Hello dear Steemians! ☆
This summer I was in Greece, on the peninsula of Sithonia. The journey was completely unplanned, which surely made it even better. The place where my friend and I stayed is called Kalamitsi, a small tourist village which is about 15 minutes drive away from Sarti. The sea is beautifully- turquoise and clear, and the beach is really special because of one huge rock that emerges from the shallows.
Going to the beach every day is great, but what has left the strongest impression on me is going on a trip to Thessaloniki because I'm in love with the antiquity. I was thrilled with the idea and the fact that for the first time I will see the ancient remains in Greece. The first thing I visited is an archaeological site where you can see the remains of the ancient Roman forum and the Greek Agora (Romans turned Agora into the forum in the second century). In ancient times, these places were urban and central parts of the city, such as squares, where citizens gathered for different activities. I absorbed every detail. Literally, it leaves you breathless. Observing the remains of the theater, I remembered the origin and development of the drama as a literary genre, which I studied at the faculty. Watching a theater and a whole forum, all that I imagined about it, now I could see it.
Aristotle's street is a mirror of the real marine and summer city, from flora and architecture to the atmosphere that is in it. And, of course, there is a square on which is a monument of the great and glorious Aristotle (I really love historical monuments and they are fascinating to me, I don't know how many other people share this love with me).
Near the square, you can see the beautiful sea, and walking alongside there is the magnificent monument of Alexander of Macedon with a lot of interesting details, and close to it, there is also a monument to Philip II of Macedon. Ah, that antique!
I'm sure that I would have a great impression on the Roman bath in the magnificent Church of St. Demetrios which we visited. I didn't know about it and I couldn't look for it because the guide spoke in Hungarian which I don't understand... I heard about it later, what a shame. The same goes for Triumphal Gate - Kamara. I hope that I will have the opportunity to go to Thessaloniki again and visit the places that I have missed, as well as the one I have already seen and which have left a strong impression on me.
The last day we were in Sarti, which I personally liked more than Kalamitsi. Sarti left me a stronger "sea" impression, and the one thing from I couldn't take a look away is the end of the Athos peninsula that can be seen from the beach (as if Zeus himself lives on it, it's great). On this penisula is placed Hilandar about whom I listened to half of my schooling and it was amazing that it was there, across the road.
Thank you for stopping by, have a nice day! :) ☆