Monday, October 7, 2013

Western Greece: Trip 1 (Days 1-4)

Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge, spanning the Gulf of Corinth

Kalydon, view from the acropolis

Messolonghi, The Garden of Heroes (dedicated to those who fought for Greece's Independence), the American Monument

Messolonghi, The Garden of Heroes, Lord Byron 

Salt Flats, near Messolonghi, as seen from a moving bus

The Walls of Nafpaktos

Oiniadai, Shipsheds (used for the storage and maintenance of ancient ships) 

The Kleopatra Marina (aka the modern location of Augustus' Victory Temple dedicated after the Battle of Actium) 


Thermon

The Campsite Monument (built by Augustus upon his victory in the Battle of Actium), inscription

Arta, Parabolic Bridge

Kassope, Sheep in the Katagogion

View from Kassope

Arta, Panagia Parigoritissa

Arta, Panagia Parigoritissa

Dodona, The Hiera Oikia and Sacred Oak of Zeus

Ioannina, Tomb of Ali Pasha

Ioannina, City Walls

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