Of course, the highlight of any trip to Athens is the Acropolis and its temples, including the Parthenon. I made this panorama image to get the whole thing in. It was a rainy, windy day, but that did not stop us or the other tourists. I thought the family in the foreground taking a selfie made this picture a bit more interesting. Restoration work was being done to mitigate damage done to the Partenon by the elements and by air pollution.
This is another panorama I made, this one of the Poseidon Temple south of Athens. It is on a high point overlooking an opening from the sheltered bay near Athens to the sea, and was built to gain the favor of the sea god Poseidon as Athenians headed out to sea. With the wind and waves the day we were there, the reasons for this were quite evident.
The first Greek island we visited was Myknonos. It is famous for these windmills. Although there are windmills on several Greek islands, this is probably the most impressive row of them.
Beach and waterfront business district at the center of town in Mykonos. Excellent seafood to be had here! People do swim on this beach, but not on this particular day because it was cold and windy.
The second island we visited was Naxos. It was near the end of their tourist season, and a lot of restaurants and beachfront bars were closed. But we found places to get good meals, and all of the sites we wanted to see were open. And the sunsets and sunrises were beautiful.
This is the prehistoric city of Akrotiri, located on the far south side of the island. Much like Pompei, this city was destroyed by a massive volcanic eruption and earthquake. You can see the evidence of the ground motion by what happened to the stairway in this picture, forced upward on one side and downward on the other.
This photo shows a typical Greek church with its white walls and blue domes. Churches in this style are everywhere on the Greek islands. Some people even build small ones in their yards outside their homes.
Most of the way around the rim of the caldera, there are towns and villages with buildings a lot like this, taking advantage of the view down into the caldera.
This is a panorama I made from pictures I took while we were on a sea cruise in the caldera. You can see the villages and towns all along the rim of the caldera, along with the steep slopes and colorful rock formations going down to the water.
One of the most interesting places we visited was Delphi, the site of the ancient Oracle. It was so interesting that it deserves its own gallery! Click the heading or image above to see more pictures of Delphi and to learn more about it.