Two Balkan Wars followed by two World Wars, three dictatorships, the advance into Anatolia and the refugees from burning Smyrna, the Civil War, the leveled post-war villages, the barren islets of exiled communists, tuberculosis, rembetiko music and Nobel Prize-winning poets, left in Greece one of 20th century History’s largest footprints of triumph and tragedy.
Scattered all over Greece, the remnants of this footprint stand today to provide a deeper understanding for the way of life and culture of Greece and the modern civilization of Europe.
Dig Desolation Road to enrich your trip to Greece with the experience of visiting places below the surface, not found in tourist guides, such as the Ghost Sanatorium of the old Asia Minor soldiers, or just to read a wonderful longform story, such as the 'Schindlers' of Zakynthos who protected the island's Jewish population during WW2.
Far away from the monuments of Greece’s ancient culture and from the beautiful beaches of its islands, Desolation Road sheds light, through first-class journalism, to the roadside relics, the hidden stories, the lesser-known places and the abandoned remnants of contemporary European culture.
Who we are
Based in Athens, Greece, we are a small team of journalists, editors and photo & video creators, each bearing numerous years of working experience in some of Greece’s largest media houses.
For any inquiries, please contact panos@desolationroad.gr
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