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They say that a picture is worth 1000 words. They are wrong. A picture is worth as much as the viewers' knowledge allowing to interpret what they 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 where today Portugal is. That's why in modern Greek the golden apples or oranges are called with the word 'portokali' which means 'something from Portugal'

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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 Zephyrus that help Odysseus to reach near Ithaca. The comrades of Odysseus thought that this bag was full of gold and when Odysseus fell asleep they open the bag and all the winds set free. Then a great storm went off and drive them away from Ithaca.

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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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Lasithi Plateau

An afternoon at Agios Konstantinos in Lasithi plateau waiting for the rain.