“I don’t know which affected me more deeply-the story of the lemon groves just opposite us or the sight of Poros itself when suddenly I realized we were sailing through the streets. If there is one dream which I like…
Magazino
Boating Traditions
With a maritime tradition rooted in antiquity, it’s hardly surprising to see the diversity in Greek boatbuilding as the shape of bow and stern and number of masts were determined by the types of sea in which the boats sailed…
A hike to the heavens
On a clear day you can see forever—and sometimes a lot further than that when your perch is atop the Aderes range overlooking the Saronic gulf. The mountains rising behind Galatas, on the Peloponnese shore across from Poros, offer a…
Tearing it up over Poros
Wow! From the ground it didn’t look like much snow but the dusting of white atop Ortholithi was several centimeters deep—and certainly enough to create a piste with an incredible view. Ortholithi rises over 1,100 meters over the Trizina and…
Rhapsody in pink
These graceful birds are known to us as flamingoes, but their scientific name is Phoenicopterus, from the Greek words for purple and wing—so it’s only fitting that their migration routes include stops at Greek wetlands like Psifta. These beautiful wading…