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Category Archives: History
Nisyros: back to the fun!
September and perfect weather for trekking in the mountains on Nisyros. Cloudless sky. Refreshing breezes. Hunters with their dogs and guns not yet descended on the island. Nisyros has some of the most dramatic landscapes and treks in Greece – … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Hiking, History, Landscape, Mountains, Photography
Tagged ancient olive press, ancient settlements, caldera, Greece, Greek Island Walks, kalderimi, marble column, Nikia, Nisyros, Nisyros walks, Stavros festival, Stavros monastery, Stephnaos crater, threshing circle, volcanic craters, Volcano
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Nisyros: castles in the air
Nisyros has some of the most spectacular scenery and most spectacular treks in the Dodecanese. I first went there in 2001 on a day trip from Tilos. We only had a few hours on the island but in that time … Continue reading
Symi: castles in the air
One of the great things about the smaller Greek islands such as Symi, Nisyros, Tilos, and the smaller villages on the larger islands such as Emborios on Kalymnos, is their peace and tranquillity. In Greek it’s called ήσυχια. But it … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, History, Landscape, Mountains, Photography
Tagged archaeology, castles, Crusades, fortifications, Greece, Knights Hospitaller, piracy, Symi
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Nisyros: scratching the surface
Sandwiched between spending time on Symi I hopped a little further north in the Dodecanese to spend a couple of weeks on Nisyros. Google it and you will see lots of photos of ‘The Volcano’ and the Paleocastro, both very … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Hiking, History, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Reflections, Wildlife
Tagged caldera, earthquake, Emborios, fumaroles, Grass snake, Greece, lava, lava stacks, Nikia, Nisyros, Nyfios, Scarce Swallowtail, seismic fissures, sulphur, Symi, Volcano
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Symi: Rambling around the past
WARNING: make yourself comfortable and a cup of coffee before starting to read this. If there is anyone out there hooked on Barry’s Ramblings and having withdrawal symptoms, apologies! I have had people staying with me most of the time … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Hiking, History, Landscape, Mountains, Photography, Wales
Tagged archaeology, architecture, cromlech, dolmen, Greece, Greek archaeology, Neoilithic, Nimborio, St David's, Symi, Toli, Wales
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Symi: going wild
I was discharged from hospital on Rhodes on a Wednesday, six days after having been rushed there by a combination of ambulances and fast coastguard cutter. Engine management system rebooted, once again firing on all four cylinders, on the Tuesday … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Health and humour, Hiking, History, Landscape, Mountains, Photography
Tagged Agia Paraskevi, ancient olive press, Greece, Horio, kalderimi, Nimborio Bay, Pedi Bay, Symi, Yialos
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Kalymnos: peace and tranquillity at the end of summer
I finished my summer in Greece with a short stay on Kalymnos. Its population of 16,000, making it the third most populous island in the Dodecanese group after Rhodes and Kos, is considerably increased in the summer by tourists. However, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Greece, Hiking, History, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, new technology, Photography
Tagged autumn crocus, broadband, castles, Emborios, flowers, Greece, hiking, Hora, Kalymnos, Kastri, nature, photography, rock climbing, Symi
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Nisyros: Pirates of the Aegean and soft rock
Once upon a time the people of the small fishing village of Palloi on Nisyros, so it is said, got fed up with being raided by the Pirates of the Aegean, upped sticks and moved from their harbour-side homes to … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Hiking, History, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Wildlife
Tagged Emborios, Greece, hiking, history, Landscape, lava, Mediterranean shag, Nisyros, Palloi, photography, Pirates of the Aegean, pumice, sea daffodils, underground church
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