BOREAS Art & Nature travel services

07/01/2024

Our New Year’s tour in Attica with our guests from was like a travel back in time to visit an ancient city-state!
Eastern was the treasury of with its estensive , the mines and the ports towards the .
Marathon was not only an important , but also an important and resource of Athens.
In Marathon the surprising of the gods has also been excavated and the findings are in excellent conditions in the .

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04/01/2024

Tomorrow is going to be a great day for region in : after centuries of oblivion, archaeologist Angeliki Kottaridi restored the palace of king Philip II in Aigai (now known as ) and the place where young lived is opening to the public!
We had the opportunity to have some photos before the official opening!

04/01/2024

03/01/2024

For New Year’s we travelled with our Italian guests from around .
We actually travelled back in time to discover what an ancient city-state was like: we discussed about politics, religion, finance, trade, defence and everyday life in the 5th century b.c.e.
Among the visits was the sanctuary of Artemis in ( )

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01/01/2024

In the first day of 2024 we are visiting with our Italian guests the best preserved ancient Athenian at Eleftherai.
Eleftherai was the border between Athens and Thebes, Attica and Boeotia and the castle is a fine example of classical defensive , in the middle of a wonderful natural landscape!

Our wishes for a happy, peaceful and creative new year!

08/12/2023

Many people visiting the of may have noticed just opposite, the domes of the telescopes of the 🏛️ on the hill of the nymphs. What most people do not know though is that inside the area of the observatory the holy area dedicated to the nymphs still exist together with the inscription “ΗΙΕΡΟΝ ΝΥΜΦΩΝ” (sanctuary of the Nymphs).

18/11/2023

I viaggi di Capodanno. Atene e l'Attica (29/12-2/01/2024), la Sicilia Occidentale (29/12-3/01/2024) e la Valle d'Itria (30/12-2/01/2024) ! Per informazioni e prenotazioni contattaci [email protected] oppure visita http://www.turismoculturale.org/viaggi.capodanno2023.htm

30/10/2023

It has already been ten years that BOREAS Art & Nature travel services opened doors and started presenting unique cultural and adventure travels in Greece. For us it is an amazing life journey and we want it to still go on!
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19/10/2023

Cruising lake Prespa to reach the unknown caves of the hermits before crossing the border to Northern Macedonia!

10/10/2023

Some moments of our memorable stay in the “Fiore di Levante”, Zante!

Να χαμηλώναν τα βουνά,
να’βλεπα το Λεβάντε,
να’βλεπα την Κεφαλονιά
και το ωραίο Τζάντε!

08/10/2023

Among the most interesting aspects of the are the people: poets, writers, politicians, painters, musicians, but most of all the iconic traveller: Odysseus! Ulysses!
Reaching Ithaca is an important landmark in every traveller‘s dreams and we were among the lucky ones who set foot on this land!

07/10/2023

How special it is every single time to visit the in ! Wonderful colours, unique shapes, a natural scenery of extraordinary art!

06/10/2023

After visiting the small yet interesting of Lefkada, we embarked on a around Skorpios, the legendary private island of Aristotle !

05/10/2023

We spent the whole day yesterday with our Italian guests visiting the emerald of Corfu: the Mon Repos , the recently reopened , the Paleokastritsa and the enchanting downtown. Our tour now takes us on the of Western Greece to more hidden !

03/10/2023

The tour of the has developed into one of the most successful of .
Once more we are ready to follow the of and I am chilling in elegant and attractive a few hours before welcoming our Italian guests. “May the wind always be at our back and the sun upon our faces”.

24/09/2023

I have to admit I underestimated during my first visit, but apparently it all comes down to the point of view…

22/09/2023

Today we have crossed the border with our Italian guests towards North Macedonia.
After visiting Heraclea Lyncestis, a city founded by king Philip the II, we arrived in Ohrid, where we walked around the old city and visited some of the Byzantine churches, masterpieces of Christian art!

21/09/2023

Enjoying a coffee break after visiting the wonderful archaeological museum of Aiani in front of the Byzantine church of the Dormition of the Virgin.

20/09/2023

It feels overwhelming to visit the place where the philosopher Aristotle taught the young Alexander the Great!
After Pella, capital of the kingdom of Macedonia, we visited the Nympheon of Mieza and savoured the delicious local wine!

19/09/2023

Mount Athos, the Holy Mountain is a piece of Middle Ages in the modern world!
An independent monastic republic, where look like .

18/09/2023

Reading the Acts of the Apostles from the and being able to recognise the places mentioned is a unique feeling!
In Filippi one can immagine St Paul in the forum, Marc Anthony and Octavian fighting against Brutus and Cassius and Philip II of Macedonia taking possess of the city and the rich gold mines!

16/09/2023

One would hardly guess there are well 13 monuments in !
Among the majestic churches we are also visiting the Holy Appstles, a masterpiece of and decoration!

15/09/2023

Waiting to welcome another group of guests, another to begin!

12/07/2023

At the 2nd Vikos-Aoos Unesco Global Geopark - Summer School

29/04/2023

At battle field, on the way to Athens.

27/04/2023

We have even challenged the rain to visit the magnificent in the marvellous region, payed back with a spectacular view!

26/04/2023

Once in Arta we needed to take a photo in front of the legendary Bridge of Arta, over the river Aracthus. The late afternoon light turned everything a little bit brighter and a little bit more magic…

25/04/2023

It is always a great pleasure to visit Mystras and get lost in the ancient alleys, the magnificent palaces and the amazing churches. It feels like diving in history, like a travel back in time. We were lucky to enjoy the astonishing view over the Evrotas river valley in a bright and sunny day!

24/04/2023

Our guests enjoyed a wonderful day at Epidaurus sanctuary of Asclepius, admired the magnificent theatre and in the afternoon we visited the archaeological site of Mycenae.