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Kokkinos Pirgos

67 kilometers South West of Heraklion there is this small village called Kokkinos Pirgos. The name translates to red castle and it is considered that the village got this name from an old tower that existed there and was made with red soil. If you are in its long and sandy beach you can see […]

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Heraklion, Greece

The eleventh labour of Herakles was to steal the golden apples from the garden of Hesperides. The trees were a gift from Gaia to Hera and Zeus for their wedding and their golden fruits were able to give immortality to those that eat them. This garden was thought to be located at the Iberian peninsula […]

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Heraklion, Greece

Zeus selected Aeolus to become the ruler of the winds and granted him with the power to calm or arouse all winds. When Odysseus visit the island of Aeolus and stayed there for a month, Aeolus placed all the winds in a bag and gave the bag to Odysseus letting free only the mild wind […]

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Crete

This Friday, 16th of June, the cliff full of caves created in the Neolothic Age will become the stage for the annual Matala beach festival. The Greek band will fill this beach with ska and reggae sounds. Are you in Crete? Don't miss this event

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Crete

Wild Crete

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Agia Galini

Distant things can look so close if you focus right

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Crete

Komos was a busy port during the minoan years. Now people visit it for its golden sand and its clean seas

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Kokkinos Pirgos

In the wildest seas, you will always find shelter close to the shore

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Psychro Cave

Going out of Psychro cave, a minoan sacred place in Crete dedicated to Zeus

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Psychro Cave

View of Agios Geoegios from Psychro cave

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