Ancient Mycenae

We had an awful nights sleep with the girls we were sharing a room with turned out to be evil. We were home and tucked up by about 10:30 pm, showered and into bed as it was an early start for us. They rolled in at 2am, turned on all the lights, got something from a bag and left. 3am rolled in with a bloke this time, got something from a bag and …

... the wind and sun and save these amazing memories. I guess that is what a blog is for.   We left ancient Mycenae and drove into modern Mycenae, a town that has grown up around a tourist attraction. It is a cute little ...

... they called it Cyclopean architecture because it must have been built by giants. The most iconic image of the huge ruins at ancient Mycenae is the Lion's Gate. The lintel stone across the entrance gate is not very strong, so the triangle shape is ...

... was worth a visit. The next day (after dealing with the idiot bus girl) we headed down for a day trip to Mycenae to check out some of the oldest ruins Greece has to offer. The hive-shaped tombs are really neat, and the scenery is also really ...

MYCENAE On our second day we took the bus (2.50 Euro) from Nafplio to the ancient site of Mycenea (4 Euro concession). Mycenae was the main center of the Mycenaean world (which l found out predates the Egyptians), and gave its name to a period ...

... start and up at 8 for a shower and breakfast before leaqving Nafplio to head for Areopolis with a stop en route at the ancient sight of Mycenae. The sight is mentioned in Homer's poems The Iliad and Odyssey where it is known as Mycenae, rich in ...

Our second day trip from Nafplio was to Mycenae. This place is even ancient to the ancient Greeks. It was home to the kingdom of the Mycenaeans, warrior people who existed between 1900 and 1125 B.C. That's a long time ago! One of the cool things about ...

... hung his hat. And we were there. Lots of gold items were found there and we had seem a great bit of them in Athens. What a tour, ancient ruins that were older than any I or Kathy had ever seen. This is the site of the great Lion’s gate, the oldest ...

... as much but it was good to know that it’s the official position. Tomorrow will be a busy day.  We see Mycenae’s ancient ruins and museum first.  Then a one hour drive to an amphitheatre in Epidavros.  And following that we will ...

... by far the highlight of my day. Agamemnon's Tomb was the first to see, It reminded me of the hive of a bee. The ancient town had an underground hidden cistern - amazing! I had to strip down because the day was blazing. Although the fortress ruins ...

... by Cyclops due to the size of the blocks.  Hence the name cyclopean walls.  Next we went to Mycenae.  This is a city surrounded by ancient legends.  King Agamemnon, a great ruler and warrior, lived here.  We saw the lion gate, a ...