On the road heading east into the mountains of the far east

Crete 2016.2 Blog 2 Gournia, Sitia, Vai, Palekastro

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October 7th 2016
Crete 2016.2 Blog 2 Note: if you double click on any of the photos you will get an enlarged image and you will be transferred to the photo gallery where you can scroll through all the photos. You can return to the text anytime by going to the control bar at the top of the page where it shows: Europe » Greece » [url=../../Europe/Greece/Cre ... read more

Europe » Greece » Crete » Sitia

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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