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Crete

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August 4th 2008
We’ve been to Crete so many times that it’s hard to know what to say. After arriving in Heraklion by ferry, we had a 2 hour drive to Chania and then a 90 minute drive from there, over the mountains to Paleochora, our destination. The trip to Chania was uneventful. It was great to be back in Crete with its flora, its smells and all those familiar things. In Chania we got terribly lost because t ... read more

Europe » Greece » Crete

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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