A necropolis (plural: necropolises or necropoleis) is a large cemetery or burial place (from Greek nekropolis "city of the dead"). Apart from the occasional application of the word to modern cemeteries outside large towns, the term is chiefly used of burial grounds, often an abandoned city or town, near the sites of the centers of ancient civilizations.
Catacombs are ancient, human-made underground passageways or final resting place of refuges or subterranean cemeteries composed thereof. Many are under cities and have served as a refuge for safety during wars or as a meeting place for cults during historic times.
In architecture, the apse is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome.
A Dervish or Darvesh is someone treading a Sufi Muslim ascetic path or "Tariqah", known for their extreme poverty and austerity, similar to mendicant friars in Christianity or Hindu/Buddhist/Jain sadhus.
The theatre of ancient Greece, or ancient Greek drama, is a theatrical culture that flourished in ancient Greece between c. 550 and c. 220 BC. The city-state of Athens was its centre, where it was institutionalised as part of a festival called the Dionysia, which honoured the god Dionysus.
The word diazoma originally comes from Greek language meaning belt. When talking about ancient Greek theatre it means the wide path which separated the lines of seats into two or three zones (dress circle, upper circle). In Roman theatre construction the corresponding words “praecinctiones” or “balteus” were used instead.
The Ten Thousand were a group of mercenary units, mainly Greek, drawn up by Cyrus the Younger to attempt to wrest the throne of the Persian Empire from his brother, Artaxerxes II.
Open for Campers! This family-run hotel is located near the E852 main road and about 3 km from the center of Tirana. It offers a restaurant serving Albanian and international dishes. Free Wi-Fi is available here.
FEEL LIKE HOME! Rino Caravan and Camping Site is a sheltered, small and nice site which is situated in the village of Kalista, near to the border Albania and Macedonia (FYROM).
At 600 meters above sea level. N.N. is the Prahljust campsite with its camping area, sauna, holiday rooms and large playground in the middle of nature, far from asphalt and car exhaust fumes, in the hiking and biking paradise of Upper Harz.
Since May 2014, as part of our cultural project "Comprehension and cultural journey along the Roman road system" to promote local cultural heritage in conjunction with booming camper tourism, we have been developing a route concept across the Balkans to the south, which will also lead to a variety of acquaintances and encounters Campers, regardless of whether they are traveling with a caravan, camper van or motorhome.
The Naabtal-Pielenhofen campsite was recommended to us as one of the most beautiful places in Eastern Bavaria, as it is located directly on the Naab, framed by meadows and forests.
The campground "Unter den Jenzig" at the green belt of Jena is located at the foot of the mountain Jenzig, which makes it an ideal starting point for city sightseeing as well as cycling and hiking along the Saale or up to the Jenzig mountain horse shoe.
We know exactly how we can make your camping holiday perfect on the basis of our own, already collected worldwide experience by camping bus.
Free parking is available for camper friends at us! We, Alexander and Antonis Zampetas are Camper friends because of our German-Greek parents, which always were campers on the roads before opening the shop for camping goods in Thessalonica.
The Kamp Galeb campsite is situated at the entrance to the picturesque Dalmatian town of Omiš, a town with a long and interesting history of piracy, near the stunning canyon and mouth of the river Cetina.
Forty thousand square meters full of orange, fig, mulberry, olive and nut trees, create a pleasant and shady environment where you can choose a place yourself.
Delphi and Mount Parnassus certainly offer great opportunities for adventure and discovery for those who want to combine the harmony of the natural environment of the mountain and the myths of ancient Greece.
Enjoy the wonderful views of the Mediterranean from all balconies and windows of the hotel "Water Planet Deluxe Hotel, Aquapark & Camperstop".
On the way to the south, the Municipal Campsite in Alexandroupolis is a very good option for a stopover just before the Turkish border, which offers good shopping, an interesting downtown and the very well-equipped campsite also a fairly good network of cycle paths.