Holidays in Greece - Greek Holiday Destinations You Should Know About (Part 3)

Shall we continue talking about Greek Holiday Destinations? If you are planning any vacations for the winter, you will probably be a fan of snow. Greece is a country surrounded by water, but it has a very mountainous mainland. As a result, there are small villages that have ski centers nearby, and welcome thousands of visitors during wintertime. Here are two of them: Kalavryta: It is one of the most known holiday destinations visited during winter. It has a ski center which even offers night skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling and paragliding. Open from December to April, It has courses both for the beginners and the experts. Apart from skiing, you can visit some of the regions' best sites, such as the Cave of the Lakes, beautifull small villages and historic monasteries. Kaimaktsalan: This area is widely known for its' ski center too. At an altitude of 2500 meters, it is the place where most professional skiers like to train. It has 14 tracks that include easy, medium and hard courses. If you are a novice, there are schools that can help you get started with the basics. Kaimaktsalan is also preferred by trekking and mountaineering clubs because of the amazing scenery and the variety of trekking paths. If you are a traveler who enjoys sightseeing above all, here are two Greek historical destinations that not many people know about: Mystras: When the Byzantine Empire was broken into pieces for the first time in 1204 A.C., Peloponnese was given to a Frankish Prince, William II, who built the castle of Mystras. The security provided by the natural hill fortress of Mystras, will cause the migration of the local population to it, creating a spectacular city-castle. Monemvasia: A rock in the sea that is 1500 meters long, 600 meters wide and 200 meters high. The top of the rock is flat like a plateau, while the slopes around forming vertical cliffs. It Includes two fortified, invisible from the land, residential complexes, the Lower Town and the UpperTown which is the slope of the summit plateau. The soil is mainly rocky, arid and sparsely vegetated. The fortress was so strong, it was only taken by cutting all the lines of supply for months. As explained in the past two articles, this kind of places is best visited during spring or autumn, when the temperature is neither too low, nor to high, if you instead want to have your holidays on summer, here's where you should consider travelling to: Chania, Crete: A fabulous city on the island of Crete. It is consisted of two towns: an old one, protected by Venetian walls, and the new one, where most people live in nowadays. It has excellent beaches to relax on, and you can use it as a base in order to visit the countless villages and beaches around the area. Corfu: One great island at the north-west borders of Greece. The town of Corfu is affected by many cultures, most notably the Venetian, French and Greek. If you want to be at the most sandy beaches, you should choose those on the southern part of the island. As you can see, it doesn't really matter when you decide to go to Greece because there are plenty of destinations for all kinds of tastes. If you want more information about Where to travel in Greece, you should visit Greek Holiday Destinations