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Blog posts from February 2016
Reviving the Olympic Spirit – the Nemean Games 2016
Feb 17, 2016
Nemea was once home to what is widely thought to be the first Olympic Games. It was here that ancient Greeks would mark major festivals and, for a brief while, pause their perpetual hostilities, putting their efforts instead into athletic competition. Established sources give the starting date of the Nemean Games as 573 BC.
Noel Josephides
Driving Norway’s National Tourist Routes
Feb 10, 2016
You could be forgiven for thinking that all roads around the Norwegian fjords are scenic, but it turns out that some have a special status. The Norwegian government recently established 18 National Tourist Routes, chosen to provide an easy way for visitors to experience the best of the country’s incredible landscapes.
The Sunvil Family
Mertola and the Mina de Sao Domingos
Feb 03, 2016
One of the many joys of exploring the Alentejo region of Portugal is the unsung discoveries which you can so easily stumble across. On the two occasions I’ve hired a car in the Alentejo I’ve found villages for which there’s precious little in the way of tourist information, and yet in which I’ve discovered buildings, monuments or just stories which have stayed in the memory long after I’ve come home.
