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Greek Island

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January 19th 2023
We spend four days at sea, listening to lectures, doing watercolours,taking part in quizzes and eating! I go down with a cold so spend most of two days in my cabin sleeping. It’s Thursday it must be Heraklion, the major town and port on Crete. The history of Crete has been one of turbulence. It’s position between Africa, Asia and Europe resulted in invasion and occupation by various conque ... read more

Europe » Greece » Crete » Heraklion » Anissaras

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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