Elafonisos Small Port Greece
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This is a special port that only small fishing boats can use. One thinks that these boats originaly lived on a painting but where brought here recently to make this port more beautifull. They truly are almost like a painting.
This bridge connects the small fishing boat port and Agios Spiridon Church.
All fishing boats have a lifetime and these ones have had theirs. One feels nostalgic when seeing the...
This is the most famous beach of Elafonisos. One of the atractive things about it is that one can swi...
Monemvassia and known by the Franks as Malvasia , is a well-known medieval fortress with an adjacent ...
This is the sqare of Elkomenou where a lot of cultural and musical activities take place. It is the m...
Walking in the alleys of Monemvasia at night is like time traveling in a different era. Here one can ...
The almost fairy like night walk of Monemvasia leeds you from alley to alley with a surprise waiting ...
Following the old trail to reach the top of the old town of Monemvasia
Crossroad or better crossalley at Monemvasia. Every corner of this place has magic built into it and ...
The stone paved trail of Monemvasia is full of arches like this one making it a beautifull trail to w...
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