I took these photos of Kerasiotis river during my stay in Montanema handmade village.
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What I loved most in Montanema
Montanema handmade village undoubtedly is a unique hotel. A wonderful place surrounded by virgin nature. There are many things you can adore in your stay there. From the luxury homes with modern fireplaces, the spring water who running in your tap, the wonderful staff, the excellent food in Fournia restaurant or the Irema cafe. But what I liked most in Montanema are small details in architecture and decoration that really touch me, and some of these I want to present to you with my photos.
Some lamps in the hotel’s café
The lucky horseshoe in every one of the hotels houses
An old hanger (monk we call it in Greece)
Details of folk mason in a fence
Dimitrios Asithianakis is a photographer and photography teacher. You can find him on Facebook Dimitrios Asithianakis.
Hiking at Montanema
The first morning during our stay in Montanema handmade village we walked into the canyon in front of the hotel following Kerasiotis River.
The trail was great for hiking in the mountain. Our guide Constantinos with endless knowledge of local flora gave to us useful information about the various plants that we encountered in the path.
Kerasiotis river at several points along the route forming impressive small waterfalls, while the light plays with the water passing between the leaves.
Dimitrios Asithianakis is a photographer and photography teacher. You can find him on Facebook Dimitrios Asithianakis.
Plastiras Lake Ride
The Montanema handmade village located very close to Plastiras Lake. So you can combine the stay in the hotel with lake activities .
The other members of TBG preferred horse riding. My ride was photographic.
The landscape on the northern side of Plastiras Lake is magical. The mountains on the horizon are still snowy, while horses graze on fress grass waiting for the guests.
Dimitrios Asithianakis is a photographer and photography teacher. You can find him on Facebook Dimitrios Asithianakis.
Montanema handmade village Sunrise
I am thinking that you can not feel deeply a place if you not see the sun rise at least once. I know it’s hard to get up early, while not yet dawn and search from which side the sun rises but believe me it’s worth it.
At least in my trip to Montanema handmade village to look at the sunrise was easy. The sun just comes forward in the ravine that is in front of the complex.
It is one of the few times that I enjoyed the sunrise and I was not in a beach. But the Montanema landscape was marvelous and so was the sunrise.
Dimitrios Asithianakis is a photographer and photography teacher. You can find him on Facebook Dimitrios Asithianakis.
Etoliko Greece
Etoliko is a historic city in western Greece built on an island in the middle of a lagoon.
Etoliko has described as Little Venice because of the wonderful environment in which it is.
Etoliko has neither the channels nor the impressive buildings of Venice, but it is a beautiful city Surrounded by water. A real paradise for photographers.
Dimitrios Asithianakis is a photographer and photography teacher. You can find him on Facebook Dimitrios Asithianakis.
Athens sightseeing in a different way
Scooterise Athens Tour
Last Saturday I had a really fun experience seeing Athens in a different way. Travel Bloggers Greece members were invited to join a Scooterise tour of Athens via a Electric Trikke vehicle. The three wheels Trikke is like a toy and from the first moment I enjoy the ride. The tour starts from 18 Chatzichristou Street where company’s office is, near Acropolis Metro station.
Scooterise offers to its clients a lot of different tours . The Scooterise Athens Highlights Tour, The Scooterise Art & The City Tour, The Scooterise Athens Food Safari tour, The Acropolis & Athens Scooterise Combo tour, The Scooterise Athens Riviera Tour. We just took the Scooterise Athens Complete Tour .
Happy TBG members Scooterising in Athens
During 2 and ½ hours we saw some of the more interesting spots of the city. Hadrian’s Arch and the Temple Of Zeus, Zappeion and the Kallimarmaro (panathinaiko) stadium, the Presidential mansion, an interesting ride through the National Gardens, Syntagma Square and the Greek Parliament, Monastiraki square, Ancient Roman market, Tower of the Winds, Plaka and tours ends. I had so much fan that for sure I will do it again in the future.
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Dimitrios Asithianakis is a photographer and photography teacher. You can find him on Facebook Dimitrios Asithianakis.
Travel Bloggers Greece
This Sunday, January 18 was an interesting day. I was invited to the first presentation of Travel Bloggers Greece at Pallas Athena a Grecotel boutique hotel in the center of Athens.
During this first briefing Elena Sergeeva and Marissa Tejada the founders who had this wonderful idea explained to us in detail the objectives of Travel Bloggers Greece. Also the bloggers who attended the event we made a short presentation of our blogs. This was followed by lunch and a very pleasant conversation that helped us to know each other better. The first day of the presentation included an interesting limo tour but unfortunately some obligations forced me to leave after the lunch.
Travel Bloggers Greece is a non-profit networking group with a mission to promote the interests of travel bloggers that cover Greece as a travel destination. Travel Bloggers Greece also wants to educate about travel blogging, promote authentic travel and the most important for me increased awareness of Greek travel destinations. For all these gentle goals I decide from the first moment to participate as a full member.
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Athens Reflections
December light and some Athens Reflections…
Dimitrios Asithianakis is a photographer and photography teacher. You can find him on Facebook Dimitrios Asithianakis.
Athens Metropolitan Expo
I visited once again the Metropolitan Expo Event Center for the Greek Tourism Expo an international Tourism Fair for Greek destinations. The weather was fine and I grab the opportunity to take some photos.
The Metropolitan Expo – Exhibition Center is the largest, most modern and functional venue for exhibitions, conferences and events in Athens, designed to the highest standards, ensuring thus functionality, flexibility and aesthetic integrity of facilities.
Metropolitan Expo building is located just 2 km after Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” in Spata, Attica. Although the exhibitors usually offer free transportation in their events, you can easily visit the venue in the same way someone can visit Athens International Airport.
Dimitrios Asithianakis is a photographer and a photography teacher. You can find him on Facebook Dimitrios Asithianakis.