Crete Kreta
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Crete is an island of dramatic landscapes, fabulous mountain ranges, cut through by dramatic gorges, vast plateaus atop of the mountains, fertile plains in the lowlands, hidden coves and beautiful beaches along the dramatic coastline. The peaks of Crete`s white mountains (Ori Lefka) stretch skyward to a height of 2,400 metres, And Europes deepest longest gorge (Samaria) holds an abundance of flora and fauna, Lasithi plateau is an immense area for crop growing, with plentiful orchards and fields of assorted produce. Kreta ėshtė njė ishull i dramatike peisazhet, mitik vargjet malore, duke shkurtuar nėpėrmjet dramatike gorges, gjera plateaus nė majė tė maleve, fusha pjellore nė zonat e ulėta tė Skocisė, tė bukur dhe tė fshehur limane plazhet pėrgjatė bregdetit dramatike. Tė peaks e Kretės `s bardhė male ( Ori Lefka) shtrirje drejt qiellit me njė lartėsi prej 2400 metra, Dhe Evropėn e thellė e ngrėnė me babėzi mė tė gjatė (Samaria) mban njė bollėk, tė florės dhe faunės, Lasithi rrafshnaltė zonė ėshtė i madh pėr njė kulture nė rritje, me plentiful PEMISHTA dhe fushat e assorted prodhojnė.
The islanders (Cretans) are as distinctive a race as the island itself, (which only became part of Greece in 1913). Tė islanders (Cretans) janė po aq tė veēantė si njė garė tė ishullit tė vetė, (e cila u bė vetėm njė pjesė tė Greqisė nė 1913). They are passionate, independent, very hospitable and proud of their heritage and love showing the best of their island to interested visitors. Ata janė tė apasionuar, tė pavarur, shumė mikpritės dhe krenare e trashėgimisė dhe dashurinė e tyre nė mėnyrė mė tė mirė duke treguar ishullin e tyre tė interesuar vizitorėt. Crete still remains the perfect idyll, if you go out and explore this beautiful island, you will return home with precious memories and a longing to return to the wonderful island of Crete. Kretės ende mbetet i pėrsosur idil, nėse keni dalė nė ishullin e bukur tė shqyrtojė kėtė, ju do tė kthehen nė shtėpi me kujtimet e ēmuar dhe njė dėshirė e madhe pėr t'u kthyer nė tė mrekullueshme tė ishullit tė Kretės.
Crete`s Food Kretė `s Ushqim
The Cretan diet is reputed to be one of the healthiest in the world, an abundant amount of indigenous ingredients, and deep rooted cooking traditions make Crete a food lover`s paradise. Ushqimi i Kretės ėshtė menduar tė jetė njė nga healthiest nė botė, njė sasi tė bollshme indigjene pėrbėrėsit, me rrėnjė tė thella dhe gatim traditat Kretės bėjė njė ushqim lover `s parajsė. Try feasting in some of the villages in the mountains away from the tourist areas. Provo feasting nė disa nga fshatrat nė male larg nga zonat turistike. Here you will find family run tavernas, often there is no menu to browse, or pictures of food, the owner just tells you what is cooking for that day, alternatively you may even be invited into the kitchen to choose what you would like to eat from the selection of meats, cheeses, pastries and vegetables and asked how you would like them cooked. Kėtu do tė gjeni tė drejtuar familjes tavernas, shpesh nuk ka menu te shfletoni, apo fotografitė e ushqimit, pronari sapo ju tregon se ēfarė ėshtė gatim pėr atė ditė, Pėrndryshe ju mund edhe tė ftohen nė kuzhinė pėr tė zgjedhur atė qė do tė donte pėr tė ngrėnė nga zgjedhja e mish, cheeses, pastries dhe perime dhe e pyeti se si ju do tė donit ta gatuar. This can take some time so be prepared to stay awhile, talk to the locals, have a few drinks and savour the moments when your specially prepared food comes to your table. The more adventurous foodie will enjoy trying: SALIGKARIA snails that are a delicacy in Crete TSIGARISTO wild goat fried in olive oil with salt and pepper for a simple seasoning and the juice of fresh lemon. STIFADO tender chunks of meat (rabbit/ lamb) moist with a tomato sauce sweet baby onion and cinnamon. BOUREKI zucchini flowers that are fried, And of course local cheeses; KEFALOTIRI, MIZITHRA, STAKA, ANTHOTIROS (All with the delicate flavours of the mountain herbs) Or go to the smaller fishing villages and try the catch of the day, charcoal grilled, fresh fish or octopus caught that morning. Kjo mund tė marrė disa herė nė mėnyrė tė pėrgatiten pėr tė qėndruar deri nė njė kohė, tė bisedoni me vendasit, i kanė disa pije dhe shije tė veēanta tuaj momente kur vjen puna pėr tė pėrgatitur ushqim tavolina juaj. Adventurous foodie Sa mė shumė do tė gėzojė tė pėrpiqen: SALIGKARIA snails se janė nė njė delikatesė Kretė TSIGARISTO dhi e egėr skuqur nė vaj ulliri me kripe dhe piper pėr njė tė thjeshtė dhe erėza tė freskėta e lėng limoni. STIFADO tender chunks e mishit (mish lepuri / qengji) pėrlotur me njė salcė domate sweet baby qepė dhe kanellė. BOUREKI kungull i njomė lule qė janė tė skuqur , Dhe sigurisht lokale cheeses; KEFALOTIRI, MIZITHRA, STAKA, ANTHOTIROS (Tė gjitha me delikat flavours tė malit herbs) Ose shkoni nė fshatrat mė tė vogla tė peshkimit dhe tė provoni tė kapur e ditės, i pjekur nė skarė qymyr druri, tė freskėta apo oktapod peshk qė kapet nė mėngjes .
Crete`s Scenery Kretė `s peizazh
After such indulgence of food you may feel like walking it off! Pas pėrmbushje e ushqimit tė tillė ju mund tė ndihet si ecin mirė! then try the 11 mile/ 17 kilometre hike through the SAMARIA gorge (only do long way in organised trip) from the steep descent at XLYSKALO (1,200m above sea level) you walk past the abandoned village of Samaria, amble back and forth over the river bed several times and between walls of 600m (2000ft) high and narrowing to just 3.5m (11ft) wide this is known as the iron gates, and then down to the sea, and then it's onto the boat to HORA SFAKION to pick up the coach for your return (September would be the best time to do this walk). If you don't feel up to this then slightly less taxing is IMBROS gorge which is near CHORA SFAKIA it has fewer visitors and is still quite dramatic, or try ZAKROS gorge otherwise known as the valley of the dead, it has caves that the MINOANS used as tombs. pastaj tė pėrpiqet tė 11 milje / 17 kilometra eci pėrmes SAMARIA grykės (vetėm bėjnė rrugė tė gjatė nė udhėtim tė organizuar) nga pjerrta pjerrėsirė nė XLYSKALO (1200m mbi nivelin e detit) ju ecni kaluarėn e braktisur fshatin Samaria, amble mbrapa me radhė dhe gjatė shtratin e lumit dhe disa herė nė mes tė mureve tė 600 milion (2000ft) lartė dhe ngushtimi nė vetėm 3.5 milion (11ft) gjerė kėtė ėshtė i njohur si portat e hekurit, dhe pastaj poshtė nė det, dhe pastaj ajo e onto varkėn SFAKION Koha pėr ta marrė veten traineri pėr kthimin tuaj (shtator do tė jetė mė e mirė pėr tė bėrė kėtė herė nė kėmbė). Nėse ju nuk ndiheni kėtė pastaj deri nė pak mė pak i tatimit ėshtė IMBROS grykės qė ėshtė pranė CHORA SFAKIA ajo ka mė pak vizitorė dhe ėshtė ende mjaft e dramatike, apo provoni ZAKROS grykės i njohur ndryshe si lugina e vdekur, ajo ka shpella qė tė pėrdoren si MINOANS varret.
Crete`s Historical Sites Kretė `s historike Faqe
If that sounds far too energetic then think about visiting some of the many historical sites on Crete, be it GREEK, ROMAN, or VENETIAN but the most famous is the Minoan palace of KNOSSOS discovered by sir Arthur Evans but before Europes oldest civilisation were wiped out by fire caused by earthquake probably. Nėse kjo tingėllon tepėr energjik pastaj mendoni pėr vizituar shumė disa nga vendet historike nė Kretė, qofshin ato GREKE, Roman, ose venedikas, por ėshtė mė e famshme e Minoan pallatin e KNOSSOS zbuluar nga sir Arthur Evans, por para se tė Evropės ishin mė tė vjetėr tė qytetėrimit fshihen nga zjarri tė shkaktuara nga tėrmeti ndoshta. There were other settlements on Crete there is a ruined palace at MALIA, it was associated with king SARPEDON , the brother of king MINOS, and there was PHAESTOS, with its enigmatic disc, and many more explore them for yourself. There are also museums at: Chania; Archaeological Museum, Historical Archives of Crete, Naval Museum of Crete Rethymno; Archaeological Museum, Historical and Folk Art Museum, Heraklion; Archaeological Museum, Historical Museum, St Catherine of Sinai, Archanes. Ka qenė vendbanime tjera nė Kretė ka shkatėrruar njė pallati nė MALIA, ajo ishte e lidhur me mbretin SARPEDON, vėllai i mbretit Minos, dhe nuk ėshtė PHAESTOS, e saj enigmatik me disk, dhe shumė mė tepėr pėr veten tuaj ata eksplorojė. Ka edhe muzetė nė : Chania; Muzeu Arkeologjik, Historik Arkiva e Kretės, Detare Muzeu i Kretės Rethymno; Muzeu Arkeologjik, Historik dhe Muzeu Artit Folklorik, Heraklion; Muzeu Arkeologjik, Muzeu Historik, St Catherine e Sinai, Archanes.
The Music Of Crete The Music Of Kretės
Crete has its own style of music, THE MATINADES, they tell of love, loss and death. Kretė ka stilin e vet e muzikės, MATINADES E, ata tė tregoni dashuri, humbje dhe vdekje. If you are in Crete and there is a PANAYERIE (festival) then you may see dancers perform the PENTOZALI and PIDIKTOS from eastern Crete, or the HASAPIKOS (butchers dance) inspiration for the dance in the film ZORBA THE GREEK, with accompaniment from a Cretan lyre or mandolin-like LAOUTA. Nėse ju jeni nė Kretė dhe ka njė PANAYERIE (i festivalit), atėherė ju mund tė shihni kėrcimtarė tė kryer PENTOZALI dhe lindore PIDIKTOS nga Kreta, ose tė HASAPIKOS (butchers valle) frymėzim pėr vallėzim nė film ZORBA THE GREKE, me nga njė shoqėrim i Kretės lirė apo mandolinė-si LAOUTA.
Zorba The Greek Zorba The Greek
Talking of ZORBA, Nikos Kazantzakis author of the book based his character on someone he met whilst trying to run a coal mine on the Peloponnese in 1916, he tells the story set on Crete his homeland which he enthused about all aspects of the island history, culture and landscape. Duke folur tė ZORBA, Nikos Kazanzaqis autor i librit bazuar nė karakterin e tij ai u takua pėrderisa dikush duke u pėrpjekur pėr tė drejtuar njė minierė tė qymyrit tė Peloponezit nė 1916, ai tregon historinė e vėna nė Kretė atdheun e tij tė cilėn ai enthused pėr tė gjitha aspektet e ishullit tė historisė, kulturėn dhe peisazhit. He is buried in Heraklion there is a small museum in his birth village of Mirtia (known as VARVARI) situated south of Heraklion. Ai ėshtė i varrosur nė Heraklion ka njė muze i vogėl i tij nė fshatin e lindjes Mirtia (i njohur si VARVARI) qė ndodhen nė jug tė Heraklion. You may also wish to visit IERAPETRA, the home of the heroine of the book MADAME HORTENSE, The film of ZORBA THE GREEK was a triple Oscar winner and starred ANTHONY QUINN, was filmed in PLAKA and KOKKINO HORIO up the coast from SOPHIAS HOUSE. Ju gjithashtu mund tė dėshirojnė tė vizitojnė IERAPETRA, shtėpinė e tė heroinės e librit padrone HORTENSE, Filmi i ZORBA GREKE E trefishtė ishte njė fitues i Oskarit dhe yllėzuara Anthony Quinn, ishte filmuar nė PLAKA dhe KOKKINO HORIO e bregdetit nga SOPHIAS HOUSE. The towering cliffs of STAVROS on the AKROTIRI PENNINSULAR were used as ZORBAS Mountain for sliding the tree trunks down to the mine. Also on the AKROTIRI PENNINSULAR you will find the COMMONWEALTH CEMETERY where the British and commonwealth troops killed in the 1941 battle of Crete are buried and the Germans at MALEME the Cretans honour the sacrifice with an annual memorial service held in may. I tmerrshėm e Stavros cliffs nė AKROTIRI gadishullor u pėrdorėn si ZORBAS Mountain rrėshqitur pėr pemėn e brekė poshtė pėr tė minierės. Gjithashtu nė AKROTIRI gadishullor ju do tė gjeni tė Commonwealth varrezat ku komonuelth trupave britanike dhe tė vrarė nė betejėn e Kretės 1941 janė varrosur dhe gjermanėt nė MALEME e Cretans nder e sakrifica vjetor me njė shėrbim pėrkujtimor tė mbajtur nė maj.
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