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ARGOS and all the nearby sights
Argos is the European town with the longest, continuous inhabitation, and west of the town
are such sights as a pyramide, a cave church and cute villages.
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ARGOS: The Nafpliots will tell you that the eagle flies over Argos using only one wing. The other wing is placed over its eyes, because... Click here to read more!
ZOGKA: Few of Nafplio's tourists have done this trip, we don't think you should be one of them... Click here to read more!
6000 YEARS OF RICH HISTORY
CAVE CHURCHES IN A
MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE
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CASTLES HIGH AND LOW
LARISA: Larisa fortress in Argos's history began when this hilltop was just a lookout, for well over four thousand years ago. it's history continues through the Mycenaean age and antiquity, ...
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WEST OF ARGOS: There are several reasons to drive to the mountains and visit a few of the charming villages west of Argos. On hot summer days, the air is noticeably cooler and fresher.... Click here to read more!
THE PRETTY VILLAGES IN THE MOUNTAINS
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ELLINIKO: There are a few pyramids in Greece, and the pyramid of Elliniko, also called Kenkreai, is the best... Click here to read more!
SO, YOU THOUGHT ONLY EGYPT
HAD PYRAMIDS?
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THE CAVE CHURCH OVER THE RIVER
KEFALARI: In the lovely green village Kefalari is a church, Zoodochos Pigi / Ag. Maria Kefalariotissa, which is quite unique. First, it is built over the Erasinos River, ...
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