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  • Multi domed Ottoman Mosque of the Janissaries on the waterfront of the Venetian Harbour. Chania Town. Crete. Greece. The mosque was built in 1645 after the conquest of the Turks in Crete. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania is a wonderful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_039.jpg
  • Multi domed Ottoman Mosque of the Janissaries on the waterfront of the Venetian Harbour. Chania Town. Crete. Greece. The mosque was built in 1645 after the conquest of the Turks in Crete. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania is a wonderful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_040.jpg
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of an Ottoman octagonal fountain in the gardens of the Archaeological Museum of the beautiful Venetian harbour town of Chania which is one of the Mediterranean’s most charming towns. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania and is a delightful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_109.jpg
  • Multi domed Ottoman Mosque of the Janissaries on the waterfront of the Venetian Harbour. Chania Town. Crete. Greece. The mosque was built in 1645 after the conquest of the Turks in Crete. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania is a wonderful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_038.jpg
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of the beautiful Venetian harbour of the town of Chania with the Ottoman Mosque of the Janissaries prominent on the waterfront. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania is a wonderful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. The harbour which is has a restored Venetian lighthouse at its entrance is ringed by pastel coloured charming old Venetian buildings elegant neo classical town houses and ottoman mosques whilst behind the waterfront are a delightful and atmospheric maze of winding narrow alleyways lined with colourful potted plants and replete with restored palaces, ornate doorways and balconies. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean
    Greece_Crete_Chania_004.jpg
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of the beautiful Venetian harbour of the town of Chania which is Crete’s prettiest and second largest city. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania is a wonderful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. The harbour which is has a restored Venetian lighthouse at its entrance is ringed by pastel coloured charming old Venetian buildings elegant neo classical town houses and ottoman mosques whilst behind the waterfront are a delightful and atmospheric maze of winding narrow alleyways lined with colourful potted plants and replete with restored palaces, ornate doorways and balconies. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_028.jpg
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of an elite member of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones standing guard in front of the monument to the Unknown Soldier. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by Evzones standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. This guard is wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_013.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of Greek Evzones performing the very slow and highly stylized ceremonial changing of the guard at the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by pairs of Evzones, elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit, standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_038.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of Greek Evzones performing the very slow and highly stylized ceremonial changing of the guard at the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by pairs of Evzones, elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit, standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_035.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of Greek Evzones performing the very slow and highly stylized ceremonial changing of the guard at the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by pairs of Evzones, elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit, standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_031.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of Greek Evzones arriving to perform the very slow and highly stylized ceremonial changing of the guard at the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by pairs of Evzones, elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit, standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_028.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of an elite member of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones standing guard in front of the monument to the Unknown Soldier. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by Evzones standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. This guard is wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_014.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of an elite member of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones standing guard in front of the monument to the Unknown Soldier. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by Evzones standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. This guard is wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_012.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of Greek Evzones performing the very slow and highly stylized ceremonial changing of the guard at the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by pairs of Evzones, elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit, standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_004.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of Greek Evzones departing after performing the very slow and highly stylized ceremonial changing of the guard at the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by pairs of Evzones, elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit, standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_006.tif
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of the beautiful Venetian harbour of the town of Chania with the Ottoman Mosque of the Janissaries prominent on the waterfront.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_042.jpg
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of the beautiful Venetian harbour of the town of Chania with the Ottoman Mosque of the Janissaries prominent on the waterfront.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_032.jpg
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of the beautiful Venetian harbour of the town of Chania with the Ottoman Mosque of the Janissaries prominent on the waterfront.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_033.jpg
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of a large regiment of the elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones which stand are famous for standing guard in front of the monument to the Unknown Soldier. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_041.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of a large regiment of the elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones which stand are famous for standing guard in front of the monument to the Unknown Soldier. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_042.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of Greek Evzones performing the very slow and highly stylized ceremonial changing of the guard at the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by pairs of Evzones, elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit, standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_036.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of Greek Evzones performing the very slow and highly stylized ceremonial changing of the guard at the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by pairs of Evzones, elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit, standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_034.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of Greek Evzones performing the very slow and highly stylized ceremonial changing of the guard at the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by pairs of Evzones, elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit, standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_030.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of Greek Evzones performing the very slow and highly stylized ceremonial changing of the guard at the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by pairs of Evzones, elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit, standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_029.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of Greek Evzones departing after performing the very slow and highly stylized ceremonial changing of the guard at the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by pairs of Evzones, elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit, standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_027.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of an elite member of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones standing guard in front of the monument to the Unknown Soldier. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by Evzones standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. This guard is wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_011.tif
  • Venetian harbour with the Ottoman Mosque of the Janissaries prominent on the waterfront. Chania Town. Crete. Greece. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania is a wonderful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_049.jpg
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of the beautiful Venetian harbour of the town of Chania with the Ottoman Mosque of the Janissaries prominent on the waterfront.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_044.jpg
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of the beautiful Venetian harbour of the town of Chania with the Ottoman Mosque of the Janissaries prominent on the waterfront.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_041.jpg
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of the multi domed waterfront Ottoman Mosque of the Janissaries which was built in 1645 after the conquest of the Turks in Crete. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania is a wonderful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_036.jpg
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of the beautiful Venetian harbour of the town of Chania with the Ottoman Mosque of the Janissaries prominent on the waterfront.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_003.jpg
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of Greek Evzones performing the very slow and highly stylized ceremonial changing of the guard at the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by pairs of Evzones, elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit, standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_037.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of Greek Evzones performing the very slow and highly stylized ceremonial changing of the guard at the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by pairs of Evzones, elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit, standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_033.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of Greek Evzones performing the very slow and highly stylized ceremonial changing of the guard at the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by pairs of Evzones, elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit, standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_032.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of Greek Evzones departing after performing the very slow and highly stylized ceremonial changing of the guard at the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by pairs of Evzones, elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit, standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_026.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of an elite member of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones standing guard in front of the monument to the Unknown Soldier. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by Evzones standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. This guard is wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_015.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of Greek Evzones departing after performing the very slow and highly stylized ceremonial changing of the guard at the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by pairs of Evzones, elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit, standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_005.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of Greek Evzones arriving to perform the very slow and highly stylized ceremonial changing of the guard at the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by pairs of Evzones, elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit, standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_003.tif
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of the beautiful Venetian harbour of the town of Chania with the Ottoman Mosque of the Janissaries prominent on the waterfront.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_043.jpg
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of the beautiful Venetian harbour of the town of Chania with the Ottoman Mosque of the Janissaries prominent on the waterfront.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_034.jpg
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of the beautiful Venetian harbour of the town of Chania with the Ottoman Mosque of the Janissaries prominent on the waterfront. Situated on the north western part of Crete,
    Greece_Crete_Chania_001.jpg
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of the beautiful Venetian harbour of the town of Chania with the Ottoman Mosque of the Janissaries prominent on the waterfront.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_035.jpg
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of a large regiment of the elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones which stand are famous for standing guard in front of the monument to the Unknown Soldier. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_040.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of Greek Evzones performing the very slow and highly stylized ceremonial changing of the guard at the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by pairs of Evzones, elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit, standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the full dress uniform consisting of a white, bell-sleeved shirt and a white foustanella with 400 pleats (Symbolising the 400 years of Ottoman occupation). It is only worn on Sundays or important national holidays.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_039.tif
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of the multi domed waterfront Ottoman Mosque of the Janissaries which was built in 1645 after the conquest of the Turks in Crete. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania is a wonderful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_037.jpg
  • The 16th century Church of Ayias Ekaterinis (Saint Catherine). Chania Town. Crete. Greece. It was used as a bakery and then a machine shop during the Ottomans rule before eventually being restored back to a Church. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_071.jpg
  • The Venetian built Porta Guora known as the Great Gate of Rethymnon. Crete. Greece. The gate is one of the remaining remnants of the defensive walls that once protected the old town.
    Greece_Crete_Rethymnon_049.tif
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of the courtyard of the Roman Catholic Church in the beautiful Venetian harbour town of Chania. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania and is a delightful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_106.jpg
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. Night view of the lit up neoclassical façade of the Greek Parliament building opposite Syntagma Square in Athens. The building also known as Vouli was erected in 1836-42 and was originally the Royal Palace. Below the building is the monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, it depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider modelled on a figure from the pediment of the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina.  The monument is guarded around the clock by two elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_050.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. Night view of the lit up neoclassical façade of the Greek Parliament building opposite Syntagma Square in Athens. The building also known as Vouli was erected in 1836-42 and was originally the Royal Palace. Below the building is the monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, it depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider modelled on a figure from the pediment of the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina.  The monument is guarded around the clock by two elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_049.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of the neoclassical façade of the Greek Parliament building opposite Syntagma Square in Athens. The building also known as Vouli was erected in 1836-42 and was originally the Royal Palace. Below the building is the monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, it depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider modelled on a figure from the pediment of the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina.  The monument is guarded around the clock by two elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_046.tif
  • Pink and white Bougainvillea provides a colourful canopy on a stone tiled back street. Old town of Rethymnon. Crete. Greece.
    Greece_Crete_Rethymnon_070.tif
  • Fishing boats docked at the picturesque Venetian harbour of Rethymnon, the 3rd largest city of the Greek island of Crete.
    Greece_Crete_Rethymnon_037.tif
  • Fishing boats docked at the picturesque Venetian harbour of Rethymnon, the 3rd largest city of the Greek island of Crete.
    Greece_Crete_Rethymnon_036.tif
  • Greece_Crete_Rethymnon_027.tif
  • Fishing boats docked at the picturesque Venetian harbour of Rethymnon, the 3rd largest city of the Greek island of Crete.
    Greece_Crete_Rethymnon_009.tif
  • Pink and white Bougainvillea provides a colourful canopy on a stone tiled back street. Old town of Rethymnon. Crete. Greece.
    Greece_Crete_Rethymnon_007.tif
  • View on Ethnikis Andistaseos Street in the old town of Rethymnon. Crete. Greece.
    Greece_Crete_Rethymnon_005.tif
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of one of the delightful and atmospheric maze of stoned tiled winding narrow alleyways that are lined with colourful potted plants and replete with overhanging balconies, cafes, art and craft shops and charming stone homes fronted with ornate doorways. The alleyways are located behind the waterfront of Chania which is Crete’s prettiest and second largest city. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania is a wonderful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_112.jpg
  • View from the Dominican Monastery of San Nicolo of the Orthodox Church of Agios Nikolaos Bell tower. Chania. Crete. Greece. The Church was built in 1320 by the Domician Brotherhood of Kantia. It was converted into a Mosque during Turkish rule and the minaret was added in 1645. In 1918, the Orthodox Christians of Chania reclaimed the church and dedicated it to the memory of Agios Nikolaos, the patron saint of sailors. . Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_084.jpg
  • Minaret from the Greek Orthodox Church of Agios Nikolaos. Chania. Crete. Greece. The Church was built in 1320 by the Domician Brotherhood of Kantia. It was converted into a Mosque during Turkish rule and the minaret was added in 1645. In 1918, the Orthodox Christians of Chania reclaimed the church and dedicated it to the memory of Agios Nikolaos, the patron saint of sailors. . Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_080.jpg
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of a charming colourful stone building replete with an ornate doorway, potted flowers and plants in one of the delightful maze of winding and atmospheric narrow alleyways that are situated behind the waterfront of Chania which is Crete’s prettiest and second largest city. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania is a wonderful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_064.jpg
  • Venetian harbour ringed by pastel coloured old buildings and elegant neo classical town houses. Chania Town. Crete. Greece. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania is a wonderful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of the restored Venetian lighthouse with minaret which is at the entrance of the beautiful Venetian harbour town of Chania. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania is a wonderful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_026.jpg
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of the neoclassical façade of the Greek Parliament building opposite Syntagma Square in Athens. The building also known as Vouli was erected in 1836-42 and was originally the Royal Palace. Below the building is the monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, it depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider modelled on a figure from the pediment of the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina.  The monument is guarded around the clock by two elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones.
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  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of the neoclassical façade of the Greek Parliament building opposite Syntagma Square in Athens. The building also known as Vouli was erected in 1836-42 and was originally the Royal Palace. Below the building is the monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, it depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider modelled on a figure from the pediment of the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina.  The monument is guarded around the clock by two elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_052.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of the neoclassical façade of the Greek Parliament building opposite Syntagma Square in Athens. The building also known as Vouli was erected in 1836-42 and was originally the Royal Palace. Below the building is the monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, it depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider modelled on a figure from the pediment of the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina.  The monument is guarded around the clock by two elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_051.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. Night view of the lit up neoclassical façade of the Greek Parliament building opposite Syntagma Square in Athens. The building also known as Vouli was erected in 1836-42 and was originally the Royal Palace. Below the building is the monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, it depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider modelled on a figure from the pediment of the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina.  The monument is guarded around the clock by two elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_048.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of two elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones standing guard in front of the monument to the Unknown Soldier. Located in front of the Greek Parliament, The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by a pair of Evzones standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the summer uniform tunic that is light khaki in colour.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_045.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of Greek Evzones performing the very slow and highly stylized ceremonial changing of the guard at the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by pairs of Evzones, elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit, standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the summer service uniform tunic that is light khaki in colour.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_025.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of Greek Evzones performing the very slow and highly stylized ceremonial changing of the guard at the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by pairs of Evzones, elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit, standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. These guards are wearing the summer service uniform tunic that is light khaki in colour.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_022.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of sweat being wiped form the face an elite member of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones standing guard in front of the monument to the Unknown Soldier. The monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider and is watched around the clock by Evzones standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress. This guard is wearing the summer service uniform tunic that is light khaki in colour.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_018.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of the neoclassical façade of the Greek Parliament building opposite Syntagma Square in Athens. The building also known as Vouli was erected in 1836-42 and was originally the Royal Palace. Below the building is the monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, it depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider modelled on a figure from the pediment of the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina.  The monument is guarded around the clock by two elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_010.tif
  • Syntagma square. Athens. Greece. View of the neoclassical façade of the Greek Parliament building opposite Syntagma Square in Athens. The building also known as Vouli was erected in 1836-42 and was originally the Royal Palace. Below the building is the monument to the Unknown Soldier, erected in 1929-1932, it depicts a relief of a dying Greek solider modelled on a figure from the pediment of the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina.  The monument is guarded around the clock by two elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones.
    Greece_Athens_Evzones_Guards_009.tif
  • Panoramic view of the town of Rethymnon the 3rd largest city on the Greek island of Crete.
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  • Traditional houses along a narrow stone tiled back street of the old town of Rethymnon. Crete. Greece.
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  • Pigadi restaurant along a narrow tiled street in the old town of the Rethymnon. Crete. Greece.
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  • Pink and white Bougainvillea provides a colourful canopy on a stone tiled back street. Old town of Rethymnon. Crete. Greece.
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  • Pink and white Bougainvillea provides a colourful canopy on a stone tiled back street. Old town of Rethymnon. Crete. Greece.
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  • The 16th century Venetian Rimondi Fountain in the heart of the town of Rethymnon. Crete. Greece.
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  • The 16th century Venetian Rimondi Fountain in the heart of the town of Rethymnon. Crete. Greece.
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  • View on Ethnikis Andistaseos Street in the old town of Rethymnon. Crete. Greece.
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  • Ornate archway linked to the Venetian period church of St Francis on Agiou Fragkiskou Street. Rethymnon. Crete. Greece.
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  • Ornate archway linked to the Venetian period church of St Francis on Agiou Fragkiskou Street. Rethymnon. Crete. Greece.
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  • Ornate archway linked to the Venetian period church of St Francis on Agiou Fragkiskou Street. Rethymnon. Crete. Greece.
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  • The Venetian built Porta Guora known as the Great Gate of Rethymnon. Crete. Greece. The gate is one of the remaining remnants of the defensive walls that once protected the old town.
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  • Fishing boats docked at the picturesque Venetian harbour of Rethymnon, the 3rd largest city of the Greek island of Crete.
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  • Fishing boats docked at the picturesque Venetian harbour of Rethymnon, the 3rd largest city of the Greek island of Crete.
    Greece_Crete_Rethymnon_047.tif
  • Fishing boats docked at the picturesque Venetian harbour of Rethymnon, the 3rd largest city of the Greek island of Crete.
    Greece_Crete_Rethymnon_041.tif
  • Fishing boats docked at the picturesque Venetian harbour of Rethymnon, the 3rd largest city of the Greek island of Crete.
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  • Fishing boats docked at the picturesque Venetian harbour of Rethymnon, the 3rd largest city of the Greek island of Crete.
    Greece_Crete_Rethymnon_032.tif
  • Fishing boats docked at the picturesque Venetian harbour of Rethymnon, the 3rd largest city of the Greek island of Crete.
    Greece_Crete_Rethymnon_025.tif
  • Fishing boats docked at the picturesque Venetian harbour of Rethymnon, the 3rd largest city of the Greek island of Crete.
    Greece_Crete_Rethymnon_014.tif
  • Pigadi restaurant along a narrow tiled street in the old town of the Rethymnon. Crete. Greece.
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  • Panoramic view of the town of Rethymnon the 3rd largest city on the Greek island of Crete.
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  • Fishing boats docked at the picturesque Venetian harbour of Rethymnon, the 3rd largest city of the Greek island of Crete.
    Greece_Crete_Rethymnon_003.tif
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. Charming view of potted flowers and plants and shrubs surrounding an old and weathered blue wooden door and backed by a brown orange crumbling stone wall in one of the delightful maze of winding and atmospheric narrow tiled alleyways that are situated behind the waterfront of Chania which is Crete’s prettiest and second largest city.
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  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of one of the delightful and atmospheric maze of stoned tiled winding narrow alleyways that are lined with colourful potted plants and replete with overhanging balconies, cafes, art and craft shops and charming stone homes fronted with ornate doorways. The alleyways are located behind the waterfront of Chania which is Crete’s prettiest and second largest city. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania is a wonderful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_111.jpg
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of brown cat sleeping on door mat in front of a blue door in the beautiful Venetian harbour town of Chania. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania and is a delightful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_105.jpg
  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of one of the delightful and atmospheric maze of stoned tiled winding narrow alleyways that are lined with colourful potted plants and replete with overhanging balconies, cafes, art and craft shops and charming stone homes fronted with ornate doorways.
    Greece_Crete_Chania_099.jpg
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