Photos tagged as mediterranean

Santorini 2

This is a traditional Santorini style house, taken in Thira (or Fira), the island's capital

• Date: 20 July 2006
• Photographer: RBruceW: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: buildings architecture flowers traditional travel houses holiday santorini mediterranean agean cyclades
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Ataturk

This is a sillouette of Ataturk on a mountain in Turkish North Cyprus. Ataturk means "Father of Turks," and he was the first president of the Republic of Turkey, a very renown person among the Turks.

• Date: June 2006
• Photographer: milestogo: gallery
• Location: Cyprus
• Tags: landscapes mountains skylines turkey turkish mediterranean
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View from Saint Hilarion's Castle

This is the view of Girne, North Cyprus, from a turret on the lower level of St. Hilarion's Castle.

• Date: June 2006
• Photographer: milestogo: gallery
• Location: Cyprus
• Tags: landscapes mountains buildings skylines sky castle mediterranean
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Costa Brava

• Date: May 2006
• Photographer: S_Deisler: gallery
• Location: Spain
• Tags: landscapes mediterranean
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Temple of Apollo Naxos

This shows the unfinished Temple of Apollo on Naxos

• Date: 2006
• Photographer: RBruceW: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: temple of island greek mediterranean apollo naxos agean cyclades
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Santorini 14

A simple but, I think, very effective photo of an Orthodox Church "spire" in Oia, Santorini.

• Date: 12 July 2006
• Photographer: RBruceW: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: buildings architecture traditional travel church holiday santorini mediterranean orthodox oia agean cyclades greek_orthodox
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Santorini 13

Where else but Santorini?

• Date: 10 July 2006
• Photographer: RBruceW: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: buildings architecture boat traditional travel houses holiday sailing santorini yacht mediterranean fira agean cyclades thira caldera sailing_boat
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Santorini 12

These decorative pot plants were outside a shop in Oia, Santorini.

• Date: 13 July 2006
• Photographer: RBruceW: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: buildings architecture traditional travel holiday santorini mediterranean oia agean cyclades pot_plants
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Santorini 11

This photo could have been taken on many Greek Islands, but it's Thira on Santorini.

• Date: 10 July 2006
• Photographer: RBruceW: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: buildings architecture restaurant traditional travel holiday santorini mediterranean fira agean cyclades thira produce
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Santorini 10

There are many decorative pots and pot plants on Santorini. This one is in Thira, the Island's caapital

• Date: 10 July 2006
• Photographer: RBruceW: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: buildings architecture traditional travel holiday santorini mediterranean fira agean cyclades thira pot_plants
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Santorini 9

This could have been taken on many Greek Islands, but it's from Thira on Santorini again.

• Date: 10 July 2006
• Photographer: RBruceW: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: buildings architecture traditional travel holiday santorini mediterranean fira agean cyclades thira blue_door pot_plants
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Santorini 7

Another photo from Oia, on the top of Santorini, taken at sunset.

• Date: 10 July 2006
• Photographer: RBruceW: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: buildings architecture traditional travel church holiday santorini relaxing quiet mediterranean orthodox peaceful calm fira agean cyclades thira caldera church_bells greek_orthodox
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Oia Detail

Not all of the houses in Oia, Santorini, are traditional white "cubist" designs. This detail from a house in Oia has a Moorish feel.

• Date: 3 May 2008
• Photographer: RBruceW: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: santorini mediterranean oia agean cyclades moorish non_traditional
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Santorini 5

The sunset at Oia, on the top of Santorini, casts a warm glow over the traditionally white buildings. Photos like these are cliches, but so what - it's so popular because it's so good, and lives up to the hype.

• Date: 10 July 2006
• Photographer: RBruceW: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: buildings architecture sunset traditional travel church houses windmills holiday santorini relaxing quiet mediterranean orthodox peaceful calm oia agean cyclades caldera
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Santorini 4

The view over the caldera in santorini is spectacular at any time. This photo was taken at dusk, and has a very calm and peaceful effect.

• Date: 8 July 2006
• Photographer: RBruceW: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: buildings architecture traditional travel houses holiday santorini relaxing quiet mediterranean peaceful calm fira agean cyclades thira caldera
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Santorini 3

Oia, a village at the top of Santorini, is rightly famous for its sunsets, which cast a warm glow on the traditional white buildings. This church is on the cliff facing the caldera.

• Date: 10 July 2006
• Photographer: RBruceW: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: buildings architecture sunset flowers traditional travel church houses holiday santorini mediterranean orthodox bell oia agean cyclades
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St. Hilarion Castle

• Date: 2006
• Photographer: milestogo: gallery
• Location: Cyprus
• Tags: castle mediterranean
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L'Escala

Windy december morning, with the white Pyrenees standing close to the waves

• Date: December 2005
• Photographer: S_Deisler: gallery
• Location: Spain
• Tags: sea mediterranean
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Looking out into the Mediterranean

• Date: 15 October 2005
• Photographer: orac1977: gallery
• Location: France
• Tags: beaches mediterranean
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Santorini Thira 2

Another photo of Thira (alternatively Fira) at dusk

• Date: 2002
• Photographer: RBruceW: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: island dusk santorini greek mediterranean fira agean cyclades thira
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Thira on Santorini

The famous view of Thira (alternatively Fira) at dusk

• Date: 2002
• Photographer: RBruceW: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: island santorini greek mediterranean fira agean cyclades thira
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Hania Balcony

THis is a Venetian balcony in a harbourside building in Hania, Western Crete

• Date: 2002
• Photographer: RBruceW: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: crete stone balcony mediterranean venetian agean hania original
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Thira on Sanrorini

This is one of Santorini's most famous views. Every evening the paths above Thira (or Fira) are crowded with people watching, videoing and phoographing the sunset's effect on the town

• Date: 2002
• Photographer: RBruceW: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: santorini mediterranean fira agean cyclades thira greek_island
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Drying Fish Samos

Fish laid out to dry in Samos

• Date: 1988
• Photographer: RBruceW: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: food fish island greek mediterranean agean drying samos dried
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