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Golden Fleece

The Treasures of Ancient Greece – Today’s Commodities

2011-12-23 by Phil Butler

Nazi gold coins

As Greece’s well documented austerity measures begin to take their toll on a near desperate population, a growing number of people in the country are beginning to suffer from a somewhat unexpected side-effect… Gold Fever. Reports of Greeks heading for the hills in search of lost loot abound today on the web. Sunken cities, Nazi gold, even grave-robbing across the Bulgaria frontier, all that remains for some Greeks is prayer.

Tags: Achilles, Achilles' armor, Ancient Greece, Bow of Heracles, Golden Fleece, Greece, Greek treasure, Greek treasures, Helike, Helike Project, Necklace of Harmonia, Pavlopetri

Black Sea Resorts – Varna Seaside Spotlight

2011-06-18 by Phil Butler

The beach

For many of our readers the Black Sea port of Varna may be more memorable as the place Dracula embarked from in the 1992 film version of Bram Stoker’s classic. While Gary Oldman and Anthony Hopkins did a nice job entertaining us, the reality of Varna, Bulgaria is far more entertaining. Argo Travel decided to take a look at one of Varna’s oldest and most famous seaside resorts, Riviera Holiday Club.

Tags: Barcelona, Black Sea hotels, Black Sea resorts, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Bulgaria hotels, Bulgaria resorts, Bulgaria travel, Golden Fleece, Hercules, Jason and the Argonauts, La Terrasse restaurant, Mallorca, Riviera Holiday Club, Sea resorts, Travel Bulgaria, Varna Archaeological Museum, Varna Bulgaria, Varna hotels, Varna travel, ZET Travel

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