island just off its shores which has, until now, largely escaped the attention of visitors. Ammouliani is Halkidiki’s only inhabited island and, like the rest of Halkidiki, […]
Calcidica: le spiagge e le località migliori
Calcidica: le spiagge e le località migliori by Fraintesa La Calcidica si affaccia sul mare in 3 penisole conosciute anche come ‘dita’ o ‘gambe’: la prima è Kassandra, la seconda è Sithonia, la terza è il Monte Athos. La Calcidica è il segreto più gelosamente custodito della Grecia. Immaginate le caratteristiche più tipiche della penisola ellenica […]
