Incredible travel into the history of ancient Greece. Visit of Mycenae, Argos and Epidaurus. 4K

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Discover our new adventure in #Greece and the #Balkans. Between history and gastronomy, this journey of several weeks will make you discover splendid places from the air. Please note that all the images, even those in #drone are shot in 4K.

Second step of our journey in Greece, a visit of the eastern Peloponnese. A busy day with the discovery of the ancient city of Mycenae and the Larissa castle in Argos in the morning. After a stop in Nafplio for lunch, we will drive to the archaeological site of Epidaurus and discover the ruins of the sunken city in the bay of Epidaurus.

0:37 Departure from Tolo
1:10 Visit to the ancient city of Mycenae
5:50 Stop at Larissa castle in Argos
7:12 Lunch break in Nafplio
9:15 Discovery of the site of Epidaurus
12:55 Dive to the sunken city
14:47 Return to Tolo and dinner at Maria's restaurant

First stop: Mycenae
Mycenae is an ancient pre-Hellenic city of the Bronze Age located on a hill between the mounts Profitis Ilias and Zara, northeast of the plain of Argos, in the Peloponnese, and surrounded by fortifications of cyclopean walls.During the 2nd millennium B.C., Mycenae became a major pole of continental Greece. Its apogee is located between the 14th and 13th centuries BC. The powerful city shows several signs of destruction, like the rest of the sites of the Mycenaean civilization. Their causes are still under discussion: foreign invasions, earthquakes, fires or internal conflicts. Mycenae became a minor city, its fortifications are destroyed after the sacking of the city by Argos in 468 BC. Mycenae, like its neighbor Tirynthe, is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1999.

Second stop: Argos
At the end of the Bronze Age, Argos was one of the centers and one of the best known strongholds of the Mycenaean civilization. After the "dark centuries", it supplanted Mycenae. Under the reign of the tyrant Pheidon, in the 7th century BC, it subjected the other Peloponnesian cities. The battle of Mantinea, in 418 BC, finally convinced Argos to ally with Sparta, but not for long because it broke this treaty at the beginning of the Corinthian War, in 395 BC.

The city was subdued by the Romans in 146 BC along with the rest of the Achaean League, then included in the Roman province of Achaia in 27 BC.

Lunch in Nafplio :
After visits to Mycenae and Argos, head to Nafplio where we will have lunch. The seaside town of 14,000 inhabitants is a tourist mecca. It is dominated by the rock Palamède (Palamidi, 286 m), which dominates the plain of Argolide. The city has two fortresses.

During the Greek War of Independence, Nafplio was one of the objectives of the insurgent Greeks. It even became the capital of Greece until the fall of 1834. It is very pleasant to walk in the streets of the city, to have a coffee or to have a meal.

Visit of Epidaurus:
One of the most famous sites of ancient Greece, Epidaurus is best known for its marvelous theater, set in a harmonious setting of fragrant pines and hills. Dating from the 3rd century B.C., this one, renowned for its proverbial acoustics, had 14,000 seats. Epidaurus was also, and above all, a sanctuary dedicated to Asclepius, god of medicine whose emblematic caduceus adorns the badge of modern pharmacists. The treatments, focused on the balance of body and soul, were based on the interpretation of dreams by the priests, the practice of sports (hence the presence of a stadium), entertainment (theater) and animal sacrifices. The museum of the site shelters among other things some antique surgical instruments.

Diving in the heart of the sunken city:
There is a free archaeological diving site on the southern beach of Paleá Epídavros. It is an ancient storehouse (140 BC). It is characterized by the presence of 18 doliums (fixed storage amphora), some of which are particularly well preserved

Return to Tolo :
Finally, we returned to Tolo at the end of the day, proud to have discovered the majority of the tourist sites of the sector. The bay of Tolo is really beautiful. We understand why many vacationers, including many French, come here every year. We walked to another excellent restaurant in Tolo, Maria's Restaurant. From Halloumi to salad to seafood, everything was delicious.

[TonesAdventuresHD]

Spectacular my friends! Always intrigued by greek history/mythology!

[Happywife]

What a beautiful and historic places and yummy foods. My husband and I, likes greek foods too.

[TakisTravel]

Wonderful presentation. 👍
Greetings from Athens.

[babouminautopia-tour]

Coucou à vous, comme toujours une belle vidéo, agréable paysage, cela ma aussi obliger de revoir mon anglais hahaha, à bientôt

[hasselbladexpert]

Thank you for sharing in English dear friend, it’s beautiful scenery and country❤❤❤

[YoshikoLP]

Glad touring with you here.
Nice upload as always.
Happy weekend. Keep in touch :):)

[eddydv]

Thank you for sharing beautiful places. 😁👍✌️🎼🚶

[AlexUNDAlex]

A great place, again very interesting. Thank you and have a nice week. Greetings Alex and Alex

[Rousseau]

Pity you preferred Tolo to buy ice cream. In Nafplio city there is an Italian gentleman which has a gelateria which probably has the best gelato in Greece. Also you missed the chance to explore more of Nafplio, Greece's first Capital to find several spots of interest for instance where the first governor of Greece ( and probably the best) was assassinated by a group of disatisfied bandits but there are strong indications that they were innocent and one great power of the era decided to eliminate him. Also it's main castle is unique and the views it offers are magnificent.

[margretcadallo]

Thank you so much for bringing us there such a beautiful view

[TheGrayLifewithJimPearl]

Those tombs are so large. The theater 12:27 is so intact. The Sunken City was amazing. What a fun day, you guys had. Pearl really enjoyed this one. 👍