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Crete island

Crete is the largest island in Greece and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean. It is located in the Mediterranean Sea, in the far south of Greece. The length of the Crete coast is about 1000 kilometers.
Along the coast there are many bays, peninsulas and islands. Some of the beaches from the Cretan coastline are ranked as the most beautiful beaches in the world and Crete is one of the

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Grand Meteora Monastery

Jovan Uros Nemanjic Palaeologus (monastic name Joasaf) was born in Thessaly in 1350. His mother was a Byzantine princess, Maria Palaeologus, nice of Byzantine emperor Andronicus II Palaeologus, while his father Sinisa Uros Nemanjic was a step brother of the Serbian ruler Stefan Dusan the Mighty. Sinisa was the ruler of Epirus and Thessaly, who were the part of the Serbian state, or at least in the vassal status with

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Highway Demir Kapija - Smokvica

The new part of the highway through Macedonia, from Demir Kapija to Smokvica, has been officially put into operation, after more than five years.

The section is a little less than 30 kilometers long and shortens the ride through Macedonia by about 25 minutes.

The road has 2 lanes and a stop. In the next 8 months, there will be no toll collection on the new section, because it takes so much

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Ammouliani Island - secret paradise

Photos and text: Filip Glišić

This year, we paid a visit to a small island called Ammouliani, located on Halkidiki (between Sithonia and Athos). Ammouliani is one of the smallest islands in Greece with a surface area smaller than 5km2.

To get to the island, you need to take a ferryboat from Trypiti, which is a few kilometers away from Ouranoupolis.

The island has a few big beaches (Alikes, Megali Ammos, Karagatsi)

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The Elani Beach - a hidden paradise in Kassandra

During our stay in Kallithea, Kassandra, we prefer to swim at the end of the beach. That part that leads to Kriopigi is not as nice as the beach in front of the hotels Zeus or Margarita, but it's cosier and not crowded. At the entrance to the sea, there are some big flat stones and rocks, but after them, the sea is a true paradise. There are also a

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Why is Sithonia a perfect destination for your summer vacation

SITHONIA - each year more expensive, but there are many reasons behind it.

Sithonia really is a pearl of Greece, and its beaches can be compared with the ones on the most beautiful islands. Considering that Sithonia is yet to be discovered, its popilarity, but also the prices will probably continue to be raised. There are many reasons why Sithonia is number one destination in North Greece. We will mention some

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