Hotel Margarita

Paleochora and Samaria Gorge Western Crete

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June 29th 2013
After winding our way through the maintain roads of Crete and stopping to buy some blueberry Raki from a farm stand we arrived at the main drag of Paleochora. A few blocks later the town ended at a church. We started to turn around while taking a picture of the church (i.e. being extra touristy) when a local on his bike named Niko offered us a room at his family’s hotel named after his mother Ma ... read more

Europe » Greece » Crete » Paleohora

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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