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Monday, November 26, 2012

Architecture in Greece varies greatly from one area to the next depending on the local history and geography.


Visitors will find apart from ancient monuments, neoclassical  buildings in the cities of Ermoupolis and Nafplion, ottoman architecture in the regions of Grevená and Kozáni, byzantine Orthodox monasteries in Chalkidiki, Castles in Kos island, whitewashed homes and windmills on Cycladic islands,  baroque homes on Corfu island and a whole Medieval city in Rhodes island.



Here is a list of list of the most important Greek monuments:

   
ACHAIA
  •     Wall of Dymaeans

ATTICA

  •     Erechtheion,
  •     Nikos Kazantzakis’ house,
  •     Parthenon,
  •     Propylaea,
  •     Stoa of Attalos,
  •     Temple of Athena Nike,
  •     The Panathenaic Stadium

CORFU (KERKYRA)

  •     Achillio palace,
  •     Aggelokastro Fortress,
  •     Gardiki fortress,
  •     Kasiopi fortress,
  •     Neo Frourio (New Fortress),
  •     Old Citadel

CYCLADES

  •     Castles in Naxos,
  •     Windmills in Mykonos
  •     Delos ancient island

DODECANESE

  •     Castles in Kos,
  •     Medieval city of Rhodes

EVIA

  •     Ancient Theater of Eretria,
  •     Drakospita (dragon houses) of Stira

FOKIDA

  •     Ancient stadium of Delphi,
  •     Ancient theatre of Delphi,
  •     Temple of Apollo at Delphi,
  •     Castle of Amfissa (Orgias)

FTHIOTIDA

  •     Castle of Lamia (Akrolamia),
  •     Leonidas Statue,
  •     Thermopiles

ILIA

  •     Ancient stadium of Olympia,
  •     Bouleuterion of Olympia,
  •     Chlemoutsi medieval Castle,
  •     Nestor's Palace,
  •     Pierre de Coubertin's Monument,
  •     Temple of Hera at Olympia,
  •     Temple of Zeus at Olympia

KILKIS

  •     Ginekokastro

KORINTHIA

  •     Akrokorinth

LESVOS

  •     Sigri - fossilized forest

PREVEZA

  •     Nikopolis

RETHYMNO

  •     Fortezza

THESSALONIKI

  •     Monuments - Prefecture of Thessaloniki

TRIKALA

  •     Fortress

VIOTIA

  •     Platees Tomb


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