Athens and Peloponnese - all photos
The pediment of the church of St. St. Constantine and Helena in Volos shines at sunset even without the need for additional lighting.
Volos beatiful seafront alley with a view to the University of Thessaly
The Church of St.St. Constantine and Helena in Volos was built in 1936 by the architect Aristides Zachos.
The seaside promenade and statues of trees in Volos
Graffiti on the seaside promenade in Volos
Asymmetrical architecture of a building near the seaside promenade in Volos
There is a narrow-gauge railway in Volos, but it is in another part of the city and climbs Mount Pelion, so the rails here to the beach are a mystery.
Whether this sculpture is waiting to be assembled or the composition itself is designed to look like this is not very clear.
Unfortunately for the nice church of St. Trinity in Volos I did not find any information, not even a year of construction, probably overshadowed by the much more famous St. St. Constantine and Helena.
The church of St. St. Constantine and Helena in Volos in the moonlight
This statue, located opposite the entrance to the University of Thessaly in Volos, probably symbolizes many things, but it reminds me of the Statue of Liberty.
Tourist boats cross the waters of the Wallachian Bay until late in the evening.
There are many taverns along the promenade of Volos, some of which look quite pretentious.
The small streets that lead from the promenade to the city center are dotted with taverns and reminiscent of Italian cities .
The Metropolitan Church of St. Agios Nicolaos in Volos was built in 1934, and the bell tower has been the work of the Italian sculptor Previsan since 1884.
The oldest tavern in Volos Avra 1883
When the tables are taken directly to the beach, the Avra Tavern becomes a very romantic place for dinner
View from Hotel Nefeli in Volos
One of the things I would choose to live in Greece for are the large sun terraces.
Pelasgia beach and view to the whole Malian Gulf
The stadium Panathenaic – the only stadium in the world made entirely of white marble
The Zappion at night
Hadrian’s Arch at night. Instagram enticed tourists, ready for a selfie are always present here.
Hadrian’s Arch at night and the PArthenon in the distance
Pottery in the Acropolis museum in Athens, Greece in the red-figure technique. I am surprised why the level of detail is so advanced for the figures and so clumsy for the geometric shapes of the frieze
The small relief figures protruding from the surface of the pottery are quite interesting.
Quite impressive specimen of the plastic greek vase. Sadly I was not able to find a lot of information about this type of pottery online.
This reminded me of a certain scene from GOT
One of the symbols of Athens – the wise owl.
Is the figure on the right actually wearing a facemask agianst COVID-19?
Asclepius symbol – the snake.
Magic Sphere. Depiction of the God Helios, a lion, a dragon and magical symbols.
Different models of oil lamps, some of them eerily looking like modern gear wheels
I wonder whether there were really such dolphin riders in the ancient times.
Athina Palada in thoughtful mood.
Famous bronze head of a statue of an athlete
The building became famous after being photographed by H. Cartier-Bresson in 1953.
The Propylaea was the monumental gateway to the Acropolis of Athens
default
default
