Four names for a castle: Clermont (the original French name), Chlemoutsi (as the Greek mangled it), Castel Tornese (as the Venetians renamed it) and Kastro of Kilini to simplify. Whatever you call it is one of the best kept castles and of the few in Greece that date from the period of the Crusades.
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The royal tombs of Vergina and ancient Pella.
Two archaeological sites in the surrounding area of Thessaloniki, one of which, the royal tombs of Vergina, is not to be missed even for the less interested in archeology. It is, according to many, including myself, one of the most beautiful and best presented sites in all of Greece. About fifty kilometers to the north are the remnants of the city of Pella, less impressive and only recommended for the true lovers of old stones 😉
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Archaelogical Athens: Temple of Olympian Zeus & Panathinaiko stadium
This post concludes the Archaeological Athens saga and for a while I promise not to talk again about archeology 🙂 So, last but not least: the arch of Hadrian, the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Panathenaic Stadium.
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