Summary Beginning of the journey in Athens: Philippe visits the headquarter of the Presidential Guard, the guards are dressed like the evzones (traditional Greek soldiers); Philippe sees how the guards dress and how they begin their duty as sentinels before the Presidential Mansion and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.Then Philippe takes the train to Thessaloniki.In the railway station a chapel for the passengers who pray before their travels (Saint Filipo is the protector of the travelers).Then Philippe takes the train to Kalambaka: pleasant talks in the train about superstitions (blue talismans) and men-women relationships in Greece.At Kalabaka Philippe sees the Meteora peaks and visits a monastery of Orthodox nuns: a beautiful panorama on the other Meteora peaks and a good place for contemplation.Philippes goes back to Athens and takes a train from Diakofto to Kalavryta in the Peloponese: a short stop in little village where there are restaurants.Philippe visits also a 2.300 years old theater and tells the legend of Prometheus.Then Philippe travels to Katerini: there people celebrate St-Constantine and St-Helene, first dancing with icons and later the "Anastenaria", the barefoot fire walking ritual, a great moment of euphoria for men and women.Last stop: the island of Kalymnos where Philippe meets Dimitri, one of the last sponge fishermen.Many sponge fishermen have lost their job because the outbreak of a disease that decimated sponge crops.Philippe and Dimitri dive to look for sponges.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Philippe Gougler Tommy Lee
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Aug 27, 2014
Countries of origin : France
Official sites : France 5 Official Facebook
Language : French
Production companies : Step by Step
Summary Beginning of the journey in Athens: Philippe visits the headquarter of the Presidential Guard, the guards are dressed like the evzones (traditional Greek soldiers); Philippe sees how the guards dress and how they begin their duty as sentinels before the Presidential Mansion and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.Then Philippe takes the train to Thessaloniki.In the railway station a chapel for the passengers who pray before their travels (Saint Filipo is the protector of the travelers).Then Philippe takes the train to Kalambaka: pleasant talks in the train about superstitions (blue talismans) and men-women relationships in Greece.At Kalabaka Philippe sees the Meteora peaks and visits a monastery of Orthodox nuns: a beautiful panorama on the other Meteora peaks and a good place for contemplation.Philippes goes back to Athens and takes a train from Diakofto to Kalavryta in the Peloponese: a short stop in little village where there are restaurants.Philippe visits also a 2.300 years old theater and tells the legend of Prometheus.Then Philippe travels to Katerini: there people celebrate St-Constantine and St-Helene, first dancing with icons and later the "Anastenaria", the barefoot fire walking ritual, a great moment of euphoria for men and women.Last stop: the island of Kalymnos where Philippe meets Dimitri, one of the last sponge fishermen.Many sponge fishermen have lost their job because the outbreak of a disease that decimated sponge crops.Philippe and Dimitri dive to look for sponges.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Aug 27, 2014
Countries of origin : France
Official sites : France 5 Official Facebook
Language : French
Production companies : Step by Step
