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Poros harbour
The blue and white clock tower
The strait between Poros and the Peloponnese mainland
Poros town and harbour are the smaller island (Spheria) in the foreground and in the background is the larger island of Kalavria
Poros consists of 2 islands. Spheria, the smallest is of volcanic origin, rocky and barren. Kalavria, meaning gentle breezes is covered in pine forest.
Permanent population around 4,000.
2 hours by road from Athens, 10 minutes by car ferry from the mainland area known as the Peloponnese.
1 hour from Piraeus by hydrofoil.
Postcards From Poros. Wonderful to see. It's snowing here and very very cold. My fingernails nearly dropped off picking vegetables to feed the rabbits this morning.
ReplyDeleteYe gods, that's cold. Still very mild here. Nice weather
DeleteWith today's weather here, I would so love to just fly over to Athens, hop on that ferry and spend a week in your sunshine. Sigh ...
ReplyDeleteTemps are going down but still not freezing. As long as there's sunshine during the day it's great. Everything is closing up though. Very quiet
DeleteHere the temperatures are similar to yours, I wish the views were like that too.
ReplyDeleteIts still nice and warm in the sun. Great days for working outside
DeleteI see northsider called your pictures postcards, and I would agree - they are what I would love to send home if I ever stayed with you :) xx
ReplyDeleteCome on over and we'll take the photos. Postcards are still cheap. Postage is not
DeleteIt all looks so peaceful and calm and I would really like to visit your part of the world again but the weather has finally warmed up here so I’m happy to stay at home.
ReplyDeleteStay down there for now and let that sunshine warm you up.
DeleteClassic Greek island life. Very tempting!
ReplyDeleteStill great weather and the frenzy is over.
DeleteI always think of Poros as just the town, not the name of the island/s. Thanks for enlightening me on a bit of Greek geography.
ReplyDeletePoros is the name of the island and the harbour town. There's not much more really, a couple of seaside settlements with a few hundred people and our area where we may number 100 at the most.
DeleteLove.y view from the mountains on the mainland. On clear nights we could just make out (from Pireaus) the red lights on the wind turbines up there.
ReplyDeleteAnd we are enchanted with the lights of Piraeus, or it could be slightly further down the coast.
DeleteOn a clear night you can see forever.
I liked being able to see the turbines. From down below we see only the tops turning. It's a great photo
Loads of beautiful scenery, you're blessed to live in a lovely place. Hey, I read last night online that Maketu pies from Bay of Plenty are closing down. Such a pity.
ReplyDeleteI got a WhatsApp message from 2 of my brother's yesterday about Maketu pies. We had an online weep! Growing up in The Puke we knew them well. And Maketu fish n chips. One of my brother's lives in Maketu now. I told him to go and buy up any he can find and freeze them! Not the same though as those hot out of f the oven
DeleteIt all looks stunning.
ReplyDeleteOh how I’d love to live on a small island. Water views all around me. Oh to dream. It’s definitely a genetic thing I’m sure.
Definitely genetic. You're a Greek koritsi thru and thru.
DeleteI love where you live and hope to visit one day. Thank you for caring about me and my dang headaches.
ReplyDeleteThose headaches must ruin your day. I hope they get sorted out by the dentist.
DeleteI hope you're saving up! Would love to see you and Stew here!!