This is not Greece. This is nog France. This is not Iceland or Morocco or Mexico or Spain.
Welcome to Sicily 🇮🇹 with amazing Greek temples 🏛️ pristine beaches 🏖️ an active volcano 🌋 amazing food from couscous to arancini and aperitif and street art and wild cacti 🌵
Discover the diversity of the island when you visit Sicily
Visit Favignana Island, one of the Egadi Islands from Marsala, Trapani or Palermo. Enjoy the beaches of Cala Rosso, Calle Azzurro or Grotto Perciata.
Marvel at the crystal clear water, the fishes and the coves as you ride your rental bike around the island. #sicilytourism #sicily #favignana #ig_sicily #favignanaisland
Of course, I knew Sicily would have Greek temples and of course, it was my plan to visit them all! However, when we arrived in Agrigento I was so tired, so cranky, so overwhelmed, I didn’t really ‘feel’ the place. 👎🏼 I was hoping Selinunte would be a better experience.
And I guess it shows. I absolutely loved the place. 🏛️Entering the main temple complex, climbing over fallen down columns and just roaming around freely, is my happy place. They even have golf carts to transport you from one part of the sight to another!
Eventhough it was hot, I had an absolute amazing time exploring the temples and ruins of Selinunte. Selinunte is not as popular as Agrigento as it lays a 100 km further west than Agrigento, it is a bit younger and tours don’t go from Catania, I 100% liked this sight better than Agrigento.
Lesser crowds, room to roam amongst the ruins and just more relaxed over all. ❤️❤️❤️ Interesting fact that the Selinunte people are the furthest west settlement of Greeks in the time. Later times, they first sided with the Carthagians, but later switched sides which caused Hannibal himself to interfere and sack the place. Having been in Carthage/ Tunisia earlier this year, all the little puzzle pieces seem to fell into place. The visualisation/rendering of what the place must have been like are 👌🏼
A different way to explore Etna with this Wine Train tour. You take a train around part of Mt. Etna, crossing through villages, vineyards and rows and rows of fruit trees. After a walking tour of the village of Randazzo, we continue by bus to visit two different wineries, in my case @cantine.russo and @la.gelsomina. After a tour of the vineyard, we go into the tasting room for a taste of their great wines, paired with local produced food.
What a great way to explore the vulcano, taste wine and explore. The @stradadelvinodelletna @trenodeivinidelletna runs twice a week, Thursdays and Saturdays upon reservation and is a full day trip by train + coach. Cheers!
#sicilytourism #sicily #etna #etnavolcano #etnawine #etnawines #etnawinetrain #etnatrain #sicilywine
Impressions from my road trip in the Basque Country (Spain) by Electric Fiat-500 (Fiat 500-E) exploring the Basque coast, cities and country side. Check my bio for my latest post on 8 easy tips for your own electric road trip from Bilbao! #roadtrip #fiat500 #fiat500e #fiat500electric #basquecountry #bilbao #guggenheim
A new railway adventure in Europe. I take the train from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 to Donostia/ San Sebastian in Basque Country, Spain 🇪🇸. I travel with @nsinternational_online @eurostar @tgvinoui @euskotren from the Netherlands to Spain by train. @visiteuskadi @basque.country @tbexevents #traintospain #trainadventure
Hello lovely people! I’d like to talk about a huge difference between the UK and the Netherlands: the price of sunscreen! #skincare #sunscreen
A day of Sea Kayaking over the Sunken City of Epidaurus, Greece with @hellenicoutdoorwellness who made sure we had a relaxed, peacefull day on the water while looking at the ruins and amphoras underwater
Special thanks to @twisttravelmag who bossed me around to make sure we stayed on course, did not flip and took some footage.
And @reflectionsenroute who took pictures, shared their towel and took the GoPro for a swim.
#famtrip #tbexpeloponnese #mythicalpeloponnese #TBEX #TBEXKalamata #tbexeurope2023
#peloponnese #GreeceBeyondTheObvious
Another fun video to watch of my day off at #tbexpeloponnese
I rented a car for the day and took an amazing road trip to Langada Pass. Crossing at 1524m the views were stunning for the whole 59 km from Sparta via Mystras, back to Kalamata.
I really used the road trip to try out different video angles and shots for the video. Let me know what you think!
#TBEX #TBEXKalamata #tbexeurope2023
#peloponnese #GreeceBeyondTheObvious
Today I rented a car and set out to Sparta to visit the nearby ancient site of Mystras.
Scattered around the mountainside there were churches, libraries and monasteries. And a whole palace to view. The site was buzzing with spring flowers and animals. The scent was amazing at the monastery with all the flowers, like honeysuckle.
Enjoy the video I made, I’ll premiere it here!
Let me know what you’ll think.
#TBEX #TBEXKalamata #TBEXPeloponnese #tbexeurope2023
#peloponnese #GreeceBeyondTheObvious
I visited the site of Mystras (near Sparta) in Greece. It is an Unesco World Heritage site, set against the slope of a mountain scattered with the ruins of churches, monasteries and even a castle. It was lovely to visit it in spring. #mystras #TBEX #TBEXKalamata #TBEXPeloponnese #tbexeurope2023
#peloponnese #greecebeyondtheobvious #visitmystras
Road Trip from Mystras to Kalamata via Langada Pass, Greece #TBEX #TBEXKalamata #TBEXPeloponnese #tbexeurope2023
#peloponnese #GreeceBeyondTheObvious