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Ano Meria
Authentic Ano Meria is a scattered community of small farms and traditional dwellings, where tourism makes no intrusive mark. There are several traditional tavernas here, specialising in the local hand-made pasta dish matsada . The folklore museum (open of an evening), on Ano Meria
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Afianes Winery
Call for directions to this small excellent family-run winery in the hills above Hristos Raches. The winery has won several recent awards in Europe. In addition to tastings and small personal tours of the operation, an exhibition room features vintage winemaking equipment, gourd ve
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Matala Caves
It’s clearly these caves that make Matala unique and not just because of the hippie connection. Hewn into the porous sandstone cliffs in prehistoric times, they were used as tombs by the Romans under whom Matala was the port town for Gortyna. They were allegedly plundered by the hi
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Sweetwater Beach
West of Hora Sfakion, lovely Sweetwater Beach is accessible by a small daily ferry (May to October, per person €4), by taxi boat (one-way/return €20/30) or on foot via a stony and partly vertiginous one-hour coastal path starting at the first hairpin turn of the Anopoli road. A sma
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Perdika & Moni Islet
If Aegina Town bounces you too much, head for the more relaxing fishing village of Perdika at the southern tip of the west coast. Its long seafront terrace is crammed with tavernas and bars and is the hop-off point for the lovely little offhsore islet of Moni, a nature reserve with
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Castle of Lykourgos Logothetis
Samians took the lead locally in the 1821 War of Independence and this castle, built in 1824 by resistance leader Logothetis, is the major relic of that turbulent time. It’s situated on a hill at the southern end of Metamorfosis Sotiros, near the car park. The city walls once exten
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Barbouta
Walk from Plateia Antoniou down Vasileos Konstandinou to find Verias atmospheric former Jewish quarter. The huge, ancient plane tree here is where the Turks hanged Archbishop Arsenios in 1430, after taking Veria. Opposite, the decapitated minaret on the dilapidated 12th-century cat
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Acropolis of Agios Andreas
At the heart of the island, about 2km south of Apollonia, this well-excavated hilltop acropolis dates from the Mycenaean period (about 13th century BC). Take in extensive views of interior valleys and neighbouring Paros from the intact defensive wall. There’s a small museum. The ad
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Lake Votomos
Emerald-green and tree-fringed, this small reservoir just northeast of Zaros was created in 1987 to store the town’s natural spring water. It attracts scores of birds and is great for chilling in the shady park or munching away in the excellent taverna-cafe. A path accesses both Mo
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Tobacco Museum
This surprisingly interesting museum whirls through the history of tobacco cultivation and production in eastern Macedonia and Thrace. Bright murals, old photographs, a curious collection of pipes and a tobacco press enliven plenty of description (in Greek and English). The tang of
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Museum of National Resistance
Just past the village on your right, the small Museum of National Resistance chronicles Crete’s resistance movement from 1941 to 1945. It has a monument outside paying tribute to a female resistance fighter. The millstone on display was used by Turkish occupiers in 1821 to crush Ch
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Nikos Xylouris Home
Musician Nikos Xylouris was born in this little house on the lower village square that is now a kafeneio run by his sister. The tiny room is completely plastered in posters, letters and other memorabilia related to the singer and lyra player, attesting to the extent of the adulatio
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Greek Orthodox Cathedral
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Archaeological Museum of Messenia
This partially interactive, child-friendly museum focuses on treasures found in four regions – Kalamata, Pylia, Messini and Trifylia. A trail snakes through the maze of exhibits, revealing everything from sculpture, pottery and funereal objects found in Mycenaean tholos tombs, to R
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Numismatic Museum
This magnificent neoclassical mansion is worth a visit, even if you have little interest in coins. The museum comprises 400,000 coins from Ancient Greek, Hellenic, Roman and Byzantine times. The building was once the home of the celebrated archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann. The lov
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Sculpture Garden
Kostas Lovoulos is a talented sculptor, working just east of Limenaria, whose unique works in metal, clay and wood have a local and national following. His works are unique and some are for sale. His studio and rambling sculpture yard under the pines are not impossible to find, but
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Old Xanthi
On a serene hillside above town, Old Xanthi features pastel-coloured timber-framed houses on narrow, winding lanes and grand neoclassical mansions once inhabited by tobacco barons. Though some of its structures could benefit from further restoration, this grand neighbourhood has be
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Varousi
The old Turkish quarter of Varousi, just east of the fortress, is a fascinating area of narrow streets and fine old houses with overhanging balconies. At the corner of Anagiron and Virvou, peek at the fine murals within the 16th-century church of Agioi Anargiri . Another 200m up th
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Church of the Panayia
The beautiful small Byzantine Church of the Panayia, built on the ruins of an 8th-century basilica and opposite El Greco Museum, is in excellent condition. Inside are some evocatively faded frescoes. Unfortunately, at the time of research, there was no official ‘keeper of the keys’
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Acropolis Main Entrance
To reach the main entrance to the Acropolis, from the south of the site, walk along Dionysiou Areopagitou to the stairs just beyond the Odeon of Herodes Atticus. The main entrance is also where you are required to leave your large bags, or access the disabled accessible lift. The A
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