Lake Voulismenti

Aghios Nikolaos, Crete

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June 18th 2011
Aghios Nikolaos is named after the 7th century Byzantine chapel of St. Nikolas. We had hoped to walk there for a viewing, but were discouraged by a local hospitality guide. Instead we walked around the Voulismenti Lake in the city center. According to mythology, the goddess Athena would bathe in this lake. The ancient myth also claimed it was bottomless, but we now know it is 64m deep. We found an ... 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