Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities

Arrivaderci!

Friday October 11, 2024 Had to have Napoli style pizza on our final night! Soooo good!!! Fun Facts about Italy Romans are said to adore...

Roaming Roma!

Thursday October 10, 2024 The Trevi Fountain, Rome Fun Facts about Italy The Italian Police Force uses Lamborghinis (sometimes). The...

From Napoli to Sorrento!

Tuesday October 8, 2024 Fun Facts - Naples Pizza was invented in Naples in 1889. The toppings were designed to reflect the colors of the...

Awe InSPIREing

Monday October 7, 2024 This is the Astronomical Clock of the Cathedral of Messina. Absolutely amazing! More information below. (It may...

Kaliméra!

Saturday October 5, 2024 Fun Facts Legend has it Zeus was born in Crete. His mother, the Goddess Rhea, hid him away there to protect...

Wonders of the Ancient World, and Wonderful Food!

Friday October 4, 2024 Ancient Public Toilets! Fun facts about the Mediterranean Sea (these are sort of science-y...hopefully still fun):...

A Sojourn to Cape Sounion and the Temple of Poseidon

Thursday October 3, 2024 We're back! We enjoyed a relaxing day yesterday with no timelines (except when waiting for our laundry to be...

Athens and an Awesome Acropolis

Tuesday October 1, 2024 View from the Acropolis Fun Facts about Athens With 148 theatrical stages, the city of Athens has the most stages...

The Island of Crete

September 30, 2024 What Are These 2 large pottery pieces? (answers below) Fun Facts About Crete: An olive tree in Crete is possibly...

Rhodes, not Roads

Sunday September 29, 2024 This is the point of land in Rhodes that marks where the Aegean and Mediterranean Sea meet. Fun Facts About...

Exploring Extraordinary Excavations at Ephesus

Saturday September 28, 2024 Kusadasi, Turkey Fun Facts About Turkey Oil wrestling is one of Turkey's national sports. It is one of the...

Can You Say Çanakkale?

Friday September 27 Fun Facts About Turkey Tulips come from Amsterdam, right? Wrong. These pretty bulb-shaped blooms were introduced to...

Starting in Istanbul September 26. 2024 Fun Facts - Istanbul: Istanbul has seven hills, just like Rome, except that each of Istanbul's...