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In the foreground I think we are looking at remains of the gymnasium, while the white object further away is the partially reconstructed remains of the Temple of Asklepios.
Famously from anywhere in the theatre you can hear people in the centre jangling keys, rustling plastic bags, lighting matches, and so on.
Early morning on the bay in front of ancient Asine.
Asine is mentioned by Homer as one of the cities that supplied ships for the Trojan war and they are said to have set off to Troy from this bay under the command of Diomedes.
The people look like they are wandering aimlessly but they are following a zigzagging path up to the summit.
"Palamidi (Greek: Παλαμήδι) is a fortress to the east of the Acronauplia in the town of Nafplio in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece. Nestled on the crest of a 216-metre high hill, the fortress was built by the Venetians during their second occupation of the area (1686–1715).
"The fortress was a very large and ambitious project, but was finished within a relatively short period from 1711 until 1714. It is a typical baroque fortress based on the plans of the engineers Giaxich and Lasalle. In 1715 it was captured by the Turks and remained under their control until 1822, when it was captured by the Greeks.
"The eight bastions of the fortress were originally named after the Venetian provveditori. However, when it fell to the Ottoman Empire, the bastions were given Turkish names. Lastly, when the Greeks overthrew the Turks the bastions were renamed after ancient Greek leaders and heroes (Epaminondas, Miltiades, Leonidas, Phocion, Achilles, Themistocles. The two remaining bastions were named after St. Andrew (Agios Andreas) and the French Philhellene Robert who died in battle on the Acropolis of Athens. The 'Miltiades,' was used as a prison and among its walls was also held Theodoros Kolokotronis, hero of the Greek Revolution."
Source: Wikipedia
The Lion Gate at the archaeological site of Mycenae, at Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece, Europe.I loved this place!
O famoso Lion Gate, com as duas leoas, em cima da porta de entrada da cidadela, no sitio arqueologico de Mycenae, em Argolis, Peloponesia, Grécia. Eu adorei visitar este lugar!