Imagine an undeveloped island in the Adriatic, one covered in hilly forests and surrounded by clear turquoise waters. Throw in a few idyllic fishing villages, maybe a medieval monastery and a couple of lakes hidden in the hills and you have the island of Mljet, Croatia’s greenest island. Stretching 37 kilometers from one end toContinue reading “Seven Years on Mljet”
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Above and Below Cephalonia
The sea disappears below Cephalonia, flowing into the crevices of its shore and passing through a network of underground caves that lead some fifteen kilometers across the island to the underground lake of Melissani where the salt water mixes with the fresh water of the lake before draining once again into the sea on theContinue reading “Above and Below Cephalonia”
Island of Cliffs and Caves
Lefkada became an island some 2500 years ago when Corinthians settlers built a canal through the narrow strip of land on the north tip that connects to mainland Greece. A pontoon bridge now connects the island to the mainland and it was over this that we drove on our way to Lefkada town. A crumblingContinue reading “Island of Cliffs and Caves”
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