Travel in Europe

Tower of the Winds is a high building , octagonal , located in the eastern part of Plaka markets . It was designed by the famous astronomer Andronikos quite complicated as a tool for measuring time : one hour of water inside a solar outdoor clock and weather turbine above the roof. The name " Tower of the Winds " is given by the personification of the eight winds carved on the eight sides of the building.

The area which rises Mount A thos , one of the most beautiful in Greece , held the visitors all the grandeur of nature . The landscape varies between small valleys and gorges , barren mountains sprinkled with rocks . In some places , the curtain is going to split and blue sea view . Mountains and the sea crystal creates the perfect isolation for the location selected by hermit monasteries . It is a community of monks who, over more than 1,000 years , lived daily life style of Byzantine religious practices . .