Category: Greece
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Heraklion, Greece
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The Meeting by the Morosini Fountain The morning air in Heraklion was redolent with sea spray and the sharp, sweet scent of bougainvillaea, their fuchsia blossoms spilling over whitewashed walls. In Lion Square, named for the Venetian lions carved into the Morosini Fountain, sat Eleni Papadakis, her dark hair caught…
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Piraeus, Greece
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The first light of morning crept over the horizon as Eleni Andriou stepped onto the quayside of Piraeus, her sandals echoing softly on the cobbled stones. The harbour lay before her like a great mirror of silver and pale rose, vessels swaying gently with the rhythm of the sea. Gulls…
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Patras, Greece
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The morning sun filtered through the slender cypresses that lined Psila Alonia Square, lending the cobblestones a warm, honeyed glow. It was Carnival season in Patras—the city came alive with masqueraders, papier-mâché giants, and the echo of cheeky refrains sung in the old Patras dialect. Katerina Livanis moved through the…
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Thessaloniki, Greece
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The dawn mist hovered over the Thermaikos Gulf as Eleni Kyriazis crossed the wooden bridge near the White Tower. Morning light cast long shadows across the square of the ancient monument, whose white walls, once painted crimson by Ottoman conquerors, now stood sentinel over Thessaloniki’s awakening. Eleni moved with deliberate…
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Athens, Greece
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Athens wore its ancient bones like a crown. Dawn light spilled through the columns of the Acropolis, gilding Parthenon’s marble in soft gold. The city stirred below—street vendors lighting braziers of loukoumades, the tang of souvlaki drifting from Monastiraki stalls, the gentle scrape of bouzouki strings from a hidden courtyard…