Modern Landscapes

The view from my father's house in Katouni.

Zakynthos might have its famous shipwreck ("navayio") but at Diakofti you can see the bow of the sun...

The idyllic bay of Limionas

The Kavalini* house at the beautiful fishing village of Avlemonas was built in 1827 and is one of th...

The fertile, terraced hills of Karavas can be seen in the distance as you approach this beautiful to...

The British-built bridge at Potamos is the second largest masonry bridge on the island. It has rece...

A scene from Limionas beach below Mylopotamos

The narrow alleys and laneways of Hora reflect the quaintness of the island's main town

The entrance to the gorge known as Kako Lagadi. It is through this gorge that the Ottoman pirate, B...

The frangosyka frame the bridge at Katouni

An archway over the narrow lanes in Hora. Note the Venetian motif over the arch.

As you make your way along the narrow roadway at Kato Hora in Mylopotamos you come across this old o...

A view of the seaside village of Avlemonas with the monastery of Agios Georgios visible in the backg...

Driving up the winding road from Kapsali to Hora I glanced through my side view mirror ...

The picturesque township of Aroniadika

140 years after Edward Lear I took this photo of the panorama depicted in Lear's sketch.

In 1863 the famous English satirist and artist, Edward Lear, travelled through the Ionian Islands an...

The town square in Hora is ringed by a number of coffee shops. The yellow umbrella outside this caf...

Apart from bridges the British also built a number of Lancastrian schools on the island. This one,...

To get to Kaladi beach you follow the staircase ... almost to the end.