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steventagle

Steven Tagle is a writer, photographer, and philhellene. He is the recipient of fellowships from the Institute of Current World Affairs, Asian American Writers' Workshop, Lambda Literary, and Fulbright Greece, as well as a Soros Fellowship for New Americans. A graduate of the UMass Amherst MFA, he has been published in The Common, Bomb, them, Los Angeles Review of Books, and Nea Estia. Originally from California, he now lives in Switzerland.

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Places visited in Lemnos, Greece

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Argolis, Greece

Komboloi Museum (Greek Worry Bead Museum)

The secular incarnation of a religious meditation.

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Choragic Monument of Lysicrates

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

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Diporto

With no menu and no sign, this 130-year-old taverna doles out affordable home cooking.

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Lemnos Sand Dunes

A miniature desert appears out of nowhere on the lush isle of Lemnos, like something out of a Greek myth.

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Lasithi, Greece

Windmills of Lasithi Plateau

This little Greek plateau is home to thousands of rustic, white-sailed windmills.

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Archeological Exhibit at Athens International Airport

These artifacts were discovered during the construction of the airport, with some dating back to the Neolithic period.

Fred Cherrygarden

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Laconia, Greece

Vatheia

The historic tower houses of this nearly abandoned Greek town have been compared to the spikes on an iguana's back.

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Frangokastello, Greece

Frangokastello Castle

Every spring, locals see the shadowy figures of a ghost army of slain Greek soldiers descend upon this ruined fort.

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Markopoulo Mesogeas, Greece

Temple of Artemis Brauronia

This seaside sanctuary was once one of the most important religious sites for women in ancient Greece.

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Lesbos Prefecture, Greece

Petrified Forest of Lesbos

The rocky remains of an ancient Greek forest.

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Caves of Filopappou Hill

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.

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Dion Archaeological Park

This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.

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Elefsina, Greece

Plutonian Cave of Eleusis

According to legend, this cavern holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld.

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Numismatic Museum of Athens

One of the greatest collections of coins in the world is housed in the former mansion of an archeological pioneer.

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Marousi, Greece

Athens Olympic Sports Complex

What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.

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Zappeion

A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.

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Lovokomeio Leper Colony

An ambiguous ambience emanates from this centuries old leprosy quarantine.

The Gennadius Library

A sprawling collection of books and manuscripts about ancient Greece that would have put their famed libraries to shame.

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Messinia, Greece

Old Navarino Castle

Ruins of a 13th-century fortress perched above a breathtaking Mediterranean bay.

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Perithia at Corfu

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

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Laconia, Greece

Areopolis

This town named for the ancient God of War is home to fewer than a thousand people, but it's the birthplace of the Greek Revolution.

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Paleopoli, Greece

Samothrace Sanctuary of the Great Gods

Temple complex that once housed the famous statue of Nike.

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Heraklion, Greece

Phaistos Disc

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

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Panathenaic Stadium Passage

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

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