I can almost feel how dry that landscape is even with all that water around. The location's connection to Greek mythology is really cool though. Even the mermaids which would lure sailors into the rocks and lead them to their demise.
Sometimes I wish I still lived in a time where such superstitions continued to exist. Perhaps some sailors still hold on to them in their own little cultures.
RE: Giola, the natural pool where mermaids used to bathe on the island of Thassos, Greece