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Methoni Castle


Methoni Castle
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Copyright: Hans Spruijt (GreenBaron) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3147 W: 796 N: 9718] (38751)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-11
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture, Mood
Camera: Minolta Z1
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2006-11-25 4:39
Viewed: 732
Points: 20
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Methoni castle…

Far in the south Greece Peloponnesus the is a nice little town named Methoni. When driving van the most south part of the peninsula en province Messinia the first thing what you will see is a castle tower far into the Ionian sea. Refer also my picture in the WS. Here I strolled around for a couple of hours on midday in the middle of the Greece summer (How stupid could I be) So after being totally exhausted I sat down on a rock in the shadow of a beautiful tree overseeing this view. With a large bottle of ice cold water I enjoyed life. Greece is a really wonderful country. This castle by the way is more than ruins. In fact it was a complete town, with walls, towers, strongholds and even a church. You can find the well know symbol of Apostle Marc; the lion (The lion of Juda; as you can find in the bible). There are on several spots in the wall with this lion clearly seen. For centuries wars have been taken place at this very strategic point between Italy and Turkey. In time I will post some other pictures of this very interesting site in Greece.

PS-talk:
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By the way this is my 99th posting preparing today number 100!


The castle of Methoni lies at the southernmost end of the west Peloponnesian coast. The site was fortified as early as the 7th century B.C., and in the period between 395 A.D. and 1204 A.D. was used as a Byzantine fortress. The area was dominated by the Franks for a very short period and in 1206 was captured by the Venetians who strengthened the fortification, incorporating the pre-Christian defensive structures. In 1500 Methoni was captured by the Turk Bayazit Pasha, again came under Venetian occupation from 1685 until 1715, and was for a second time dominated by the Turks who kept it under their control until 1829, when it was liberated by the French general Maison, along with other towns of the Peloponnesus.

The Ionian Sea (Albanian Deti Jon (meaning "Our sea"), Greek Ιόνιο Πέλαγος, Italian Mare Ionio) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea. It is bounded by southern Italy, including Calabria, Sicily and the Salento peninsula, to the west, by southwestern Albania and a large number of Greek islands, including Corfu, Zante, Kephalonia, Ithaka, and Lefkas to the east. The islands are collectively referred to as the Ionian Islands, and other islands including the Strophades, Sphagia, Schiza, Sapientza and Kythira. The sea is one of the most seismic areas in the world.
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nice composition, thanks for the travel;)

Armel.

Nice shot. Impressive construction.
TFS.
Pierre

Hallo Hans.
een mooie opname. De werkelijke schoonheid van het kasteel komt niet zo goed tot zijn recht het verbleekt een beetje door de zon. De compositie en kleuren zijn wel erg mooi.
Groet Frans

Excellent POV, under those trees and above that herbage, very nice colours and light. Very good framing.
TFS,
Andreea

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  • ttreen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1576 W: 118 N: 3601] (14417)
  • [2006-11-25 23:08]

Hans,
WOW.. great photo.. I like the way the shad tree and undergrowth almost fames this photo! :) It reminds me that Mother Nature will always take back what was hers! :)

Thanks Tricia

ps can not wait to see 100

Just excellent my dear friend Hans... i like it so much... however the note is more than perfect... congratulations my friend... TFS...

wonderful perspetive, i like the trees as "frame".
tfs

wow, love this natural frame.

I missed this one! Nice interesting shot Hans! I love old ruins! This is really a nice one! Great notes also!
B-)
Linda
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  • SaraT Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 165 W: 0 N: 217] (1155)
  • [2006-12-02 20:12]
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Wow very nice photo
the grass and branches of the trees kind of look like a frame.
Nice to learn about something new
the colors look wonderful
sara

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