10 Sep 2018 Capital of the Dodecanese, Rhodes offers far more than picturesque Lindos and anecdotal tales of the Colossos. Originally settled by the Minoans, the island’s strategic position led to …
5 Jul 2018 Three Days in Rome – Janiculum, Garibaldi and a fruitless search for Roman Water Mills. Far reaches of Ostia Antica; fab frescoes, mosaics and Mithraea. Portus and …
5 Jul 2018 Philopappos and the elusive Eptathronon, Tavernas old and new, backstreets and graffiti, new Museums and Exhibitions Hadrian, Technology, Eleusis and latest discoveries from the Antikythera Shipwreck. Akropolis …
I rather like Mithras; the subject of my first Undergrad Dissertation, mentored by the late, great Professor Peter Walcot! Mithraism appeals to my …
Trajan’s Markets, beneath Via dei Fori Imperiali, Aqua Virgo, Forum Boarium, Case Romane del Celio, Porticos Aemilia and a Temple to Spes built during the FIRST PUNIC WAR! February in …
Our annual End of Season Trip to Crete has become somewhat of a winding down ritual. A self-catering Studio in Hotel du Lac overlooking the Lagoon in Aghios Nikolaos, a …
Our spirits were significantly uplifted one cold and wet November afternoon by an invitation to visit the Kallos Gallery by Educational Outreach Officer, Paul O’Mahony. We extended the invitation to …
It was supposed to be a romantic and relaxing Birthday/Wedding Anniversary much-needed-break……..good thing we packed our walking boots! Day One. Architectural walkabout…….. Luckily our Hotel was near Gaudi’s Casa Milà, …
Rarely do we venture to the mainland without visiting Athens. We adore Athens; but she is exhausting and we needed a rest – so a relaxing week in the Attic …
…a monumental Kouros, tantalising hints of Archaic Temple construction and Spartan nits! Home to Pythagoras, Samos island has featured in many a pivotal moment in Greek history; Persian, Peloponnesian …