Byzantine Museum

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...An amphitheatrical stage set turned towardsthe sea, crowned with medieval walls and towers. And the tall, slenderarches of the Aqueduct. Lovely old houses and stone-paved streets. Alongside,the Aegean, a siren casting spells over the rocks and sands. Neapolis,Christoupoli, Kavala - the ancient, Byzantine and modern names for thecity. In the Museum’s display cases, objects tell the tale of Dikili Tas,Amphipolis, Neapolis, Oisyme. And yesterday becomes tangible. But today revives in the light of the sun.It fondles the bodies lying on the beach. Glitters in a glass of wine.Permeates the taste of the succulent, freshly grilled fish. Today is allthe small pleasures that make holidays live throughout the year. Stop anywhereyou want. Kavala, Palio, Nea Peramos, Kalamitsa, Nea Heraklitsa, Keramotiare all awaiting you, right next to the sea.... Read review

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Advantages: Luxurious but not over the top.
Disadvantages: mini bar prices

.... Bath robes and towels are provided for you in the room. The hotel has 4 restaurants and 3 bars serving a selection of different cuisines. The galaxy bar on the roof of the hotel is where I spent the late hours on saturday morning sipping a 15 euro strawberry daiquiri. Maybe the pricing is a little expensive (75 euros for a bottle of chardonnay), but then again, you are staying in a Hilton Hotel paying at least £170 a night so what can you expect. The mini-bar prices are the same and you can expect to pay 10 euros for a miniature of vodka, 6 euros for a bottle of mineral water, and 4 euros for a kit-kat. This hotel is perfect for the corporate expense account. The hotel is near to the parliament building, the first modern olympic stadium, Athens Concert Hall, the national Gallery, the Byzantine, Benaki & Cycladic Museums, and the main... Read review

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Advantages: lots of wildlife, beautiful scenery, friendly locals and very hot
Disadvantages: commercialised, can be expensive to eat & drink, changeable weather

...the first time we went, but there is a little history and culture which is worth a look. There are a few small museums housing various artefacts, and we chose to visit the Byzantine Museum of Art which seemed the grandest and the largest; for 3 Euros apiece we viewed screens and statues, paintings and models, intricate silver chalices and incense vessels, collected from many of the monasteries and churches which were desecrated in the 1953 earthquake. It was quite sad to see the before and after photographs displayed around the museum of many buildings which fell foul to the tragedy; spiritual life in Zante, as we found in Kos, is rich and important, many residents of the island being members of the Greek Orthodox church. We spent awhile staring at an impressive scale model of Zakynthos Town as it had been before the earthquake, evidently made... Read review

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...An amphitheatrical stage set turned towardsthe sea, crowned with medieval walls and towers. And the tall, slenderarches of the Aqueduct. Lovely old houses and stone-paved streets. Alongside,the Aegean, a siren casting spells over the rocks and sands. Neapolis,Christoupoli, Kavala - the ancient, Byzantine and modern names for thecity. In the Museum’s display cases, objects tell the tale of Dikili Tas,Amphipolis, Neapolis, Oisyme. And yesterday becomes tangible. But today revives in the light of the sun.It fondles the bodies lying on the beach. Glitters in a glass of wine.Permeates the taste of the succulent, freshly grilled fish. Today is allthe small pleasures that make holidays live throughout the year. Stop anywhereyou want. Kavala, Palio, Nea Peramos, Kalamitsa, Nea Heraklitsa, Keramotiare all awaiting you, right next to the sea.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Loads of things to see and do in the city.
Disadvantages: may not be much to do for children

...Istanbul is the only city in the world which is on 2 different continents, Europe and Asia. The city is divided by a narrow channel which links the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. The city centre is in the European side of the town, and is a very lively area, with some great markets and shops, but an area called Taksim Square may always be remembered for the murder of two English football fans last April. However, my personal experience showed the Turks to be very friendly people, and you should not be put off going to Istanbul, although avoid being in the city centre on the nights of football matches. The Turks are also very proud of their culture, but if you respect this, they are generally very friendly people. The historic area is on the Stanbul peninsular, and features the most beautiful buildings in the city, from the Byzantine... Read review

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Advantages: beautiful, and full of history...
Disadvantages: the sun !!! which is always shining !!!

...Hello everybody ! Today, I'll try to perfect my english, because as I write in my personality, I'm a french student in Telecommunication and Networks... Well, I'll deal with Marseille, which is My Town... I'll try to present a fex monuments of my town. oo0oo NOTRE DAME DE LA GARDE oo0oo In the past, the La Garde hill was devoted to three functions : a look-out post (observation), a fortified castle (defense), and a basilica (cult). The Romanesque-Byzantine style religious building was erected between 1853 and 1864. THE SAINT VICTOR ABBEY (Open every day from 08.00 to 12.00 a.m. and from 02.00 to 06.00 p.m.) Marseille introduced monastic order in Provence. The crypts conserve highly valuable archeological evidence which attest to the presence of a quarry, exploited in the Greek era, followed by a Hellenistic necropolis of which... Read review

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