Articles with tag: heraklion

One day, we decided to arrange a self-guided tour around  Heraklion , the capital of Crete. Unfortunately, we had to wait 40 minutes for a bus. Although, the local buses were nice and comfortable.  There's an airport located in Heraklion, so the fans of the aircraft can admire it...

One day, we decided to go on a tour from  Rethymnon to  Preveli . The tour included a trip to the city of Rethymno, then the monastery of Preveli, after that the Libyan Sea, and in the end, we saw the  Kourtaliotiko gorge . Here's a view from the bus. This is the...

An hour later, I decided to come back to  the museum by the lake - and it was open! And here's what I saw there! Is this Ukrainian embroidery??? It was probably a museum of folk crafts. I love such museums. I liked this icon - with a sea theme! Well done! That left flag looks like the...

On Crete, our ship stopped in the tiny town of  Agios Nikolaos . Those who have never been on the island, of course, rushed on a tour to " Knossos ", fortunately, it is very close. But we have already been there. So we decided to walk around Agios Nikolaos. At the...

The next morning was rainy: The bay in  Crete  was more narrow than the day before: The island of Crete is known to everyone from the Greek Mythology. According to the Greek epos, King Aegeus sent 7 boys and 7 girls there every 8 years to please Minotaur, a monster with a...