Faro- Light house

Rethymno and Iraklion Crete

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June 30th 2013
Built around a Venetian Fortress, the streets were cobblestone and the alleyways were again packed with shops, which were all slumbering at the moment we arrived. We found our hotel (Hotel Faro – meaning lighthouse) and when the keeper showed us to our room we thought there had been a mistake. “I know, I know, it’s okay, I know,” he said in a soft Greek accent as if to calm us from the s ... read more

Europe » Greece » Crete » Rethymno

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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