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fredag 2. februar 2018

Greece - Retymnon prefecture - Crete island

Rethymnon

Rethymnon

Perivolia (gardens in greek) - suburb of Rethymno.
Athina lived here in the past.


Arcadi monastery.  It is the most famous monastery all over Crete and Greece because of its revolutionary fights against the Turks on Nov. 8th 1866 

Panormos - 20 kms from Eethymno.  Evangelos worked there as religion teacher in the past.

Preveli - in south Crete. The monastery of Saint John was important during the revolution against the Turks

Plakas - South Crete


mandag 6. april 2015

Greece - Crete Island - Chania prefecture


Crete Island - Chania

Chania - Crete Island

Sfakia - Chania prefecture, South Crete.
One of its ports were used  by the alliance forces during the evacuation of Crete when it fell to nazis, heading towards Egypt. 


Maleme, Chania prefecturum. 
It has an abondoned military airport which the german nazis tried to occupy during WW2. It was a massacre for both germans and greeks. There is a big german cemetary for those who fall in that battle . About 4.500.