Between the Fourth Crusade in 1204 and their capture by the Turks in the 1560s, the Cyclades were under the control of Venice. Noble families controlled various islands organised under the Duchy of Naxos after it was captured by Marco Sanudo in 1207. The ‘Chora’ of each island with its narrow winding streets, organised around […]
Beaches of Paros
Just a small selection of the many beaches of Paros, where I have been well and truly outbeached. There are no less than four Blue Flag beaches among the ones pictured below.
The lost El Greco
The island of Syros used to be mostly Catholic, a result of the Venetian expansion in the Aegean. During the Greek War of Independence (1821-1828), it was granted the protection of the Vatican and served as the landing point of refugees from Chios, Psara and Crete. The refugees founded the city of Ermoupolis, now the […]