There are many places in Greece, where history and the natural environment coexist harmoniously and in some cases complement each other. But there are few places, where bravery, self-sacrifice, and supreme love for the country have left their own distinct imprint on the landscape. Rupel Fort is o
Residents of mid-19th-century San Francisco were used to seeing all kinds of quirky characters on their streets. The gold rush was on its last legs and a veritable tide of outlaws, settlers, opportunists, and people of the most diverse stripes had flocked like flies to honey, attracted by the promis
With the decline of the medieval world, which occurred throughout the fifteenth century, a return to the values of classical Greco-Roman culture was sought in Europe, the Renaissance began . Although there was also a renewal in the world of science, the main stronghold and exponent of the Renaissa
The archimandrite Theoktistos, born Vasilios Alexopoulos, was born in 1909 in the small village of Syrna in southeastern Gortynia. After graduating from Primary school he worked as a shoe shiner. He then learned the shoemakers trade. However, his love for Christ led him to the decision to become a m