Dancing in Greece !!?

If tourism mix fun and imagination and dance together, then you get a unique tourist trip, and that is found only in the celebrations of «Patras» Carnival, which is located about 200 km west of the Greek capital Athens.
The Carnival celebrations started at 1860, with only some dance parties hosted by the bourgeois, but now the celebrations with hundreds of dances, songs and music all over the neighborhoods of the city which is like a dream.

Patras is the third largest Greek city after Athens and Thessaloniki to the north, the annual Carnival, which starts at February and ends at March, is one of the largest festivals, singing and dancing in Greece and the world.

Tourists coming to Patras, discovers at first moment that he is in a city of charming beauty, he would simply love the city citizens and the classical architecture, the streets, the unique architecture which is characterized by cafes, restaurants and bars, beside Patras is a coastal city and has one of the major ports in the country.

Patras traditional Carnival in previous years was just an entertainment events of the local municipality, but now it is one of the biggest celebrations in Greece and Europe.

Since the beginning of the celebrations, residents begin grilling meat in the streets and squares, sidewalks and shops, where the smell of barbecue everywhere – something i personally love .. don’t you !!? – .
And from all over the city you can see real people enjoying themselves and enjoying life, the crowded local coffee shops and a lot of Giorgio Street and St. Nicolau traditional shops, casinos, and every site and place are full of the people who offer their skills in the celebrations.

More than two thousand volunteers from citizens of the city involved in organizing the celebrations every year, while many participants in the dances and music and singing are more than tens of thousands of different regions, both in Greece, or from outside.

There are multiple types of songs and dances, among them Municipal, Special Patras dance, Olympic dance, The red dance and traditional dances from different countries and many other types and different dances, all reflecting for fun and happiness, such as Purbolia which is a model of different kind of fun and pleasure at the Carnival of Patras, where women wear black masks and cover their faces, and at night they go to the theater of the city, where men dance with women without knowing their identity, and here the the significance of fun and pleasure.

Plays, presentations and competitions in singing and dancing also organized in the large squares in the city, as the so-called «Committee men» take thier part to make sure that everything is under control, and the great march of the cranival always comes at the weekend, when residents and vesitors get free of their political and social and looks difrences and join together like the entire city is invited to the ceremony, with fireworks in the sky, dancing and singing never stops until the early morning hours.

Museums in Patras:

New Archaeological Museum:
It contains sculptures, mosaics and exhibits, ships, and deserted from the Hellenistic period, Romanian, and receives visitors from eight thirty in the morning until three in the afternoon.
Address: Mizunoos st. No. 42
phone: 2610275070

Alonthologi Museum:
presents the old weapons, photographs and books sacred due to the eighteenth century and nineteenth centuries. It receives visitors from eleven am to one pm.
Address: Giorgio square.
phone: 2610274962

Museum of  Traditional Art:
Displays a variety of normal life of the public, and receives visitors from Monday to Friday, from ten o’clock in the morning until one in the afternoon.
Address: St. Mafrokordato st.
phone: 2610334713

Botanical Museum:
A museum of the University of Patras, and contains about 90 thousand dried plant, different plants from Greek and Europe.
Address: University of Patras
phone: 2610969200

Important sites in Patras:

The water desalination station:
One of the most important sites in the city is the water desalination station, a building with a unique industrial model of architecture. The station was built in 1903, and has been tapped as the desalination of water through the year 1998, and was later restored and maintained, and became a culturally place for tourists.

Rio Castle:
Built in 1499, in front of Andereo castle, was built to monitor the traffic between the Ionian Sea and the Gulf of Konithus, was occupied by Spain and then the Turks, and was handed over in 1928  to the French army officer Maison. And receiving visitors daily, except Monday.

Rio bridge – Odrio:
The largest suspension bridge in the world, and up to 2250 meters long, and was operational in 2004, linking the western region of Greece.

How to reach Patras:

Tourist can access Patras by sea, air and by bus,  the city port is directly linked to the ports of Italy and some countries along the Mediterranean sea, and also with the rest of the ports of Greece. And by air, through the nearest airport to the city “Okhiea”, which receives some flights. And by bus from Athens, take about two and a half hours to reach  Patras,  ticket costs approximately € 22 per person. You can also rent cars, there is also a railway linking the city with the capital Athens and Europe.

Greek Chios .. the unknown heaven !!?

the Greek islands such as Mykonos,

Santorini, Corfu, Kos are very well

known world wide, bust most tourists

rarely know something about some of

the other islands, especially near to

Turkey which has a great calture and

provide tourists with a different and

rich and good and memorable time.

One of these islands, the island of

Chios.

This island is about to be unknown to

the European tourists, although it is

the fifth largest island in Greece,

with an area of about one thousand

square kilometers, and because the

island at the northern Aegean Sea,

closer to Turkey to Greece or of the

mother country (7 kilometers from

Turkey). The population of the island

about 55 thousand people, according

to recent statistics and it is famous

for historic ship industry and the

world sea trade and the production of

(mastic gum) and of course contains

some of the ancient villages and

towns, some date back to the Middle

Ages.

On the island, one of the sites

considered to be important preserved

area by the UNESCO, the site name is

(Nea Moni), which is an old monastery

date back to the 11 th century. Add

to that, of course, the production of

figs, grapes, vinegar and olive oil,

cherries and citrus.

This island is very close to a number

of small islands in the areas off the

coast of Turkey. The length of the

coastline about 50 km and

approximately 30 km wide, surrounding

a series of very high mountains,the

most important one is the north

mountain (Pelineon) which has a

height of about 1300 meters above sea

level, and the mountain (Oros), which

override about 1200 meters above sea

level. In the center of the island

the mountainous areas called

(Provatas).

The tourists can enjoy visiting at

least 66 villages and towns on the

island, mostly old and between the

mountains, some of the north well

known and beautiful towns:

(Kardamila), (Viki), (Lagada),

(Amades) and (Kambia), in the north-

west, towns (Agio Gala), (Volissos),

(Agiasmata), (Pirama) and

(Nenitouria).

Thos towns are known with its valleys

and springs, in the center the

adorable town (Anavatos) which based

on a wonderful mountain of granite.

In the south it is essential for any

tourist to visit the areas of: old

(Pirgi), which is famous with black

and white homes, and (Olympi) the

town which was built to defend the

island from the Turk pirates and

protect the town during the rule of

the city of Genoa.

The origin of the English name of the

island (Chios) back to the Greek name

«Chios», which is the name of the

capital. The locals call their island

a name similar to a «Chora» which

means «country». It is also the name

given to the inhabitants of the

mountains.

Although the name is known

historically since ancient times, the

island was named many names during

its long history, In the days of

(Genoa, Italy) control was called

(Scio) from the italian word (Chio).

at the days of the Turks and the

Ottoman Empire was called (Sakiz),

and the capital was called (Khora)

and sometimes (Kastron). Tourists can

visit museums, arts and Byzantine

monuments and Corail library which is

one of the largest libraries in the

country, with 95 thousand books.

The island’s has an ancient history

back to the Neolithic period, and in

ancient times settled by many

residents of the island of Crete and

the people of the Minoan

civilization, but it kept the Greek

character. In the seventh century BC,

the island was the first place coin

coins continued this tradition for

900 years.

It was known to produce the best

wines in Greece. When the Romans

occupied it officially became part of

what was then known as «Asia». The

island was, of course, the conflict

between the Turks and Byzantium to

the Turks occupied in the fifteenth

century. During the Turkish rule the

Turks and Jews, were a minority in

the city of Chios, they were living

in the castle of Castro or Kastrun.

Recently, the island witnessed the

first spark of the war against the

rule of the Turks in 1822, the so-

called War of Independence started in

Greece when a bunch of young men from

the neighboring island Samos attacked

the Turks soldiers.

During the Second World War the

island was under the rule of the

Germans and then returned to the

motherland.

In any case, the island prides itself

on being the birthplace of many

celebrities – past and present -, and

in particular Homeric Iliad poet.

* The Beaches of Chios

* Beaches of the south-western coast,

the most important, I Kato (Kato

Fana) sand in the same area of the

ancient temple of Apollo, which said

it was a forest of palm trees, in the

words of Greco (Strabo).

Because this beach is far from the

catering and the eyes of people, it

is an ideal place for good coastal

walks. And tourists are advised to

rent a car or motorcycle to travel in

these areas or use public buses to

get to the beaches near the town of

(Mesta) and the Port of

(Passalimani), where services are

available and all types of

traditional Greek food.

The western shores, which are many

and multi-size large and small

beaches and sand mixed with gravel.

The most important of these beaches

and the most famous beach is (Karfas

beach), (Lithi) which is sandy and

long, about 30 kilometers from the

capital.

Although some of the beaches are far

from public roads, many of them

shallow and fit for families and

children. It is the small beaches and

magnificent mountain, which has water

pure, Beach (Elinda) is well known to

tourists.

(The Daskalopetra beach), and is

located north of the town that bears

her name and where he arrived Homeric

poet or the so-called «stone Homer».

A white gravel beaches popular and

known on the island. It includes the

beach a lot of restaurants and cafes,

traditional Greek, and can be reached

by taxi or car or bus.

Beach (Karfas), which is the most

famous beaches on the island, not far

only a few kilometers from the town,

which in addition to his service,

many believe a lot of activities and

water sports, which is very close

from all regions and major hotels in

the region. It is also in most of the

beaches and warm shallow safe for

family tourism and children looking

for toys and spend good time. And

near the beach there Carvas «Megas to

Imignonas» (Megas Limnionas), which

usually meant the local population.

Beach (Emborios), a beautiful

volcanic beaches and brilliant and

well-known in all parts of Greece.

This beach is a three beaches or

small bays and magnificent volcanic,

and can be accessed to the beach

across all types of transport

available in the island.

* Chios Hotels

* Hotel (CHIOS CHANDRIS HOTEL)

Address 2nd Eugenia’s Chandris

Street, Chios, Telephone: +30 22710

44401 3 Fax: +30 22710 25768:.
This hotel is part of a series of

luxury hotels that rely on

traditional Greek hospitality in

terms of style, food and

entertainment, and therefore the

hotel a lot of branches in other

Greek islands as well as a good

number of beautiful resorts and

private. The hotel overlooks the old

harbor on its head, not far from a

distance of more than five minutes

drive from the most important

museums, restaurants and shopping

areas. Add to that, of course near

the hotel to the beach.

Hotel (SEA VIEW RESORT HOTEL)

Address: Karfas 82100 Chios, Greece

Tel: (+3022710) 33354 8 Fax:

(+3022710) 31004.  of category 5

Stars.

The hotel is located on the south-

east of the island, in the heart of

the coastal zone in Carvas, so luxury

hotel rooms have spectacular views of

the Aegean Sea. The hotel is more

than 5 kilometers from the island’s

airport and about 7 kilometers from

the capital of Chios. He believes the

hotel rooms and private villas and

apartments for families and

individuals. In addition to the hotel

swimming pool provides beauty

services, health care, a Jacuzzi and

sauna. And enjoy the hotel’s rooms

are all what is needed in the

individual or family needs to be

independent in their activities at

home.

Hotel (Volissos Holiday Homes)

Address: Volissos, Chios, Greece,

Tel: +30 22740 – 21700 Fax: +30 22740

21770. Of category 3 Stars.

This simple hotel is located in the

north west of the island, and

overlooks a number of old towns and

the Aegean Sea. And specifically on

top of a hill of pine woods above the

beach for (Lefkathia) known as the

black pebbles and clear water. This

hotel of hotels for shopping, the

hotel was designed by architectural

style of the beautiful stone, and

every room of the room with her

personality and Blcontha and airspace

own.

Hotel (GOLDEN SAND HOTEL) Address:

Chios Town, Karfas & Vrondados, 82100

Chios, Greece Tel: (+3022710) 32080

81 Fax: (+3022710) 31700.

Hotel continued Hotels Group

(Fegoudakis Hotels), a group that

specialized in small hotels and

luxury apartments for tourist

services. Of hotels near the capital

and also the island’s main airport

(about 7 km) and on the beach Carvas

well. Although the architectural

style of the hotel a modern, almost

normal, it has a beautiful natural

ocean and gorgeous, and the hotel

services are one of the best hotel

services in the island favorite.

Hotel (Erytha Hotel & Resort)

Address: Karfas 82100 Chios, Greece

Tel: (+30) 2271032311 16 Fax: (+30)

2271032182 & 2271032251
of category 4 Stars .

Hotels of the beautiful island and

wonderful combination of modernity

and elegance, and the past who is

proud of the people of the island.

The hotel is located in Karavs known

to most tourists and also near the

airport and to the Ionian Sea and its

beaches and beautiful scenery. This

hotel also has a lot of entertainment

services such as sports facilities,

music and private swimming pools,

cafes, bars and good atmosphere.

Syros .. The Aegean Sea masterpiece

Syros island is one of  the most important Cycladic Islands (Paros, Naxos, Santorini and Eos and Micanos, etc.) in terms of commercial, administrative, residential and tourism, as its the capital of Iermobolis and has had the most important ports of Greece in the last century. And because it is a rich island, known as the multicultural island and priceless architectural masterpiece attracting many tourists as is the case with the town of Corfu.

 

 The capital was built in an architectural neoclassical style, which combines the classic Greek and model of the European Renaissance. German architect Ernst Zelar (Main Hall) and the Italian architect Campo (Apollo Theater) and other key engineers between 1822 and 1865 has designed many important buildings in the city. The city main buildings designed each as a separated unit starting with the hospital to the public library, schools and runways, theaters, museums and others designed with the same style with a perfectly stunning. The island has been the center for shipbuilding industry and the center of world ports and the target of world sailors, was known for the manufacture of the first barns vessels in Greece which is Silo Niurion. Historically known for textiles and silk industry, leather, and its banking system developed and the excellent schools, and therefore played a major role in the development of modern Greek Constitution. And because the island has Ingelezip cemetery includes many European nationalities, it tied with Europe for many years and especially with Italy, France, Sweden and England, also because it knew full throttle during the rule of the people of Venice, the island has a Catholic-Orthodox religious personality in general, which is rare in Greece Orthodox history. Because the island is one of the most advanced and civilized islands in Greece, it is well connected to the outside world, so loved by tourists a lot. Tourists can fly directly to the island’s airport from any airport in Europe and vice verse without passing through the airport of Athens, they can fly from the island’s airport to all airports in the Greek islands and areas, and through the island tourists can also either fly or use the boat and ships to reach the other islands in the Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean in general.

The days of the Romanian capital was in the current location of the same east side,  the island has suffered greatly because of invasions by pirates until the arrival of the people of Venice in 1204, after the Byzantines, to begin the career with the trade, industry and culture and therefore fame. Since then, Cyrus has become the most important islands of the Aegean Sea as a whole. As all the Greek islands Syros island was under Turkish rule, or the Ottoman Empire in the sixteenth century, but the negotiations with the Turks allowed them religious freedom and lower taxes and some other privileges. The most important towns of the island is the capital (Ermoupolis) on the east coast, which is one of the most beautiful and most important towns in the Aegean and the Mediterranean in terms of architecture. It is also the administrative capital and the official group of islands (Cycladic) and therefore is a center of civilization and an important trade in Greece in general and the Greek islands in particular. The town knew many of the refugees fleeing from the Ottoman Empire were fighting for independence, especially of the islands of Crete and Chios and Cassos and Psara. The origin of the island name as it is said to Hermes, the god of trade for the old Greeks. The city was still the most important areas in Greece from the historical aspects, as the development and progress in the nineteenth century helped to get the independence from the Turks and accelerate it.

 

 Tourists to the city note the wonderful architectural, paved and unpaved streets and squares paved with marble and surrounded by luxury and mega churches, sometimes called «Milan» and «Duke of the Aegean Sea» and «noble lady Aegean». The Square Mioli in the city of the most beautiful squares in Greece as a whole. And other beautiful town is a town of (Ano Syros), which is the Catholic section of the capital Iermobolis, as it is an architectural masterpiece built by the people of Venice before 1200. The town is located on the left of the Orthodox neighborhood in the capital, a neighborhood (Vrodado) It is said that this gathering on the island’s largest Catholic gathering of the Catholic minority in Greece. The town is also the birthplace of the type known in the music of Greece «Alrabatiko» (rebetiko) which is similar to the music «Blues» in the U.S., as it was Alrabatiko illegal and against the Turks and sung in secret, especially from the many refugees who came from other islands over the years and in the ninth century.

 

 In addition to the towns (Azolimnos) and (Finikas) and (Galissas) and (Megas Gialos) and (Syringas) and (Vari), there is the town of (Poseidonia) port bearing the name of the sea god Poseidon for the Greeks (with the three divisions) . And release some of the Catholic churches on the town, also the name of  Della Grazia. This town is the heart of residential areas for the rich and the rich and the owners of villas and old houses, with wonderful and classic designs, Italian and Greek fine, which is also rich in gardens, forests and abundant green areas in general. Reflect the conditions of the town and the island and the nature of architecture, her days of glory in the nineteenth century, so worth a visit.

 

 Beaches of the Syros island

 

*(Agathopes Beach):

long known of the beaches about 15 km from the capital in south-western regions of the island and in particular the town of (Possidonia) This protected beach from the Ministry of Environment and highly desirable from the assortment of foreign tourists, a long-white soft sand. It includes a number of beach clubs, diving, swimming, and various types of maritime activities task. Also known as beach clean is very close to parks and Abo, fir trees and houses classical style.

* (Ahladi Beach):

small beaches in the south of the island, which can be accessed easily from the capital and the town of Karlovy (Vari), which lies more than one kilometer from the beach. And the town of Karlovy Vary is known as a quiet and small and has some of the cafes and restaurants and traditional fishermen and other features of coastal fishing towns in the wonderful Mediterranean and Greece. The beach is also desirable yacht owners because there is a port of its own, and can rent this yacht and enjoy an excellent trip to discover the southern coast of the island.

* (Finikas Beach):

from the shores of the south-west known that in the central town (Finikas) itself. The beach near the port of General and restaurants offer good food, the second largest marine beaches in the island. It is also close to the number of ports that protect boats and ships and yachts from the wind or the so-called summer North Greek «Maltemia». Not far from the beach is also more than 11 kilometers from the capital Iermobolis. The beach is close to all types of services, and prices of these services are excellent and competitive fit most types of tourists.

* (Kini Beach):

The beach is excellent near the town of Kenny on the western side of the island, Central and about 9 km from the capital, and can be reached on public buses are very cheap. While it is reg, the water pure and clean. The famous beach at sunset Bamoromen Gastronomic restaurants in addition to the local marine delicious and rare. * (Megas Gialos beach): beach, beaches, known and desired in the island of Siros, especially in the south (12 km from the capital). For this reason, find it near him all types of services needed by tourists. A beach clean, white sand, with a lot of tall trees that help shade structures, and waters deep transparent and non-suit who want to learn to swim.

 

Syros Island Hotels

 

* (Hotel Benois):

Address (GALISSAS – Syros) .. Category 2-star. Number of rooms: 32 rooms .. Starting from 53 euros. New hotels and the beautiful in relation to the class on the island, which is equipped with more than 30-room luxury of a first-class. The hotel is located in the tourist sea resort on the western side of the island called Galesas (Galissas), which is very close to the beach like many hotels in the region. Of course, the hotel includes a swimming pool in the center, a genuine classic architectural style Greeks against the backdrop of barren hills.

* (Hotel Paradise):

Address (Omirou 3, 84100 Ermoupolis) .. Starting from 32 euros. Number of rooms 20 rooms. Also small hotels and the beautiful downtown Iermobolis (Ermoupolis) and in particular near the main port and its region vital. Which is closer to the arena Mioli famed for its wonderful and quiet classic style. The hotel can be reached on foot to the Archaeological Museum and the Cathedral of (Metamorfosis) and the Church of Kimessis addition to the casino and the historic Apollo Theater. In any event, this hotel, family hotels on the island, was founded ten years ago. Therefore, the hotel services are very good, and residence is an excellent opportunity to get to know the heart of Cyrus the commercial and construction and tourism.

* (Faros Village Hotel):

Address (Azolimnos, 84100 Syros) .. Of category 4 Stars from 50 euros. Number of rooms 72 rooms. This hotel of luxury hotels for those seeking quiet and solitude and enjoy the good times off the coast of the Aegean Sea and against the backdrop of lush green gardens and old, near the south-east of the island and especially the town of Asulimnos. (Azolimnos) hotel is a modern and spacious and designed in ways that tradition and modern Greece convenient to consider in general. Services relative to the town’s hotels are very good.

* (Hotel Brazzera):

Address (Finikas 84100) .. Of category 3 Stars. Number of rooms 14 rooms. This hotel is situated on one of the excellent bays Fenikas wonderful town in the south west of the island, a distance of ten minutes drive from the capital and its facilities master. Service at the hotel 24 hours a warm and traditional Greece, which helps tourists actually avoid a lot of inconvenience. Reflects the small size of the hotel the size of a small town and its facilities and small local cafes and restaurants excellent. And help the hotel to secure transportation of tourists at any town in the region or the capital itself at any time of day.