Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Little Labyrinth Cave




a natural cave system carved into a quarry by the Romans



Wednesday, October 21, 2015

in the mountains

there's a chapel on top of this mountain. I went to it.



click on this and see the amazing view!




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