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5 days ago · Windstar, with its fleet of six near-luxury ships, visits hidden Greek ports in the Aegean Sea, such as Nafplio, Monemvasia and Patmos, along with well-known islands, including Santorini and Mykonos.
3 days ago · At the ensuing Battle of Plataea, the Greek infantry again proved its superiority, inflicting a severe defeat on the Persians and killing Mardonius in the process. On the same day, across the Aegean Sea an Allied navy destroyed the remnants of the Persian navy at the Battle of Mycale. With this double defeat, the invasion was ended, and Persian ...
5 days ago · The death of Aegeus is said to be what gave the Aegean Sea its name, and the sunsets over the temple are some of the most renowned in Greece. Schinias Beach, Marathon From Sounion, a succession of beaches head north on the eastern side of the Athenian Peninsula with those around Porto Rafti and Nea Makri all noteworthy, although most of them ...
3 days ago · Ikaria, East Aegean Sea. Ikaria is a serene island in the Aegean Sea that blends ancient history and natural beauty. Its quaint villages, ancient ruins, and natural hot springs attract tourists ...
3 days ago · Italy. (2021) [1] (8.3% of Italy) Sicily ( Italian: Sicilia, pronounced [siˈtʃiːlja] ⓘ; Sicilian: Sicilia, [sɪˈ (t)ʃiːlja] ⓘ) is the largest and most populous island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 20 regions of Italy. It is one of the five Italian autonomous regions and is officially referred to as Regione Siciliana.
5 days ago · The Troad (Greek: Troias; “Land of Troy”) is the district formed by the northwestern projection of Asia Minor into the Aegean Sea. The present-day ruins of Troy itself occupy the western end of a low descending ridge in the extreme northwest corner of the Troad.
2 days ago · Crete ( / kriːt / KREET; Greek: Κρήτη, Modern: Kríti [ˈkriti], Ancient: Krḗtē [krɛ̌ːtεː]) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica. Crete rests about 160 km (99 mi) south of the ...
