A shameless, irreverent (but accurate) advert for Κτήμα Μερκούρη / Mercouri Estate OK, you’ve found the Mercouri Estate on the Peloponnese, Western Greece. Congratulations! Now what? Well you’ve arrived at the second oldest estate in Greece, with a history stretching back almost one and a half centuries. In the olden days the estate was well […]

About the museum of Ancient Greek Technology The Museum of Ancient Greek Technology in Katakolon operates under the auspices of the Municipality of Pyrgos and includes approximately 200 reliably operating models of mechanisms and inventions of the ancient Greek wonder after research, study and construction by Kostas Kotsanas. It is the most reliable and plenary […]

The Museum of Ancient Greek Musical Instruments operates in Katakolon, Greece under the auspices of the Municipality of Pyrgos, in the John S. Latsis building next to the Museum of Ancient Greek Technology and includes 42 ancient Greek musical instruments accompanied by detailed descriptions and diagrams after research, study and construction by Kostas Kotsanas. The […]

Founded by the Frankish Prince Geoffrey I Villehardouin in 1220-23 and called at various points Clermont and the Castle Tornese, Chlemoutsi has a colourful history and has passed through the hands of the Franks, the Catalans, the Franks again, the House of Palaiologos, the Turks, The Venetians, the Turks again… you get the picture, and […]