Holidaying is a great idea. We are eligible to go on holidays at least once a year. Planning for a holiday is in itself very exciting. Greece is perhaps one of the attractive tourist destinations and a wonderful country to visit. It is known for its cultural heritage and historical significance. It is also one of the safest places to visit. But every country or every city has its constraints and flaws. Mishaps can occur anytime and anywhere. We ...
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The historic City of Corinth
Ancient Corinth was one of the largest and most important cities of ancient Greece. Inhabited in the Neolithic Age, the origin of its inhabitants was not clarified. The ancient city of Corinth was built in the plain below the fortress of Acrocorinth. The ruins of Ancient Corinth are located 9 km south of the modern city. The entrance to the site is now at the southwest side. From the entrance head to the central market area which in antiquity ...
Implications of Cycladic Art to Modern Art
Cycladic art mainly used small marble figures which were from the Bronze Age about 3000 BC. This was a finding made commonly by inhabitants of the thirty small cycladic islands of Aegean Sea in Greece. According to studies, Cycladic culture is considered to be the forerunner of the later classical Greek civilization. As much as these people were pre-literate their knowledge of culture was sketchy and was largely based on pure ...