Tag: lifo
Santorini
Around 1610 BC, a complete round island in the middle of the aegean sea was devastated from one of the most massive volcanic eruptions recorded in human history. This eruption created a giant caldera covering an area more than 80 square kilometers. This event led to the fall of the great Minoan civilization while some researchers believe that it was the cause of most of the biblical plagues, strongly connected with the Exodus of Israelites from Egypt. Today, what remains from that round island is the most popular touristic destination in Greece. The island of Santorini gets more than 2 million visitors every year which roughly amounts to the 10% of total tourists visiting Greece.
Monastery of St. George Selinari
The monastery of Saint George at Selinari is located on the national road connecting Heraklion and Agios Nikolaos. Cretans believe that it is bad luck to pass by this monastery and don't pay a visit. This conception probably emerged as the monastery was the only inhabited place that could offer rest and cool water to travelers back in the old days before highways were built. There is also a popular Cretan song saying that "When you are passing by Malia, on your way to Selinari, light up a candle for the grace of Saint George"
Knossós, Iraklion, Greece
When Daedalus was ordered by King Minos to build the great labyrinth to keep inside the Minotaur (the half bull half man creature) he was not aware that the plan of Minos was to shut him up in a tower to prevent the path of the labyrinth to be spread to the public. Daedalus, which was a great craftsman, created artificial wings for himself and his son Icarus, also prisoner in the tower. The wings were made by feathers and strings while they were glued together using wax. Daedalus warned Icarus not to fly too high because the heat from the sun will melt the wax and destroy the wings. Icarus, which was a young boy, amazed by the ability to fly, soon forgot the warnings of his father and flew higher and higher until the feathers came of. Daedalus who saw his son to be drawned in the aegean sea named the nearest island, Icaria in memory of his child.
Réthimnon, Greece
The old town of Rethimno, is the best preserved old town of Crete. It was build by Venetian and locals today inhabit the same structures built at that era. Walking around the narrow alleys of old town is a great experience as at the same time you can visit the local souvenir shops, eat in beautiful decorated taverns and have a chance to pick a look inside local people homes and yards through the open windows and doors
Lake Kournas
Being at Kournas' lake always makes me feel different. I don't know if it's the water, or the nature with all the birds, the ducks and the turtles, or the landscape that reminds the wildness of a deserted island from a movie. Maybe it's the calm of floating on the lake with a small sea bike and hear nothing except the sounds of nature
Kaloí Liménes, Lasithi, Greece
This beach on the east side of the small village Kaloi Limenes in southern Crete is named Makria Ammos (long sand). The beach that has length more than a kilometer is also known with the names Armirikia or Dentra (trees) because of the many Tamarisk trees that can be found there. In the past, you could find a small village under these Tamarisk trees made up by campers that permanently (all year long) installed their tents there. Fortunately, the city has now cleaned up the beach and everyone can enjoy the thick shadow of these trees
Kaloí Liménes, Lasithi, Greece
So you are at this remote beach where the nearest living soul lies one kilometer away from you, and you have a watermelon that is really hot from the sun and no knife to cut it open? Just drop it in the sea for half an hour. The cool water will lower the temperature of the watermelon enough to make it enjoyable and refreshing. Then hit it hard against a rock and it will crack open in half.
