CRETE
Island -------CLICK ON SMALL PHOTOS FOR INFO.
23.08.2018
Crete Island in the Eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, has sea of Crete one side and sea of Libya on the other. The island is 200 km ( 125 miles ) from the African coast.----Crete is long and thin for 250km east to west.. ---
Crete has 1046 km of coastline. ---I arrived in Iraklio [ Heraklion ] early morning by ferry from mainland Greece. I asked directions to my hotel , and an old man took me to the end of the street near the hotel. this was a nice welcome. . -- The city centre of Iraklio lies within the Venetian Wall, that was reinforced by the Turks.----I moved on by bus, taking one hour,to Rethymo 50 miles west of Iraklio. Bus times on KTEL website. -- Iraklio [ Heraklion ] is the capital of the island of Crete. ----- Rethymo has a huge Fortress, looming over the place.--- My third stay was Hania, the second largest city on Crete. There is a Venetian harbour. Wherever i went on Crete the food was great.---Place names are often different Iraklio is Heraklion, Hania often Chania.---I took a public bus to Paleohora a lovely place, on the Libya Sea side of the island------From Hania i took the ferry back to mainland Greece..----- Crete is a lovely place. Full of beauty and history. The currency is the Euro.
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