Mount of God

Written by Liana Metal


MOUNT OF GOD

by Liana Metal

Mount of God, Pandokrator forrepparttar local people, isrepparttar 134046 tallest peak onrepparttar 134047 green island of Kerkyra (Corfu forrepparttar 134048 non Greek), and is situated inrepparttar 134049 northern part ofrepparttar 134050 Ionian Sea , betweenrepparttar 134051 Greek mainland and Albania and Italy. The mountain was named after God, Who is pandokrator, that is to say ,He governs everything.

The myth says thatrepparttar 134052 hospitable Pheakes lived onrepparttar 134053 island long ago and their kind king Alkinoos had an only daughter, Nafsica, who first met Ulysses,repparttar 134054 king of Ithaca, shipwrecked on a beach ofrepparttar 134055 island . There is still his petrified ship to see at Paleokastritsa, a popular area onrepparttar 134056 west side of Corfu.

The northern part ofrepparttar 134057 island where Pandokrator lies isrepparttar 134058 richest in green. Mount Of God is 918 meters high and has got a monastery on top dedicated to Godrepparttar 134059 Savior. From up thererepparttar 134060 visitor can admire a wonderful view to all directions , let alonerepparttar 134061 marvellous dawn and sunset.

Climbingrepparttar 134062 mount is easy, as there are roads and paths right torepparttar 134063 top and a drive by bike , motor bike or car is feasible. There are numerous villages scattered amongrepparttar 134064 green onrepparttar 134065 way up and there are vast olive groves in every direction. The scenery is adorned by an abundance of tree variety as well. You can see tall cypress trees, pine trees, oaks and orchards and vineyards in between. There you can feelrepparttar 134066 smell of wild herbs and flowers lingering inrepparttar 134067 air.

However,repparttar 134068 road upwards is winding and narrow sorepparttar 134069 traveler should be careful when driving. There are many routes one can follow, depending onrepparttar 134070 area they want to explore. For walkers,repparttar 134071 route, Ipsos, Ayios Markos, Korakiana, Dassia, and back to Ipsos isrepparttar 134072 most popular andrepparttar 134073 easiest. Up there you can see nature in its full glory , any time ofrepparttar 134074 year.

One ofrepparttar 134075 most picturesque villages , literary perched onrepparttar 134076 side ofrepparttar 134077 mount is Ayios Markos. The houses are built onrepparttar 134078 very edge ofrepparttar 134079 narrow road and overlook vast olive groves that reachrepparttar 134080 beach of Ipsos beyond. To reachrepparttar 134081 beach from Ayios Markos you need only 5 to 10 minutes by car or 30 mins brisk walking.

A big village onrepparttar 134082 side ofrepparttar 134083 mountain is Korakiana, Crow Nest in English. There used to be lots of crows in this village years ago, but nowadays there is a big variety of singing birds around, offeringrepparttar 134084 people a unique melody allrepparttar 134085 year round. Korakiana isrepparttar 134086 perfect village to rent a house or a room or even stay there for good. Some foreign visitors have recently bought real estate at low prices and have built their own houses onrepparttar 134087 mount. It is worthrepparttar 134088 money and time spent on a housing project over there if one likes nature and especiallyrepparttar 134089 green.

Radisson Cruises- A Six Star Luxury Experience

Written by Colin Hartness


Radisson Cruises- A Six Star Luxury Experience by Colin Hartness - http://www.whatcruises.com

Radisson cruises come underrepparttar flagship of six star luxury cruises offering an opportunity to explore and discover three hundred ports on 6 continents, including Antarctica. Allrepparttar 134045 luxury liners sharerepparttar 134046 same style of accommodation, service, dining and amenities. Radisson Cruise has been twice chosen asrepparttar 134047 World’s best small Cruise line.

The passenger guests aboardrepparttar 134048 Radisson Cruise experience high standards of excellence in cruising and exciting discovery experiences acrossrepparttar 134049 globe. You are able to get some improvements, benefits or special events on a complimentary basis or at a minimal charges and some “extras” withrepparttar 134050 cruise fares such as gratuities, non- alcoholic beverage all along you trip, wines at lunch and dinner, a wide liquor selection inrepparttar 134051 suite bar or a welcome wine or champagne upon embarkation. World Cruise and Cruise Liner Society has awardedrepparttar 134052 “Best Cruise Value” Radisson Cruise for eleven consecutive years.

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