of its gate retains its original form, making it one of the few visible remains of Mdina's medieval walls. The GreeksGate is one of two main gates of...
upper part of the North tower. In 1951 the gate was restored by the Greek administration together with the Gateof Saint Paul. The Arnaldo Gate (Πύλη Αρνάλδου)...
city of Corinth, Greece. In the estimation of George Forrest, "It is the most impressive of the acropolis of mainland Greece." With its secure water supply...
city of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes inGreece. It is one of the few examples of Gothic architecture inGreece. The site was previously a citadel of the...
Acronauplia (Greek: Ακροναυπλία, romanized: Akronafplia, Turkish: Iç Kale, "Inner Castle") is the oldest part of the city of Nafplion inGreece. Until the...
non-citizen inhabitant of Sparta) born in Astakos, and one of only three Greek survivors of the battle. Gatesof Fire was on the 2013 Commandant of the Marine Corps'...
Palamidi (Greek: Παλαμήδι) is a fortress to the east of the Acronauplia in the town of Nafplio in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece. Nestled on...
(Greek: Κούλες) or Castello a Mare ("Fort on the Sea" in Italian) is a fortress located at the entrance of the old port of Heraklion, Crete, Greece. It...
castle of Bourtzi (Greek: Μπούρτζι, from Ottoman Turkish برج - burc meaning "tower"; formerly Καστέλι, Kasteli) is a Venetian castle located in the middle...
and in the documents conferring privileges on them one finds mention of two gates: the Porta Bonu ("Gateof Bonus", probably transcribed from Greek Πόρτα...
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology. Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological...
sites eligible for inclusion on the list. Greece has 19 properties inGreece inscribed on the World Heritage List, 17 of which are cultural sites and two...
Fortezza (Greek: Φορτέτζα, from Italian for "fortress") is the citadel of the city of Rethymno in Crete, Greece. It was built by the Venetians in the 16th...
The Castle of Methoni is a medieval fortification in the port town of Methoni, Messenia, in southwestern Greece. The castle of Methoni occupies the whole...
Xenophontos Monastery (Greek: Μονή Ξενοφώντος) is an Orthodox Christian monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos inGreece. Xenophontos Monastery...
Ascension of Christ in the monastic state of Mount Athos inGreece. It is built next to the sea at the northern part of the Athonite peninsula. Located near...
fortifications of Chania are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Chania in Crete, Greece. The inner city...
Frangokastello (Greek: Φραγκοκάστελλο) is the location of a castle and scattered settlement on the south coast of Crete, Greece, about 12 km (7.5 miles) east of Chora...
The Ioannina Castle (Greek: Κάστρο Ιωαννίνων) is the fortified old town of the city of Ioannina in northwestern Greece. The present fortification dates...
Greek Orthodox monastery founded in 1088 in Chora on the island of Patmos. It is named after St. John of Patmos, the author of the Christian Book of Revelation...
(inGreek: Μονή Αρκαδίου) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery, situated on a fertile plateau 23 km (14 mi) to the southeast of Rethymnon on the island of...
Étretat, Normandy Cassis, near Marseille, Provence Katskhi Pillar Listof rock formations in the Harz Battert Rocks, Baden-Baden, Black Forest Externsteine...