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Phanote is located in Thesprotia, about 20Km from Igoumenitsa, between the villages of Aghios Georgios and Geroplatanos.

It was of strategic importance abecause it controlled the narrows between the upper and lower Kalamas river. It was strongly fortified, with its castle built on a steep hill in the fork between Kalamas and a tributary. It was defended by a circuit wall ca. 800m long, containing gateways and towers.

Excavation and restoration work is currently in progress on this site.

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Old canons being put to good use behind the Byzntine Museum at Its Kale, on the citadel of Ioannina.

The castle of Ioannina was built in its present state by the legendary Ali Pasha, governor of Epirus in the early 19th century, on the foundations of the old Byzantine fortifications of Ioannina.

This is the southeast end of the citadel, called Its Kale, or Inner Castle, and was the main compound of the Ali Pasha administration and living quarters.

The Its Kale today includes the Byzantine Museum of Ioannina, the Fetihie Mosque and the tomb of Ali Pasha where his headless body was burried. His head was sent to Constantinople (Istanbul) as proof of his death which shows that death certificates were indeed a useful and much needed invention.

The castle of Ioannina is the core from which the city expanded to its present size, and included all the major civic monument and sites of the city, including the synagogue of the local Jewish community which constituted a significant part of the city's population.

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Unspoiled, uncrowded Pefkoulia Beach is only a 20-minute drive from the town of Lefkas. Lots os shade under the trees to escape the scortching midday sun while a couple of taverns at the southern end of the beach provide reasonably priced nourishment, frappe (iced coffe) and other essentials (i.e. ouzo, wine, beer, etc.)

The beach is facing to the west and offers some amazing sunset vistas. Freestyle camping is allowed right on the beach and most people pitch their tents under the trees. Camping here is free, but there are no facilities, you have to use the taverns' if you're shy. Topless bathing is the norm for the ladies while at the northern end of the beach nude bathing is not uncommon.

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Architect: Mnesicles, commissioned by Pericles.
Date of construction: 437-432 B.C
Materials: Pentelic marble, darker Eleusinian marble, structural iron.
The Propylaea were built as a monumental entrance to the Acropolis rock. It is an impressive building that surrounds the natural entrance to the plateau, and one approached it in ancient times through an inclining ramp that led visitors straight through the steps in front of the Propylaea.
Unlike other Greek sanctuaries of Ancient Greece, the Acropolis was built on a master plan with the buildings related to one another. Nowhere is this more evident than in the relationship between the Propylaea and the Parthenon. Several subtle features associate the two buildings. Both are structures with strong Doric flavor, although both incorporate Ionic columns in their interiors. They are also related in size, (the Propylaia width being equal to the length of the Parthenon), and in proportional ratios (4:9 for the Parthenon and 3:7 for the Propylaea). Both buildings are oriented similarly from North to South, with the Propylaia being a little to the East of the Parthenon Axis. © Ancient-Greece.org Republished by permission

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Aerial view of Glyfada, a suburb of Athens.