Gerakini
Halkidiki, Greece
His favorite beach in Greece, and the place where he grew up. The film looks at clear Aegean water, schools of fish, rocky outcrops, and soft sand.
The places
The places they filmed
These films follow places in Greece named in the titles and descriptions: Gerakini and Mount Itamos in Halkidiki, a summer camp at Agios Nikolaos, and a 2008 trip with Tres to Skopelos, Mount Olympus, Pella, Meteora, and Thessaloniki.
They come from more than one visit. The map marks the places that can be located from the films; it is not a record of one continuous drive.
The map loads when you scroll to it. The stops are listed below.
Step through the stops
Stills from the films
- Filmed place
The films
Place by place
The coast and the mountain
Halkidiki
Gerakini is named as his favorite beach in Greece, and the place where he grew up. The summer camp film is set in Agios Nikolaos, Halkidiki, where he spent childhood summers. The Mount Itamos hike is listed in the order of that film’s chapters.
Summer camp at Agios Nikolaos
Halkidiki, Greece
A tribute to the ΧΑΝΘ camp where he spent childhood summers — beaches, paths, and friendships. The pin marks the village named in the film; the exact camp grounds are not given.
Mount Itamos
Sithonia, Halkidiki
The mountain of the hike, with forest paths and views toward the Aegean.
Profítis Ilias Church
Mount Itamos (Dragoudeli), Halkidiki
The first stop on the Mount Itamos hike. A short was also filmed at the church on Mount Dragoudeli, which the long film treats as the same mountain.
Pyrofylakio / Fire Tower
Mount Itamos, Halkidiki
The second chapter of the Mount Itamos hike. A precise point for the tower is not given, so it is not marked separately; the map pin for the mountain is nearby.
The ancient Itamos tree
Mount Itamos, Halkidiki
The hike’s destination, also seen in a Short. The exact tree is not separately mapped; the mountain pin is nearby.
Skopelos, Mount Olympus, Pella, Meteora, and Thessaloniki
A 2008 trip with Tres
These are the places named in the 2008 film, listed as they appear there. The film also names Halkidiki, which is covered in the section above.
Skopelos
Greece
Named in the 2008 film for island life in Skopelos.
Mount Olympus
Greece
Named in the 2008 film.
Pella
Greece
Named in the 2008 film for ancient ruins in Pella.
Meteora
Greece
Named in the 2008 film for the monasteries of Meteora.
Thessaloniki
Greece
Named in the 2008 film.
The films