a natural cave system carved into a quarry by the Romans
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Matala
the caves of Matala were (probably) first carved out during the Neolithic
in the Roman period, 1st&2nd centuries, they became rock cut tombs |
but Matala is probably best known for being a huge hippie squat during the 60s (later expelled by the junta and church) |
signs of fire |
but it was also a port during the Roman period and supposedly where Zeus seduced Europa |
but most know it for the hippies (Joni Mitchell's Carey talks about it) |
though some of the Roman tombs are very complex |
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Voroi
Voroi is a small village where many of the buildings seem to date from the 1790s. Due to zoning laws, the old buildings cannot be demolished making the village feel old yet living (and strangely familiar to this western Mediterrean)
the ethnography museum is very very very recommended |
this street may be a victim of urbanization |
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