Holidays in Greece {Beloved Motherland}

I’m back.

Back to my 2nd home and back to work.

I’m never able to describe what returning to Greece for holidays means to us. Such a warm feeling. Bliss.

So I’ll just post some summer photos and go on and wait for Christmas to arrive.

We ate:

My mother’s creation. Whipped cream, petite-beurre biscuits, chocolate pastry cream. A simple yet incredible fresh dessert.

And ate:

Suvlakia (tzatziki, tomato, onions, potatoes and pork gyros wrapped in pita), fries, feta and Greek beer. Emotional moment for us!

And ate:

My mother learned how to make cheese from fresh goat’s milk! And it tastes great!

In great places hidden in the trees:

And enjoyed fresh wine while eating in amazing taverns:

Taverna in the old city of Nafplio.

We visited familiar beautiful places:

Garden of our country house with fantastic view to the sea.

Swam in familiar waters:

We visited the wonderful and historic city of Nafplio, in Peloponnese:

View from our room’s balcony in Nafplio. Palamidi castle in the background.

Walked around the narrow streets:

We swam in clear waters:

The rocky beach of Arvanitia.

And sandy beaches:

Karathonas beach.

We definitely had to visit Palamidi Castle, up in the hill.

So we decided to climb the 999 steps that lead up to the Castle:

Left side: Climbing up the 999 steps to reach Palamidi Castle. Right side: Last step!

It was totally worth it:

Palamidi Castle.

The view was breathtaking:

Whole harbor view, with castle of Bourtzi in the background (this small island):

Up in the castle, we felt a touch prouder:

I cannot urge you enough to visit my country.

Useful information (photos, testimonials, culture, maps, etc) in the very nicely made site: Visit Greece

Have a nice day!

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