The Geraneia Mountain Range is located between the Greek provinces of Attica and Corinthia, and between the Saronic and the Corinthian Gulfs. Its highest peak, known as Makryplagi, reaches an elevation of 1351 meters and offers some epic views of the surrounding seas and lands. Its slopes are covered by particularly dense forests for a south Greek mountain, nearly all the way … [Read more...]
Photos: Mount Cithaeron, Attica, Greece (2017)
Has anyone ever happened to be marveling at the sunset from the Acropolis of Athens, and wondered what’s that haughty mountain in the background, behind which the sun is plunging? That’s the all-renown Mount Cithearon: Dionysus’ sacred mountain and dwelling of his Bacchae priestesses; the cradle of young Oedipus; the site of one of Hercules’ earliest feats; and the hosting … [Read more...]
