Celestyal Crystal shares classic Greek hospitality on a Med cruise with international appeal. Although brought up in San Francisco, I never forget that I was born in Greece. Like many Greek-Americans, I was raised to be “Greek first.” I have fond memories of my earliest pilgrimages as a young teen backpacking around Greece with wide-eyed […]
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Pre- and Post-Cruise Where Continents Come Together At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Istanbul is one of the world’s most mesmerizing cities. Founded by the Greeks around 700 B.C., ruled by the Romans, then later conquered by the Ottoman Empire, its perfect location on the Bosphorus strait transcends Western civilization. The old quarter of
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With nearly 60 million arrivals in 2018, Italy is the fifth most visited nation in the world. It’s 50 UNESCO World Heritage Sites are the most of any country on the planet, and visitors can spend months viewing endless attractions. Travelers marvel at Italy’s impressive collection of antiquities, works of art and remarkable cuisine. Rome,
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Ask any frequent traveler to Greece to name some of their favorite spots and surely the island of Santorini will be on the top of the list. Home to an eclectic selection of beaches, picturesque views of seaside villages, and Instagramable sunsets. But few visitors likely know before they get there that Santorini is also
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Eаrth comprised of stone, earth, and thе ѕun. Simрlу, but immensely charming, with harsh mоuntаin lаndѕсареѕ, ѕmаll villаgеѕ off the tourist trаil, аnd саѕtlеѕ with tails оf a bygone era. O’ if оnlу these walls could speak. I уеаrnеd tо visit thе land оf my fаthеr, whо wаѕ a local Pеlороnnеѕiаn himself, аnd tо ѕее
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No contemporary city embraces its past glory within its modern chic so well as Athens. The omnipresent Acropolis looms large above all parts of the Greek metropolis. The ancient capital is conspicuously provocative, sophisticated and cosmopolitan, even as it is anchored by its sensational antiquities. From grungy Monastiraki and Psiri, to posh Kolonaki and Glyfada,
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Greece has somewhere between 2,000 and 6,000 islands and islets scattered through the Aegean and Ionian Seas, of which a little over 200 are inhabited. Many visitors come to the islands with an ingrained image: Whitewashed houses and churches with vivid blue accents, crisp burnt orange sunsets, a labyrinth of narrow streets where a slant
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Millions of visitors flock to Greece each year to seek out its cultural treasures and natural beauty. Some rubberneck with the crowds chasing sunsets in Oia on Santorini, or seek out raucous revelry on ultra-chic Mykonos. Far beyond the usual Greek island suspects are less-touristy gems where you experience a more authentic Greek lifestyle without
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The story of Amorgos Island is a tale of beauty — “omorfos” in Greek. Folklore has it that it was once known, among the Cyclades, as the island where only beautiful women resided. Always alluring, it remains largely undiscovered even today. With its raw and organic natural beauty, Amorgos is breathtaking. On a bright day,
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The Peace Lodge is an eco-fantasy land retreat in the mystical cloud and rain forest jungles of Vara Blanca, Costa Rica and within the confines of the private wildlife refuge of La Paz Waterfall Gardens. It’s located on the northeastern slope of the Poas Volcano, less than an hour away from the capital of San
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