Hersonissos, meaning “peninsula”, is a town and a local government unit in the north of Crete, bordering the Mediterranean / Aegean Sea. The town is about 25 kilometers east of Heraklion and west of Agios Nikolaos.

Corfu or Kerkyra is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece.

The Palace of Nestor was an important center in Mycenaean times, and described in Homer’s Odyssey and Iliad as Nestor’s kingdom of “sandy Pylos”.
The site is the best preserved Mycenaean Greek palace discovered. It was a two-storey building with store rooms, workshops, baths, light wells, reception rooms and a sewage system.

The city of Ioannina is built on the west bank of Lake Pamvotida at an altitude of 480 meters between high peaks. The castle of Ali Pasha, the islet of Kyra Frosini, the oracle of Dodoni and the modern University of Ioannina, are landmarks of the city, combining the traditional with the modern, natural beauty with development. On the islet of Lake Ioannina, one of the few inhabited lake islands in the world, the Byzantine monasteries with the unique frescoes, worth a visit.

Rethymno is the capital of Rethymno regional unit in Crete, and has a population of more than 30,000. 
Rethymno was originally built during the Minoan civilization. The city was prominent enough to mint its own coins and maintain urban growth. One of these coins is today depicted as the crest of the town: two dolphins in a circle.