Word: hymettus
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...plane comes down toward Hellenikon Airport, between the scintillating blue sea and the burning bare stones of Mt. Hymettus. Perfectly clear sky, a flood of light. Has anything changed in Greece...
...wine for the meat course is Hymettus, a Greek red wine whose dry smoothness goes especially well with spiced meat. But the Valiant Burgundy is quite adequate for those preferring a domestic brew...
...marble at his own expense. Its sides slope up to a height of from 60 to 80 feet, and the interior space, in the form of a horseshoe, is 670 feet long by 109 feet wide. It forms a natural hollow between two of the lowest spurs of Mt. Hymettus, and from it can be had a splendid view of Athens and the surrounding country, including the Bay of Salamis...
...above the Aegean, the British School next to the Normal School, the American towards the east next to the groves of the Asomaton. To the north rises the steep rock of Lycabettus, cutting off the winter winds; on the east, south and west stretches the unrivalled panoramafrom Pentelicus and Hymettus to Salamis. 'The view,' wrote the American Minister, 'is one of une of unequalled loveliness, even in this land of beauty.' Happily, the open ground on all sides promises to leave it to us forever. Moreover, the site is not only high, but dry, and, being what is practically virgin...
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