Fira Palace

... by sophisticated people. An eruption in 1530 BC buried much of the island and caused the tidal wave that destroyed the Knossos Palace on the island of Crete some distance away. The resulting caldera of Santorini was later split by more seismic activity ...

... that I am mad at her but it’s just that I am so sick of traveling at this point that just thinking of Frank’s Pizza Palace brings me to a full climax right now. God do I miss Bob and co. But I want to stay here only because of her. I will ...

May 5, 2011 Crete and Santorini This morning we stopped in Heraklion, Crete.  I opted to take a tour to Knossos Palace, where the mythological Minotaur lived in the labyrinth under the palace.  The site was very interesting, although not a whole ...

... the view as it was a beautiful, clear day. We could clearly see Tibidabo from the plaza. We walked a bit toward the National Palace and took a few pictures. It was so bright, we could hardly see the palace, but it was beautiful. Back in the train ...

... in Santorini so when we were deposited at the hotel we just stayed put and had our dinner there. This was a mistake. The Santorini Palace is listed as a "superior" hotel and it was just fine in many ways. Our rooms had scenic views of the clay brick wall ...

... the medieval buildings and residences of counts and kings. The buildings here date from the 16th century and make up the former royal palace. We left the Gothic Quarter and found ourselves on a very busy road. There was an old looking building so we went ...

... I was quickly reminded that I am looking at the remains of a palace that was at its peak around the 13th century B.C. The palace was destroyed by fire during the 12th B.C. Even so, its considered one of the most preserved sites of the period for the ...

... last Habsburg royalty, (her cousin, Maxmillian was dispatched to the new world to blow the Habsburg's Mexico Project) built a palace in Corfu to escape the political Austrian-Hungary court.  She didn't mess around.  The paintings are ...

... done there also and its really interesting to see the really different architecture  and art of the Minoans, apparently the palace of Knossos was built between 2000 and 1700 BC so pretty old. Apparently the Minoans were wiped out when ...

... bought the palace, became apparent, as he built cement columns and painted them, along with walls and ceilings.  Interpretation of the palace became one more of looking at how Arthur Evans saw the palace, not how it may really have looked.  We ...

... in the distance.  Then getting closer and closer… and there it was …St. Mark’s Square and the Doge’s Palace and the Basilica, and on the other side of the ship, Santa Maria della Salute (I love to say that!).  We sailed ...

... to bed. next time i plan not to run, but just turn up for the party after.. Sunday morning was lazy, saw the palace, and then i caught a train home for work the next morning. Definately a whirlwind holiday. Did the washing at home, worked two ...

... interpretation to the ruins. There were concrete structures and reconstructions everywhere, making it hard to tell what was original to the palace. Unfortunately, the camera lost juice and we were unable to take any pictures, but who wants to see a Brit's ...

Again we arrived in Crete early in the morning. Once getting to the island we went straight to the site of the Palace of Knossos.  This is a place that is over 4000 years old and belonged to one of the oldest civilizations in the world the ...

... . Visit Heraklion town of Crete, see spectacular volcanic islands surrounding Santorini and visit main town of Fira. Optional Crete activites - Palace of Knossos - a guided tour of most spectcular of all Minoan Palaces, Knossos the location of the ...

... she was anything like Mama, her prediction would most definitely come true. So off we went to Crete and decided to tour the Palace of Knossos, ancient ruins from the Minoan culture, before heading off to Helen's. Now don't get me wrong, it was cool ...

... here, however we awoke to a beautiful blue sky and calm water.  This place has loads of history and Diocletian’s palace dating back to the 4th century which is still intact with amazing brick and stonework.  What’s more, the ...

... on a really rocky beach in Fethiye. Best Countries: Egypt, Turkey, Greece Most Sickening buildings: St. Peter's Basilica, Palace of Parliament in Bucharest, House of the Virgin Mary Highlight of the Trip: The Pyramids, Hiking at the ...

... approach to the island. I stayed up on the top deck until the call for the excursions to the island was made. I then went to the palace theatre and meet up with the group. From here we went to the tender area and caught a tender to the dock. There were a ...