The southernmost part of mainland Greece connected to northern Greece only by the Isthmus of CORINTH. It gets its name from Pelops, the king who, in mythology, was chopped up and fed to the gods. The Olympic Games were founded to honor his funeral.
The Peloponnese is a land of hills and rugged coastline, bounded by the Aegean Sea to the east and the Ionian Sea to the west. Barren mountains, among them Taiyetos (2404 m, 7885 ft) and Zereia (2377 m, 7798 ft), fall to narrow coastal plains. The Peloponnese was the cradle of Mycenaean civilization, the forerunner of classical Greece. From AD 267 until the 11th century, the region was ravaged by Goths, Huns, Slays and pirates: and later it was ruled by Franks (after 1210) and Turks (after 1453). It was united with Greece in 1828. The Peloponnese produces red and white wine, olives and fruit, and makes textiles and paper, and processes food. The main city is PATRAS.
Locals hypothesize that the legacy of Italian blood and culture in Cologne, colonized by the Romans more than 1500 years ago, makes the people more jovial and lighthearted. Cologne is the largest city on the Rhine.
Kolsch is not only the dialect spoken here but, also the name of their own top-fermented beer. There are more than 4,000 pubs, restaurant's and brewery taverns in Cologne.
Unlike many of the world's large cities, Cologne, with a population of over a million, gets better every day, there are more things to do and see, more new and innovative buildings... more
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Cologne is situated on the beautiful Rhine River.