Monthly Archives: March 2019

I did not go here but include it for completeness sake. There were no ferries from Crete (except weekly). The Cyclades lie at the heart of the Aegean and are so named because they form a kyklos (circle) around the … Continue reading →

NOMAD MANIA Greece – Crete (Iraklio, Chania) Tentative WHS: Ancient Greek Theatres (16/01/2014) Fortress of Spinalonga (16/01/2014) Gorge of Samaria National Park (16/01/2014) Late Medieval Bastioned Fortifications in Greece (16/01/2014) Minoan Palatial Centres (Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Zakros, Kydonia) (16/01/2014) Islands: … Continue reading →

ATHENS Athens (pop 3.8 million) Athens (Ancient Greek: Athênai) is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world’s oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennium BC. … Continue reading →

Greece – Epirus – March 31-April 1 2019. This part of Greece stretches across the entire north of the country. I entered the Epirus region from Albania at noon on March 31, with 2 weeks remaining on my Schengen visa. … Continue reading →

Officially the Republic of Malta consists of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea 80 km south of Sicily, 284 km east of Tunisia and 333 km north of Libya. With a population of about 475,000 over an area of 316 km2, Malta is the world’s tenth smallest and fifth most densely-populated country. Its capital is Valletta, which is the smallest … Continue reading →

FORTIFICATIONS of MALTA. Consist of a number of walled cities, citadels, forts, towers, batteries, redoubts, entrenchments and pillboxes. The fortifications were built over thousands of years, from around 1450 BC to the mid-20th century, and they are a result of the Maltese islands’ strategic position and natural harbours, which have … Continue reading →