Not-so-ancient Greece

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A collection of non-trivial sites in Greece for a curious traveller. Places that the usual guidebooks will not tell you about, from movie and book locations to abandoned mines and military bases. The locations are scattered across various islands.

#Art connections #Movie mania #Offbeat history #Abandoned places #Underground #Book links #Military and Cold War #Industrial heritage #Hangouts with a twist

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The Magus: Hotel Philadelphia (Spetses)

Spetses 180 50, Greece

John Fowels, Nicholas Urfe and The Magus

Not-so-ancient Greece

#Book links #Offbeat history

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The Magus: Lord Byron School (Spetses)

74FV+CH Ligoneri, Greece

John Fowels, Nicholas Urfe and The Magus

Not-so-ancient Greece

#Book links #Offbeat history

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The Magus: Villa Bourani (Spetses)

Unnamed Road, Spetses 180 50, Greece

John Fowels, Nicholas Urfe and The Magus

Not-so-ancient Greece

#Book links

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Russian naval base (Poros)

Russian Bay, Poros 180 20, Greece

Not-so-ancient Greece

#Offbeat history #Military and Cold War #Abandoned places

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Abandoned US military base (Lefkada)

Unnamed Road, Lefkada 310 80, Greece

Not-so-ancient Greece

#Military and Cold War #Abandoned places

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Old sulfur mine (Milos)

Thiorichia Beach, Milos, Greece

Not-so-ancient Greece

#Abandoned places #Underground #Industrial heritage

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Art Gallery in the WWII Bomb Shelter (Milos)

Lagada beach, Adamas 848 01, Greece

Not-so-ancient Greece

#Art connections #Military and Cold War #Underground

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Ancient marble quarries (Paros)

Epar.Od. Parikias-Marpissas, Paros 844 00, Greece

Not-so-ancient Greece

#Art connections #Underground #Industrial heritage

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The Glass Onion Mansion

Agios Panteleimonas, Kranidi, Greece

Not-so-ancient Greece

#Hangouts with a twist #Movie mania

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