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Crete is a unique destination in Greece, that blends impressing history with exquisite modern-time tradition and exceptional lifestyle. Every year, it attracts thousands of visitors from around the globe, who want to explore its amazing natural beauty and experience one of the most special spots in Greece. It can offer great opportunities for natural exploration, vivid life and delicious local cuisine tasting as it holds a long history as a tourist destination. However, luxury is profound in the island's modern aesthetics and villas in Crete draw a lot of attention from its annual visitors.Thus, Divine Retreats team has made a great selection of luxurious villas in Crete, that can satisfy even the most demanding explorer. Properties carefully recruited are waiting for you to explore the borders of luxury and wellness, while giving yourself the opportunity to create summer memories that will last for a life time. All villas meet the highest standards as far as design and amenities are concerned and are categorized in such a way, in order to facilitate the search for your villa of your needs and dreams.

Plastira Lake

The region of Plastiras Lake is located in Karditsa Prefecture, 25 km west of the city. Starting for the Lake by car from Athens you will need to cover about 340 km, and from Thessaloniki just 230 km. The route in the prefecture is mountainous and scenic, thrilling the driving lovers, with several turns and provincial network. The traveler, however, is compensated when reaches the lake edge when enjoying a landscape of incomparable beauty, habitat and wetland. The lake lies at an altitude of 1000 meters and bears the name of Nicholas Plastiras, a great military and political figure, who in 1925 conceived the idea of diverting the river Megdovas and to build a dam in the area. The idea finally materialized after his death and was completed in 1959. The lake spread in the plateau of Nevropolis creating one of the largest artificial lakes in Greece. Around the Lake, there are fourteen villages, giving the traveler a high degree of alternative destinations and different accommodations. The Mesenikolas is the first village leaving behind Karditsa. It's built at an altitude of 700m. and famous for its wine and raki its residents offer. It is worth visiting the church of the Life Giving Fountain with murals of 1646 east of the village. Two kilometers to the north at an altitude of 800m. is the Morfovouni, hometown of Nikolaos Plastiras, with stunning views of the plain of Thessaly. The path alongside the edge of the lake our guide to the villages overlooking the lake. From the village Kerasia, the ring road leads to Krioneri, a village built next to the lake with good tourist infrastructure. Trails lead to the forests of Krioneri with the firs, the oak, chestnut. Do not forget to visit them if you can tolerate. If you love nature, they will amaze you. The next village on the shores of the lake is the Kalyvia Pezoulas with a strong tourism development and organized outdoor areas and beaches. Street from Pezoula will lead you to Fylakti and Neraida. The village of Fylakti is at an altitude of 1200m. on the steep slopes of Mount Voutsinaki overlooking a dense forest. The road ends at Fylakti and so we turn back to Pezoula and at the junction that will lead us to Neraida at an altitude of 1120m. in an area full of chestnut trees and with magnificent views of the lake. Here you can take lots of pictures for your album. The area had been previously resort of the inhabitants of Karditsa. A small road from Neraida leads to a small ski resort at an altitude of 1550m. Then, we head for the largest and most organized tourist village in the area, Neochori, which lies on a slope and has the best view of the lake. In Neochori, it worths visiting the botanical garden that includes plants that make up the ecosystem of the region. The last stop on your journey is the dam you will find a few kilometers from Neochori and after Belokomiti. If you visit the lake be sure to see up close the dam. You will admire the beauty of the landscape and, if you want, you can complete the cycle route to the villages Moucha, Kastania, Lampero, St. Athanasius and Moschato. Lake Plastiras is an ideal destination for every season and is worth visiting to admire the colors of the Greek nature.

Chalkidiki hotels | a land of many natural charms

The prefecture of Halkidiki is located in Northern Greece, southeast of Thessaloniki. It is a beautiful place and attracts thousands of visitors because of the unique features it has. Famous for its natural beauty, and has lush vegetation, streams, springs, lakes and bays. One of the biggest attractions are the beaches of Halkidiki, many of which blend with lush forests. The villages are very picturesque, with a strong traditional element, either they are located above the green hills or close to the rugged beaches. In every corner of Halkidiki there are significant archaeological, historical and religious attractions that deserve a visit. Polygyros, the capital of Halkidiki, is the land area of the county and is built amphitheater on the slopes of Mount Prophet Elijah, offering breathtaking sea view and magnificent scenery. The most popular tourist resorts of Chalkidiki are the three peninsulas, or else the Trident or three feet, Kassandra in the west, Sithonia in the center and the Holy Mountain in the east.Sithonia, the central peninsula of Halkidiki, is known for its unique natural beauty. Here you have the opportunity to stroll to beautiful sandy beaches and beautiful coves or beautiful landscapes and picturesque villages. It retains many traditional features, while it has a wide variety of hotels, rooms and apartments. It offers all the tourist facilities and amenities, tavernas, restaurants, bars and clubs, as well as organized car rental agencies.Kassandra, the western peninsula of Halkidiki, is the busiest of the three peninsulas because of its short distance from Thessaloniki, but especially the developed tourist infrastructure, with many hotels, apartments and rented rooms, and numerous entertainment venues and catering for all tastes. Kassandra offers some of the best beaches of Halkidiki, and many combine the beauties of sea and mountain.Mount Athos, the easternmost peninsula of Halkidiki, is a unique place. It is the spiritual center of Orthodoxy, and is the only autonomous state of Greece. It offers unparalleled spiritual aura and serene atmosphere that you will not find anywhere else in the world. The monasteries are surrounded by forests of ancient trees, and these contribute to the refreshing atmosphere of the area. At the entrance of the peninsula are the seaside resorts of Tripiti and Ouranoupolis, where there is a wide selection of hotels, bars, clubs, taverns and restaurants and beautiful beaches.

Kallithea hotels | a modern village for holidays in Halkidiki

Located 51 km south of Polygyros, 90 km from Thessaloniki and 500 permanent residents, Kallithea village was founded in 1922 with the settlement of refugees from Asia Minor. Around mid-8th century BC, it wasbuilt a temple dedicated to the god Dionysus and the Nymphs, while in the following centuries and during the Roman period, there were built temples and monuments dedicated to the twelve gods.Kallithea is an attraction pole for thousands of tourists who come to enjoy beautiful beaches and unique archaeological finds, the most important of which include the Doric temple of Jupiter Ammon, the temple of Dionysus and the Nymphs, and the small church of St. Panteleimon with interesting murals. One of the most sought areas of the beautiful peninsula of Kassandra, where pine trees adorn the golden sandy beach, Kallithea is a modern commercial and cosmopolitan resort, which is characterized by large hotels and traditional guesthouses, along with a plethora of nightclubs and bars.

Athens - A Few Words about its History

The chronicle will take you from the Neolithic period, where according to the archeological findings it is estimated that the first organizing attempts of the city were made, at Pelasgus, by the first habitants which on 1400B.C. began fortifying Acropolis mountain with walls, to the age of Copper and 800B.C, when the final union of Athens into an integrated country took place, and there, for the first time, we find the Panathinaia, the leading fest of Athens in honor of god Athina. The “journey” continues with reference to the last king of Athens, Kodro (1068 BC), according to the valuable information of one of the most significant philosophers of all times, Aristotle, moves on to the four tribes the Athenian population was divided into in the 8th-7th century and to 636 B.C., when Cylon, taking advantage of the farmers disappointment, unsuccessfully tried to take over the tyranny with a coop, the wellknown “Cylonian Agos”. In 624 B.C. you will precisely understand what the legislation of Draconta consists of, in 594 B.C. how the opposing parties of the inhabitants and the wealthy of the time, commonly chose Solon to govern, the tyranny of Pisistratos in the mid 6th century B.C., the assassination of Hipparxos in 514 B.C., the significant alterations made by Klisthenis in 508 B.C. which build the grounds for The Athenian Democracy. The Chronicle describes the memory of the Persian king, in 500 B.C., when Athens sent help to the rebelling cities of Ionia. The Athenian courage in the battles of Marathon in 490 B.C. and in Artemisio in 480 B.C., the appearance of the leading role of Athens in 478 B.C., the wellknown victory of Eurimedonda that contributed to the liberation of all the greek cities from the Persian domination. The “gold century” of the Athenian Democracy unfolds before you in the 5th century B.C., a while after Periklis (490-429 B.C.) took charge of the Democratic Party and the First Peloponnesian War came to an end. Then the Acropolis monuments were built.An era in which, if you lived you would get the chance to meet Socrates, the Sophists, and the three great men, for whom you crowd together at the cashier office of the Athens Festival every summer, as well as the Ancient theatre in Epidavros in order to enjoy one of their plays. The Chronicle continues with the conclusion of the unique spiritual and artistic flourish of Athens, because of the Second Peloponnesian War (431-421B.C. and 416-404B.C.), the humiliating Athenian defeat in Sicily by the Lakedemonians, the prosperous period of the Macedonian Dynasty, the Russian domination, during which upon Adriano (117-138B.C.) the temple of Olympian Zeus was completed, the currently preserved aquarium was constructed and the Library was built. An important halt is the year 53B.C., when Apostle Paul educated Christan norms to the Areio Pago, before Stoic and Epicurean philosophers, 396B.C. was a terrible period as Athens fell into the hands of Gothic intruders. The uprising of Ioustiniano (482-565) to the empire throne played an important role in the avoidance of the ancient Greek world, but also from the era of the Emperor Hrakleio (574-640) a long period of obscurity and predatory attacks began for Athens. In 1204 the Crusades entered the Acropolis fort. The Frank occupation was maintained up until 1308, while the Catalanic Company up until 1387. Following Constantinople’s fortune, Athens was occupied in 1456. The era of the Turkish occupation is described in 14 journeys. In the beginning of the 19th century the Chronicle reminds us that in 1800 when Lord Elgin situated himself as an ambassador in Constantinople, invoking on the disasters of the ancient Athenian monuments, violently took away parts of the interior decoration of the temples on the Acropolis Mountain. In 1834 we see how Athens is declared to be the capital of Greece, by an order from the Regency and a year after the first public elections took place which resulted in Anargyro Petrakis being elected as mayor. In 1843 we discover the secrete councils in the house of a significant Greek, Makrigiannis, the great civil and Athenian guard revolution, which lead to the grant of a Constitution. In 1862 we observe the abolishment of Othons kingdom. A year later, we see his succession by George the First. In 1882 and for 15 following years we observe the domination of the leading personality of Harilaos Trikoupis. In 1896 we detect the revival of the Olympic Games in Athens. In the period of 1899-1908 we see the developments made in Athens by the Athenian Mayor Spyros Merkouris. Information on the activities of the greatest political personality of the 20th century Eleutherios Venizelos, whose project, outstanding accomplishments in our national completion and internal achievements as a country, are visible, as the light that surrounds us and are included in the specifics of the modern period. We move on to the period of the internal war, where an English Company resumed the activity of producing electric energy in the entire capital area. The telephones that operated through a phone center were replaced by automatic telephones. In 1928 the first political airport was created in the Delta Falirou area and the airport in the Hellinikon area was founded in 1934. You can also see the dictatorship imposition in 1936 by Ioannis Metaxas, the Second World War, the period of occupation and the political journey that lead to the “Decembriana” and the Varkiza agreemen, the dictatorship of April 21st 1967, the student and civil riot in 1973, the meta-political era up until September 6th 1997, when the International Olympic Games Committee entrusted the Olympic Games of 2004 to Athens.

Municipality of Karpenisi

Evrytania Prefecture comprises the following municipalities: Agrafa endless Aspropotamos Viniani, Domnistas, Karpenisi Ktimenion, Potamia, Bursa, bakery and Fragista.

Dionysus beach in Halkidiki

The settlement of Dionysos Beach was created in 1964 by refugees and residents of the City!The natural beauty of Dionysos Beach can enchant the visitor immediately after the wonderful silence is the hallmark and the natural noise of the waves leaves a pleasant summer complexion.Stroll through the pedestrian zone near the coast and enjoy the colors and scents of flowers. If all you want on your vacation this summer is quiet, cocktails by the sea and the waves, fresh fish, clear water and endless beauty, then you found the perfect summer destination in Dionysos Beach in Halkidiki and Greece that covers you.

Greece beaches with Blue flag awards

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