Colchicum atticum

IMG_0648 [Colchicum atticum]

Photographed on Mt. Penteli on December 12, 2011

 

Crocus pallasii

803_8116 [Crocus pallasii]

 

 This crocus grows in countries extending from the Balkan Peninsula to Iran.

In Greece it flowers during the months of October, November and December mostly on some east Aegean islands

but there are reports that it was found in Macedonia and Thessaly as well.

In Attica, as far as I know, it grows only on a very small area high up on Mt. Hymittos. 

 

For more pictures of pallasii please click HERE.

Photographed on Mt. Hymittos on November 14, 2020.

Full moon at Rafina

802_9648 [Full moon at Rafina]

The picture was taken long after moon-rise from the top of a hill next to Rafina bay

on July 9, 2017

 

 

Apollo the Guitarist

802_1539 [Apollo the Guitarist]

 

This statue of Apollo, the ancient Greek Olympian god of music, stands with his lyre on a column outside the Academy of Athens, a world-wide highlight of the city. The statue itself measures 3.71m in height while the column is 19.54! 

 

It is attributed to the Greek architect Leonidas Drossis but there is evidence that there is more to the matter.

For additional information please click HERE to watch a slideshow on the Academy of Athens, in case you have missed it. 

 

Please click on the picture for a better view. 

 

 Photographed downtown Athens on September 13, 2015