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.

You could tell which seats were the "box" or premium seats; they included back rests.

DANAIKO Budo Gala

A square, not the square

In ancient times people used to engage in sporting events here - as they still do now, but not today.

Sailing boats in the Gulf of Argolis.

DANAIKO Budo Gala

Tiryns was a hill fort with occupation ranging back seven thousand years, from before the beginning of the Bronze Age. It reached its height of importance between 1400 and 1200 BC, when it became one of the most important centers of the Mycenaean world, and in particular in Argolis. Its most notable features were its palace, its Cyclopean tunnels and especially its walls, which gave the city its Homeric epithet of "mighty walled Tiryns".

Festung Akronauplia

My beloved is shocked at our having ordered three dishes that are pretty much the same thing over and over again. Here I think we have gigantes, briam, and fassolaika - different things but all in an oily tomatoey sauce. Pro-tip: always order at least one portion of horiatiki (Greek salad).

Mycenae, Argolis, Greece, 2006