Agios Nikolaos

This delightful town on the north east coast is more upmarket that its neighbours. The inner harbour is reputed to be infinitely deep and the bathing place of the Goddess Athena. In reality it's about 200 feet deep.

Crete - An Island of History

August 24th 2004
A fantastic holiday to Crete which for me, was a return visit. I'd previously been at the end of September and so felt it proper to come in the height of summer. Taking an apartment in a tourist complex, we did manage to keep ourselves very much isolated but also managed to visit such sights as the Palace at Knossos, the Lasithi Plateau with the Caves, the villages around Agios Nikolaos and Ira ... read more

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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

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