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Greece

Greece travel guide

The Acropolis rising above Athens from Philopappos Hill

The Acropolis above Athens

Creator: A.Savin
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
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Oia above the Santorini caldera

Oia and the caldera

Creator: Nubifer
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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Meteora's monasteries above the rock pillars

Meteora

Creator: Kadı
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Halkidiki travel guide

The pine-lined coast of Sithonia in Halkidiki

Sithonia coast

Creator: LucT
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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Islands and clear water near Vourvourou

Vourvourou

Creator: Srđan Mijatov
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Ouranoupoli and its coast near Mount Athos

Ouranoupoli

Creator: LucT
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Heraklion travel guide

Koules fortress at Heraklion's Venetian harbour

Koules fortress

Creator: Jebulon
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The archaeological remains at Knossos near Heraklion

Knossos

Creator: Annatsach
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The Morosini fountain in central Heraklion

Morosini fountain

Creator: Dkoukoul
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Ionian Islands travel guide

Paleokastritsa's coves on Corfu

Paleokastritsa

Creator: Rob Hooft
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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Corfu Town and the Old Fortress beside the Ionian Sea

Corfu Town and the Old Fortress

Creator: Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada
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Navagio beach and its surrounding cliffs on Zakynthos

Navagio

Creator: dronepicr
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Meteora travel guide

Meteora's monasteries above the rock pillars

Meteora

Creator: Kadı
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Varlaam Monastery on a Meteora rock pillar

Varlaam Monastery

Creator: Josep M. Gracia
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The sandstone pillars of Meteora above Kalambaka

Meteora landscape

Creator: AngelikiC
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Milos travel guide

The white volcanic shore at Sarakiniko on Milos

Sarakiniko

Creator: dronepicr
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Sea caves and pale cliffs at Kleftiko

Kleftiko

Creator: dronepicr
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A whitewashed street in Plaka on Milos

Plaka

Creator: Zde
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Mykonos travel guide

The windmills above Mykonos Town

Mykonos windmills

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

Little Venice

Creator: Zde
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A whitewashed lane in Mykonos Town

Mykonos Town

Creator: Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States
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Nafplio travel guide

Nafplio and Bourtzi seen from Palamidi fortress

Nafplio and Palamidi

Creator: Annatsach
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Bourtzi fortress in Nafplio harbour

Bourtzi

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

Nafplio old town

Creator: George E. Koronaios
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Naxos travel guide

The Portara above Naxos harbour

The Portara

Creator: Manfred Werner (Tsui)
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Whitewashed buildings in Naxos Town

Naxos Town

Creator: Zde
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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The mountain village of Apiranthos on Naxos

Apiranthos

Creator: VasCr
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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Paros travel guide

Fishing boats in Naoussa harbour on Paros

Naoussa

Creator: Tommybee89
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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Parikia's waterfront and whitewashed settlement on Paros

Parikia

Creator: Olaf Tausch
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The inland village of Lefkes on Paros

Lefkes

Creator: Kondephy
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Peloponnese travel guide

Monemvasia and its rock off the Peloponnese coast

Monemvasia

Creator: DimitrisP67
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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The Lion Gate at ancient Mycenae

Mycenae

Creator: Nicola Quirico
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Stone towers and rugged coast in the Mani Peninsula

The Mani Peninsula

Creator: Kyriakos P. Zilakos
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Rhodes Island travel guide

Lindos and its acropolis above the coast of Rhodes

Lindos

Creator: Ввласенко
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The clear water and rocky coast of Anthony Quinn Bay

Anthony Quinn Bay

Creator: PawełMM
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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The rocky coast and clear water at Ladiko on Rhodes

Ladiko Bay

Creator: Ввласенко
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Rhodes Town travel guide

The walls and lanes of medieval Rhodes Town

Medieval Rhodes Town

Creator: Julian Lupyan
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The Palace of the Grand Master in Rhodes Town

Palace of the Grand Master

Creator: Julian Lupyan
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Mandraki harbour in Rhodes Town

Mandraki harbour

Creator: ianpudsey
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Santorini travel guide

Oia above the Santorini caldera

Oia and the caldera

Creator: Nubifer
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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Fira and whitewashed buildings above the caldera

Fira

Creator: Norbert Nagel
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Red volcanic cliffs and shore near Akrotiri

Santorini's volcanic coast

Creator: Dr Petros Tzeferis
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Thessaloniki travel guide

The White Tower beside Thessaloniki's waterfront

White Tower and waterfront

Creator: Annatsach
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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Aristotelous Square in central Thessaloniki

Aristotelous Square

Creator: Ymblanter
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The city seen from the walls of Ano Poli

Ano Poli

Creator: Mister No
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Thessaly travel guide

Meteora's monasteries above the rock pillars

Meteora

Creator: Kadı
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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Varlaam Monastery on a Meteora rock pillar

Varlaam Monastery

Creator: Josep M. Gracia
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The sandstone pillars of Meteora above Kalambaka

Meteora landscape

Creator: AngelikiC
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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Zakynthos travel guide

Navagio beach and its surrounding cliffs on Zakynthos

Navagio

Creator: dronepicr
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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Sea caves along the coast of Zakynthos

Blue Caves

Creator: Bouke ten Cate
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Cliffs and blue water on the Zakynthos coast

Zakynthos coast

Creator: dronepicr
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Croatia

Brač Island travel guide

Supetar harbour on Brač Island

Supetar on Brač Island

Creator: Mark Ahsmann
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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White stone waterfront at Pučišća on Brač Island

Pučišća on Brač Island

Creator: Berthold Werner
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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View from Vidova Gora across Brač and the Adriatic

View from Vidova Gora on Brač

Creator: Denny
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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Croatia travel guide

Dubrovnik Old Town and its sea-facing walls

Dubrovnik Old Town within the city walls

Creator: japus
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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Wooden boardwalk crossing the lakes at Plitvice

Boardwalk at Plitvice Lakes

Creator: Zysko serhii
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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Tree-lined paths and pavilion in Zrinjevac park

Zrinjevac in Zagreb

Creator: Sharon Hahn Darlin
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Dubrovnik region travel guide

Dubrovnik Old Town and its sea-facing walls

Dubrovnik Old Town within the city walls

Creator: japus
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Walled Korčula Town on its Adriatic peninsula

Korčula Town and its old walls

Creator: Quintin Soloviev
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Forested saltwater lakes in Mljet National Park

Lakes in Mljet National Park

Creator: dronepicr
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