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Discover Europe uses photographs from external creators and image libraries. This directory lists the creator, original source, licence, and the public page where each image appears.

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Greece

Corfu Island through town, coast and villages

Green hills and coastline on Corfu

Corfu coast

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Marc Ryckaert ( MJJR )
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CC BY 3.0
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The harbour and coast at Kassiopi in northern Corfu

Kassiopi

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Z thomas
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Corfu Town between two fortresses

Corfu Town and the Old Fortress beside the Ionian Sea

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Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada
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CC BY-SA 2.0
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The arcades of the Liston in Corfu Town

The Liston

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Gkaridis0
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CC BY 4.0
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Historic lanes in Corfu Town

Corfu Town lanes

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Martin Falbisoner
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Crete as a multi-base island journey

Balos lagoon on the north-west coast of Crete

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dronepicr
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CC BY 2.0
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The White Mountains rising above western Crete

The White Mountains

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David C Kitching
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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The palm-lined river and coast at Preveli in Crete

Preveli

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Uoaei1
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Croatia or Greece for a coastal trip?

The Acropolis rising above Athens from Philopappos Hill

The Acropolis above Athens

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A.Savin
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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Cyclades with workable ferry links

Fira and whitewashed buildings above the caldera

Creator
Norbert Nagel
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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The Portara above Naxos harbour

The Portara

Creator
Manfred Werner (Tsui)
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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The white volcanic shore at Sarakiniko on Milos

Sarakiniko

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dronepicr
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CC BY 2.0
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Delphi from Athens by coach or car

The Delphi archaeological site on the slopes of Mount Parnassus

Creator
Tomisti
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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The Acropolis rising above Athens from Philopappos Hill

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A.Savin
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The remains of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi

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Annatsach
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Delphi through sanctuary, museum and mountain setting

The Delphi archaeological site on the slopes of Mount Parnassus

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Tomisti
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The remains of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi

Temple of Apollo

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Annatsach
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The Tholos of Athena Pronaia at Delphi

Tholos of Athena Pronaia

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George E. Koronaios
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Dodecanese around Rhodes and Kos

The rocky coast and clear water at Ladiko on Rhodes

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Ввласенко
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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The walls and lanes of medieval Rhodes Town

Medieval Rhodes Town

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Julian Lupyan
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CC0
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The rocky coast and clear water at Ladiko on Rhodes

Ladiko Bay

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Ввласенко
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Epidaurus beyond the ancient theatre

Ancient theatre within the Sanctuary of Asclepius at Epidaurus

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Olecorre
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Epirus across mountains, lake country and coast

Parga and the Ionian coast in Epirus

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Joerg
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CC BY 2.0
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Greece by mainland and island group

The Acropolis rising above Athens from Philopappos Hill

The Acropolis above Athens

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A.Savin
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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Oia above the Santorini caldera

Oia and the caldera

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Nubifer
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Meteora's monasteries above the rock pillars

Meteora

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Kadı
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Halkidiki by peninsula and coastal base

The pine-lined coast of Sithonia in Halkidiki

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LucT
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Islands and clear water near Vourvourou

Vourvourou

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Srđan Mijatov
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CC BY 3.0
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Ouranoupoli and its coast near Mount Athos

Ouranoupoli

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LucT
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Heraklion for Minoan history and central Crete

Koules fortress at Heraklion's Venetian harbour

Creator
Jebulon
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CC0
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The archaeological remains at Knossos near Heraklion

Knossos

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Annatsach
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The Morosini fountain in central Heraklion

Morosini fountain

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Dkoukoul
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Ioannina around its castle and Lake Pamvotis

Ioannina beside Lake Pamvotis in Epirus

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No machine-readable author provided. Vincent C~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims).
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Public domain
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Ionian Islands on Greece’s western side

Green hills and coastline on Corfu

Creator
Marc Ryckaert ( MJJR )
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CC BY 3.0
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Corfu Town and the Old Fortress beside the Ionian Sea

Corfu Town and the Old Fortress

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Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada
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CC BY-SA 2.0
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Navagio beach and its surrounding cliffs on Zakynthos

Navagio

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dronepicr
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Knossos with the right Minoan context

Restored architecture at the Palace of Knossos near Heraklion

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Theofanis Ampatzidis
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Kos beyond its beaches and cycle paths

Kos Town seen from the harbour fortress

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JD554
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Lindos from the acropolis to the bays

Lindos village, beaches and acropolis on Rhodes

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Jebulon
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CC0
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Meteora with time for monasteries and the landscape

Meteora's monasteries above the rock pillars

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Kadı
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Varlaam Monastery on a Meteora rock pillar

Varlaam Monastery

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Josep M. Gracia
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The sandstone pillars of Meteora above Kalambaka

Meteora landscape

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AngelikiC
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Milos across volcanic coasts and hill villages

The white volcanic shore at Sarakiniko on Milos

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dronepicr
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CC BY 2.0
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Sea caves and pale cliffs at Kleftiko

Kleftiko

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dronepicr
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A whitewashed street in Plaka on Milos

Plaka

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Zde
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Mycenae from the Lion Gate to the palace

The Lion Gate at the archaeological site of Mycenae

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G Da
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Mykonos across Chora, beaches and Delos

The windmills above Mykonos Town

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Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States
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Waterfront houses in Little Venice, Mykonos

Little Venice

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Zde
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A whitewashed lane in Mykonos Town

Mykonos Town

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Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States
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Nafplio as a base for the Argolid

Nafplio and Bourtzi seen from Palamidi fortress

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Annatsach
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Bourtzi fortress in Nafplio harbour

Bourtzi

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George E. Koronaios
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CC0
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Akronafplia and Nafplio's old town seen from Palamidi

Nafplio old town

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George E. Koronaios
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Naxos from Chora to mountain villages

The Portara above Naxos harbour

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Manfred Werner (Tsui)
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Whitewashed buildings in Naxos Town

Naxos Town

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Zde
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The mountain village of Apiranthos on Naxos

Apiranthos

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VasCr
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Paros between Parikia, Naoussa and the interior

Fishing boats in Naoussa harbour on Paros

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Tommybee89
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Parikia's waterfront and whitewashed settlement on Paros

Parikia

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Olaf Tausch
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The inland village of Lefkes on Paros

Lefkes

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Kondephy
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Peloponnese through the Argolid and western heritage sites

Monemvasia and its rock off the Peloponnese coast

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DimitrisP67
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The Lion Gate at ancient Mycenae

Mycenae

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Nicola Quirico
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