Out and about on Crete Out u dwar fuq Kreta

(photo, Chania old Venetion Harbour) (photo, Chania qodma Venetion Harbour)

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Chania Chania

Chania has been voted the most beautiful city on Crete it has a beautiful old venetian harbour with its quayside bars and restaurants, the old quarter has many narrow streets, interesting buildings and shops. Chania kien ivvota-isbaħ belt fuq Kreta ikollu beautiful qodma venetian harbour mal-mollijiet bars u ristoranti, l-qodma kwart għandha ħafna toroq dojoq, interessanti u bini shops. It is the closest City to Almirida approx 25 kms west. Huwa l-eqreb Belt biex Almirida appross 25 kms punent. Chania also has several museums, modern shops, parks and markets. Chania wkoll diversi mużewijiet, modern shops, parks u s-swieq.
Chania Streets And Harbour Chania Streets And Harbour

Chania

Chania Harbour Chania Harbour

Museaum elmu

Museum Museum

Chania Harbour

Chania Harbour Chania Harbour

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Chania street

Chania Street Chania Street

Chania Harbour

Rides Round Harbour and old town Rides Round Harbour u antika tal-belt

Chania Street

Chania Street Chania Street

Rethimno Rethimno

Rethimno has new and old parts like Chania. Rethimno tkun ġodda u qodma partijiet simili Chania. The old town with its maze of narrow streets sits beneath the venetian fortress, there is an old venetian harbour lined with tavernas and a modern harbour from where the boat trips to Santorini and other places leave. Mal-belt il-qadima tagħha maze toroq dojoq ta 'tiltaqa' taħt il-venetian fortizza, hemm qodma venetian harbour allineat mal tavernas u moderna port minn fejn il-boat jivvjaġġaw biex Santorini u postijiet oħra leave. Rethimno is about30kms to the east of Almirida along the main highway. Rethimno about30kms huwa lejn il-lvant tal Almirida tul il-highway prinċipali.
Rethymno at night Rethymnis bil-lejl

Rethymnis bil-lejl

Rethymno street Rethymnis street

rethmno lighthouse

Rethymno Lighthouse Rethymnis Lighthouse

Rethymnis harbour

Rethymno Harbour Rethymnis Harbour

Santorini (Island to North of Crete -day trips from Rethymno) Santorini (Island biex North of Crete jum vjaġġi minn Rethymnis)

With the second largest volcanic eruption in the world at Santorini came the end of the Minoan civilisation .A theory exists that Santorini was part of the lost mythical continent of Atlantis and the eruption has been linked to biblical events in Egypt recorded in the Old Testament. Bit-tieni l-akbar eruzzjoni vulkanika fid-dinja fil Santorini daħal-tmiem tal-Minoan civilisation. A teorija jeżisti li Santorini kien parti tal-kontinent ta 'mitlufa mitika Atlantis u l-eruzzjoni ġiet marbuta mal bibliċi avvenimenti fl-Eġittu rreġistrata fil-Testment il-Qadim. This violent past has left Santorini one of the worlds most dramatic and Dan vjolenti passat telaq Santorini Dinjiet wieħed mill-aktar drammatiku u spectacular geological sites a photographers paradise. spettakolari ġeoloġiċi siti a fotografi paradijs.

Santorini

Santorini Santorini

Santorini Sunset

Santorini Sunset Santorini Sunset

Santorini

Santorini Santorini

Santorini Cable Car

Santorini Cable Car Santorini Cable Car

Santorini Mill Air

Santorini From Air Santorini Mill Air

Knossos Knossos

The ruins at Knossos were first discovered in 1878, but it was not until 1900 that English archaeologist  Arthur Evans purchased the entire site and conducted massive excavations calling the culture he discovered Minoan. Il-ruins fi Knossos ewwel ġew skoperti fl-1878, iżda kien biss 1900 li Ingliż arkeologu Arthur Evans xtraw il-post kollu u kondotti massiva skavi-sejħa tal-kultura hu skopert Minoan. It is a popular tourist destination today, and has been substantially if imaginatively rebuilt, making the site accessible to the casual visitor in a way that a field of unmarked ruins is not. Huwa popolari destinazzjoni turistika llum, u ġiet sostanzjalment jekk immaġinattiv rrikostitwit, jagħmel is-sit aċċessibbli għall-viżitaturi każwali b'mod li 'qasam ta' mhux immarkat ruins mhuwiex. It has been suggested that Knossos is the source of the myth of the Labyrinth, an elaborate mazelike structure constructed for King Minos of Crete and designed by the legendary artificer Daedalus to hold the Minotaur, a creature that was Ġie ssuġerit li Knossos huwa s-sors ta 'l-leġġenda tal-Labyrinth, elaborat mazelike istruttura mibnija għall King Minos ta' Kreta u mfassal mill-leġġendarju artificer Daedalus sabiex iżomm il-Minotaur, kreatura li kien half man and half bull and was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus half-bniedem u nofs bull u eventwalment ġie maqtul mill-eroj Theseus Atenjana

Il-Prinċep ta 'Lillies

Prince Of The Lillies Prince Of Il Lillies

Knossos

Knossos Knossos

Samaria Gorge Samaria Gorge

This is the longest gorge in Europe, its length being 18 km and is descending from the Plateau at 1200m high, all the way down to sea-level at Agia Roumeli village with spectacular scenery all the way. Dan huwa l-itwal Gorge fl-Ewropa, it-tul tiegħu jkun 18 km u hija dixxendenti mill-Plateau fi 1200m għolja, it-triq kollha lejn il-baħar fl-livell Agia Roumeli raħal ma xenarju spettakolari matul it-triq kollha. Walking the whole distance will take 4 to 7 hr at a reasonable pace . Mixi-distanza kollha se jieħdu 4 sa 7 hr fi pass raġonevoli. The walk is long and can be arduous but it is not a difficult walk. Il-mixja huwa twil u jista 'jkun diffiċli iżda mhuwiex diffiċli walk. Still, every day people get into trouble or end up having an experience which is far from pleasant. Still, kuljum nies jsibu rwieħhom trouble jew jispiċċaw wara esperjenza li hija 'l bogħod milli pjaċevoli. The most common factors are: Fatturi l-aktar komuni huma:

People who never do any exercise and suddenly want their body to walk 16 uneven km without protesting. Nies li qatt ma tagħmel xi eżerċizzju u għarrieda tagħhom korp jridu jimxu 16 irregolari km mingħajr protesteren.

Bad shoes creating blisters and / or foot-ache. Bad żraben ħolqien folji u / jew il-marda ta 'ache.

Problems with the heat (in summer). Problemi bil-sħana (fil-sajf).

Knee problems that develop during the steep descent at the beginning of the walk and have no time to get better once that original strain is over. Irkoppa problemi li jiżviluppaw wieqaf matul l-inżul fil-bidu tal-mixja u jkollha l-ebda ħin li tinkiseb aħjar darba li oriġinali strain is over.

However if you don' t feel fit enough then there is an easier approach: the lazy way. Madankollu jekk inti don 't jħossu b'saħħtu biżżejjed imbagħad hemm approċċ aktar faċli: il-għażżien mod. You start from Agia Roumeli and walk up to The Sideroportes (Iron Gates) which is the most narrow part of the gorge; you almost touch both sides of the rock walls at the same time while these walls rise 1000 ft up. Tibda mill Agia Roumeli u walk sa Il-Sideroportes (Iron Gates) li huwa l-aktar parti dejqa ta 'l-Gorge; inti touch kważi żewġ naħat tal-blat ħitan fl-istess ħin, filwaqt li dawn il-ħitan lok 1000 pied up. Please check boat times for Agia Roumeli before you set off if you are not part of an organised tour. Jekk jogħġbok iċċekkja boat darbiet għal Agia Roumeli before you paċuta jekk int ma tkunx parti mill organizzat tour. The full walk is best done by organised coach trip as it is a one Il-mixja sħiħa aħjar li jsir hu billi organizzat coach vjaġġ kif hija waħda way trip( the only way to leave Agia Roumeli is by boat there are no roads from here). mod vjaġġ (l-unika mod biex leave Agia Roumeli huwa bid-dgħajjes m'hemmx toroq minn hawn).

The best time of year to do Samaria would probably be April,May or September,October when the weather is cooler and the walk is less crowded. L-aħjar żmien tas-sena għall do Samaria wäre wahrscheinlich April, Mejju jew Settembru, Ottubru meta l-temp huwa apparat li jkessaħ u l-mixja huwa inqas iffullar.

Samaria Gorge

Samaria Samaria

Samaria Gorge

Samaria Samaria

Spinalonga Island Spinalonga Island

In 1579, the Venetians' built a fortress on Spinalonga over the ruins of an acropolis. Fl-1579, il-Venetians "fortizza mibnija fuq Spinalonga fuq l-Akropoli ta 'ruins. They kept control of the island until the Ottoman Empire took possession of it in 1715. Huma miżmuma kontroll tal-gżira sal-Imperu Ottoman ħa pussess tiegħu fl-1715.

The island is notable for being one of the last active leper colonies in Europe, being used in this manner from 1903 until 1957. Il-gżira hija notevoli għal li hija waħda mill-aħħar leper kolonji attiva fl-Ewropa, qed jintużaw f'dan il-mod mill-1903 sa l-1957. The last inhabitant, a priest, left in 1962. L-aħħar abitant, a qassis, tax-xellug fl-1962.

Spinalonga

Spinalonga Spinalonga

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