Category: Greece holiday pic of the day

  • Looking sheepish on Sifnos

    Share

    sheep on Sifnos

    Sheep watch warily from behind a thicket of bare shrubs at a farm property in a valley near Kastro village on Sifnos

     

  • All walled in: A hillside estate on Patmos

    Share

    a house on Patmos

    Stone walls enclose a private villa on a hillside above Grikos Bay on Patmos

     

  • Colours on the west coast of Naxos

    Share

    A secluded beach on the west coast of Naxos

    October sunshine brings out brilliant colours in the sea and on land along the west coast of Naxos. We saw this secluded beach while hiking in the island’s Stelida district. Click on the photo to view a full-size image.

     

  • Syrmata on the Klima seaside

    Share

    Some of the colourful boathouses that line the seashore at Klima village on Milos island

    Some of the colourful syrmata (fishermen’s boathouses) that line the narrow seashore at Klima village on Milos

     

  • Houses on the hills below Astipalea’s kastro

    Share

    Chora village on Astipalea

    Early evening sunshine illuminates the historic Venetian-era kastro (castle) and Chora village on Astipalea island

     

  • Picture yourself … at Mikri Vigla beach on Naxos

    Share

    Mikri Vigla beach on Naxos

    Looking toward nearby Paros island (upper left) from Mikri Vigla beach on Naxos. Click the photo to view a full-size image.

     

  • Sunset glow on a Patmos chapel

    Share

    a chapel on Patmos

    A private chapel at Sapsila Bay catches the warm glow of the evening sun

     

     

  • A ‘Jaded’ view of Mykonos

    Share

    Part of Mykonos Town is visible on the starboard side of the Norwegian Jade cruise ship

    Whitewashed hotels and houses on the Tagoo hillside north of Mykonos Town are visible on the starboard (right hand) side of the Norwegian Jade cruise ship, seen here while it was docked at the New Port in Tourlos on May 16 2012

     

     

    The bow of the Norwegian Jade cruise ship

    A view of the Jade’s bow shortly before the ship hauled anchor and pulled out of the Tourlos port. It was one of at least six cruise ships that visited Mykonos that day. One of the others was the 4-masted Windstar vessel visible at left.

     

     

    Norwegian Jade cruise ship

    Three members of the Norwegian Jade crew take in the view from a service door near the cruise ship’s bow …

     

     

    Norwegian Jade cruise ship

    … while a few passengers on the upper deck take one last look at the island before the ship departs. The Jade can carry 2,402 passengers and 1,078 crew.

     

     

    The Norwegian Jade pulls away from the pier at Tourlos as it departs Mykonos island

    More of Mykonos Town comes into view as the Jade pulls away from the pier

     

     

    Norwegian Jade cruise ship

    An 11 a.m. view of the Jade docked at Tourlos. The ship arrived at Mykonos in the morning and set sail for another destination around 6 in the evening.