Route on Friday
Yes, this is the shortest route from Sougia to Plakias. There is no coast road, not atypical for Crete. Notice the distance is 148 km (multiply first two digits by six and add a few miles to understand the distance in miles) requiring almost three hours for the journey. Thus, about 90 miles in three hours. Yes, thirty miles an hour, which is about what we average here. Roads are neither terrible bad nor obscenely narrow but, with steep mountains, there are repeated switchbacks and many hamlets to traverse.
Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more 
