VISIONS® OF GREECE: Off the Beaten Path is the intrepid traveler’s Greece, showcasing the scenic diversity of a complex Mediterranean character. Seductive and soulful, this aerial tour of the mainland and islands is set to a soundtrack of traditional Greek music that is the Siren’s call to the unusual, the unexpected and the incomparable.

Shot in high definition from a helicopter-mounted camera, VISIONS® OF GREECE: Off the Beaten Path begins far from the tourist trade in Thraki, the remote northeastern corner of the mainland that is the least populated area of Greece. In Macedonia, once the capital of an ancient empire, flatlands give way to lush, rolling hills and the rugged Rodope mountain range. Crete and Corfu draw tourists from all over the world to wall to wall resorts and pristine beaches but off the beaten path the camera finds small port towns and other treasures few travelers have a chance to explore.

VISIONS® OF GREECE: Off the Beaten Path reveals some startling surprises — the smoldering crater of the Nissos volcano; the snow-covered mountains of Lefká; a monastery on Ourimopolis whose tradition maintains visitors at a 500-yard distance from the peninsula borders; the remains of 2,000 year old agoras, ancient marketplaces that still bustle with the daily rhythms of Greek city life; hilltop towns and old fishing villages where the past echoes like a familiar refrain; and the glorious lake region of the northern mainland.

Visions® of Greece: Off the Beaten Path is made possible by a grant from The Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation.

Produced by WLIW New York. Executive Producer: Roy Hammond; Producer/Writer: Sam Toperoff; Aerial Director/Producer: Duby Tal; Camera operator: Grant Bieman.

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