Stone House Near The Sea In Greece

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115 km south of the ancient city of Sparta in the Peloponnese in southern Greece, in a small quiet v

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Simos beach, Elafonissos

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Sailing and swimming lessons are available for children during summer months.
Sailing lessons are offered by the Sailing Club of Neapolis for children from seven to twelve years old three times per week in Optimist boats. Families join the Sailing Club and pay monthly for lessons. Children with sailing experience may be able to participate in races.
Swimming lessons are also offered in shallow water near the town dock.

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The sea breezes from the Bay of Neapolis create a micro-climate that resembles island environments, rather than the mainland environment one might expect. Vatistas commitment to developing local Greek varietals has paid off in international competitions as well as at the local level, where his wines are extremely popular.

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Only a few meters under the surface of the sea, the oldest underwater city in the world resides. Located near Pounda Beach, along the coast west of Neapolis, this archeological site has been the focus of an international team of scientists. Their work is featured on this BBC documentary that first aired in October 2011.

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The Petrified Forest is located east of Neapolis, between Aghio Nikolao and Cape Maleas. Next to the sea, one can see trunks of palm trees that turned to stone as their soft tissue was replaced by minerals.
According to Wikipedia, "Petrified wood (from the Greek root petro meaning 'rock' or 'stone'; literally 'wood turned into stone') is the name given to a special type of fossilized remains of terrestril vegetation. It is the result of a tree having turned completely into stone by the process of permineralization. All the organic materials have been replaced with minerals (mostly a silicate, such as quartz), while retaining the original structure of the wood

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A new rock-climbing area has been recently developed east of Neapolis, near the Petrified Forest, along the road to the trailhead for Aghia Irini. Fixed protection and anchors have been put in and a number of routes have been established. Some routes located on the sunny side of the cliff are suitable for climbing in the winter; other routes are located in the shade and are suitable for climbing during hot summer months.

Local accommodations cater to climbers

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The church of Aghia Irini with its pilgrims' cells is located at the end of a challenging five-kilometer trail. The hike can be done as a day trip, or by making arrangements in advance, visitors may spend the night in the cells. If you do it as a day hike, take a lunch and eat at the picnic table near the pilgrims' cells.
The views along the trail are magnificent. Freight-laden ships pass by in a parade between Cape Maleas and the western Mediterranean. Kythera rises, like Aphrodite, from the sea across the strait.

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Beekeeper Paraskevas Sotiralis sells honey produced by his bees that forage the mountainside above Neapolis. In the spring, he harvests wildflower honey. In the fall, he harvests the highly-sought-after thyme honey: deep gold in color and distinctively flavored. Each Thursday, he sells jars and tins of his honey at the laiki (farmers’ market). For those in the know, he also sells jars of gyri, bee pollen, harvested from the legs of the bees as they enter the hive.