Greece & Turkey — PETER THRON PHOTOGRAPHY

Fog rolling in over Santorini in the late afternoon casts an eerie light - Greece

Stairs and doors - Karterados, Santorini, Greece

Preveli Gorge in Crete, is not just one of the only locations on earth where Cretan date palms are endemic, but it is also one of the literally hundreds of canyons and gorges formed from the limestone bedrock in Crete, Greece

Seawall leading to the Lighthouse of Chania, Crete, Greece

The Old Venetian Harbor, Chania, Crete, Greece

Not the main attraction in Athens, but fascinating how many ancient sites like this Temple of Hephaestus are sprinkled randomly throughout the city - Athens, Greece

Afternoon restaurant Old Venetian Harbor, Chania, Crete, Greece

Karterados - the town where supposedly no two doors are the same - Santorini, Greece

Churches of Santorini, Greece

Mother & Daughter - Harbor Promenade - Chania, Crete, Greece

Infatuation - Chania, Crete, Greece

Nighttime domes & tower - Santorini, Greece

The Odeon of Herodes Atticus - as desirable of a concert venue now as it was two millennia ago. Athens, Greece

Karterádos, Santorini, Greece

Heroon of Mousaios archeological site with Piraeus Harbor in the background - Athens, Greece

Comfy cats. Chania, Crete, Greece

Plaka neighborhood street scene - sunset in the rain - Athens, Greece

Converted monastery - the Katikies Garden Hotel at night - Fira, Santorini, Greece

Chania Lighthouse - Crete, Greece

No Instagram selfies or texting - these women were actually taking pictures of the fish in the harbor - Yay! Chania, Crete, Greece

Guardian angel of the Plaka neighborhood in Athens, Greece

Father and so harvesting bamboo for their garden vines. Preveli Gorge, Crete, Greece

Quarry, high in the mountains of Naxos, renowned for the sparkly luster of its marble - Naxos, Greece

Hillside village - Naxos, Greece

Edge of the caldera dining - Fira, Santorini, Greece

Preveli Beach in Crete, is not just one of the only locations on earth where Cretan date palms are endemic, but it is also within 20 miles of being the southernmost point in Europe. Crete, Greece

Door & window - Old Venetian Harbor, Chania, Crete, Greece

As a converted monastery, the Katikies Garden Hotel is literally a labyrinth of disconnected hallways and staircases - Fira, Santorini, Greece

Hotel on the cliffs in Santorini, Greece

Fisherman motoring out to sea. Old Venetian Harbor, Chania, Crete, Greece

Construction - Monemvasia, Greece

Church - Monemvasia, Greece

Moonrise over Asia - East Istanbul across the Bosphorus Strait, Turkey

Sunset through smoky Istanbul, Turkey