Tag: Travel

Greece: Thermopylae

This short video shows a marvel of Greek nature that few people know: the thermal springs that are next to the land where the battle of Thermopolyae took place in 480 BC during which the legendary King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans fought against the Persians.

The hot sulfur springs that gave the name to the place (Thermopylae in Greek means Hot Gates) are well known since mythological times. Today people from the nearby areas come here to take a bath and benefit from the therapeutic properties.

Part of a series of travel videos for the blog camperistas.com

Greece, Corinth Canal Sinking Bridges

This achievement of engineering, though simple in its conception, is a world unique.
At both entrances of the Isthmus of Corinth, the man-maid canal that separates Peloponnese from mainland Greece, you can see the only submersible bridges in the world. The idea behind the project is to provide passage to the vehicles, while giving right of way to the ships that are scheduled to cross the Canal.

Part of a series of videos for the blog camperistas.com