GREECE - Landscape and Culture in Change by Klaus Metzger (thriller book recommendations TXT) 📕

square kilometers and counts 2262 inhabitants (monks), plus administrative staff, police, business owners and a seasonal changing number of civilian workers. Worth a total there are 20 monasteries on the peninsula. In common usage, the term "(mountain) Athos" either for the whole peninsula of Mount Athos with the monastic state, or even for the actual mountain on the southeastern tip of the peninsula, the 2033 meters high. Women are not allowed to visit and men only on the application monastic state. 

 

                     

                                  Pirate ship

 

 

                                  Pirate

 

The bus took around 8 clock 30 for Port Omnos Panagia. There we boarded a real pirate ship with the beautiful name Menias Maria III. The boat was overcrowded and with great difficulty got JUTTA and I still get a seat. As in any pirate ship, there was a pretty pirate here. I have a keychain with a small photo of JUTTA and the pirates. A beautiful holiday memory! 

 

When we were Mount Athos by boat very close, suddenly fell out of my memory card in the camera. A reserve I had stupidly not there. But we were already on the way to the port Ouranoupolis as I bought a new 4 GB memory card. After returning, I found that I was able to read all the pictures of the defective card. This lively harbor town, it was remarkably warm, since the temperature gauge at the pharmacy was at 33 deg. C. Here we also met the monks of Mount Athos, the fotographierte JUTTA sent.  

 

 

                     Book "Mountain ATHOS" 

 

Against 15 clock was 30 again time for the boat trip back to the output port Omnos Panagia. JUTTA bought a little book about ATHOS monasteries on Mount Athos. She saw this as a compensation for the lack of photos. In the book, I immediately recognized the author, Anestis Vasiliadis, who was a tour guide on the pirate boat. I went to him and asked for an autograph. He was very happy about it. In Germany I wanted to come by e-mail with contacts - unfortunately I failed it. Maybe he reads these lines on the Internet. Similarly, we were doing with the chants of the monks (CD) of Mount Athos. Our buying efforts on the Internet were in vain. 

 

 

                      Eastern beach in Sithonia 

 

Two days later, the tour took place (by bus) the Sithonia peninsula. Sithonia is the middle peninsula of Chalkidiki. The rugged, rather wild landscape of this middle "finger" especially attracts nature lovers and travelers who seek refuge away from the main tourist flow. The coastline is varied: picturesque fishing villages, idyllic small harbors, deserted beaches, lined with bushes and trees. The Sithonia is a symphony in blue and green: the variety of colors and plants, the sky and the sea can hardly be described in words. The imposing!  

 

 

                       View from Cafè

 

 

                 Car in the village Parthenon

 

We had over 7 hours to redeem the fulfillment of these promises. First we drove into the mountains to visit the small village of Parthenon. After a coffee break (ice cream!) We followed in single file to the excellent tour guide on the way through this traffic-free and deserted idyll. Only a cat crossed our path. We enjoyed the unparalleled views.

 

 

                                 Boat friends

 

 

                        JUTTA in Porto Koufo

 

At about 12 clock the trip went on the west coast to the fishing port of Porto Koufo at the southern tip of the peninsula of Sithonia on. There were interesting photo opportunities - for example, a group of elderly Greeks, which had warmly decorated on the back deck of their sailboat. One of the guests asked to take a picture. In typical seaside resort Sarti (on the east coast) we were given two hours for a hearty lunch and other errands. After the excellent Greek meal is JUTTA went on a search for her beloved spices - and they found one! 

 

            

                      Lone Hotel beach

 

  Against 16 Clock 30 we came back to Nikiti where we were already down by morning. Here was a unique opportunity to purchase a wide variety of honey from the bees, flower-rich peninsula Sithonia. After that, it was not far from the hotel. 

 

    On Sunday, September 14, 2014, was the day of return. Although we had indulged in only a week. This was long enough to perfectly relax and take still interesting cultural experiences back home. The blooming and green nature at this recommended spot was unique in September. As may well be the only spring? I can say with conviction:

 

       On the Sithonia peninsula have "Landscape and Culture" turned into a great harmony!

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