landscape

Above Athens/Πάνω Από Την Αθήνα

Last month, I had a little adventure going up Parnitha mountain. Parnitha mountain is located North of Athens The view was breathtaking and of course I brought my camera and I took some photos of the landscape.

Τον περασμένο μήνα, είχα μια μικρή περιπέτεια στο βουνό της Πάρνηθας. H Πάρνηθα βρίσκεται Bόρεια της Αθήνας Η θέα ήταν μαγευτική και φυσικά έφερα φωτογραφική μηχανή μου και πήρα μερικές φωτογραφίες του τοπίου.

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Akovos/Arkadia

These are some black and white photographs from the pictures that I took from my fathers’ village of Akovos in Arcadia, Greece. He’s so proud! He was happy that I finally went there. It’s not an easy feat getting up there though.. In a earlier post I had published photographs of the Arcadian mountains and of a memorial service for a revolutionary battle that took place in the 19th Century.

Wild Mountain Flowers

Lonely Burnt Tree

Cars Parked on a Cliff

Aghia (Saint) Paraskevi Church

Small VIllage Path

Village Grannie (Giagia Panayoula)

Arcadian Mountains/Battle of Drabala

A few weeks ago I paid a long overdue visit to my fathers’ village called Akovos in Arcadia. The village has a very beautiful and rugged mountainous landscape where many battles were fought in ancient and modern times. I arrived on the day of a memorial service that takes place every year at Aghia Paraskevi church (near Akovos village) which over looks the landscape called ‘Drabala’ A very important battle took place at the site called the ‘Battle of Drabala’ ( June 5-7 1825) This is where the fierce battle for Greek independence against the Ottoman Turks unfolded. To commemorate the death of the soldiers wreaths were layed at the statue of Greek independence war hero Theodoros Kolokotronis. Then there was a moment of silence followed by Greek soldiers singing the national anthem.