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Greece

Ancient Athens. A well documented photographic archive of Ancient Athens created by Kevin T. Glowacki and Nancy L. Klein of the Department of Classical Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington. Note the sites and monuments link. [ul]
http://www.indiana.edu/~kglowack/athens/

Traditional music. A site of street sounds, with photos and music from a restaurant's terrace in Athens. [ul]
http://ruavista.com/sounds.htm

Roads of Crete. Nice maps, with some that are clickable and detail the history of numerous places. Most images are in ... the image gallery. Some inobtrusive ads. [ul]
http://www.interkriti.org/plakias/index.html

Olympic village 2004. This site offers the architectural plans of the village, with a particular focus on tying together nature and society and making the project sustainable. [ul]
http://www.urbankit.gr/new_urban_paradigm.htm

CreteTravel.com.  A travel site like you wish they all were including free of advertisements.  A clickable map links to pages describing areas of the island.  Local maps are well designed for viewing on the computer; some are sketch maps.  The frank narratives provide the type of information a prospective visitor needs.  Site suggested by Lina Zaproudi of CreteTravel.com.   [tdh]
http://www.cretetravel.com

Greek costume through the ages. This site by Anna Mavromatis will send you back in time thanks to its lovely illustrations and stories. [ul]
http://www.annaswebart.com/culture/costhistory/

The Narghile. Read all about this much ignored Middle Eastern artefact (a water pipe) that millions use through the world, including in Greece, its culture and history. Photos to prove it. By Alexander Williams. [ul]
http://www.sacrednarghile.com/narghile/en/world.html

Scenic Panoramic Views of Santorini.  An interactive map features eight different scenic views of the island of Santorini. [jsh]

http://www.swisseduc.ch/stromboli/perm/sant/panos1-en.html


 


North slope of the Acropolis

Oblique aerial view of a portion of Sitia (on Crete)