Crete Island - Best Places to Visit in Greece HD
The 3-minute slideshow, with background music, presents 20 of the best places in Crete, the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea. Our selection consists of beautiful beaches, mountains, cities, landscapes, historical sites and other places of interest satisfying the needs of holidaymakers of all ages. Special thanks to Gergely Dombóvári, the composer and performer of the wonderful music.
Crete island was the centre of Europe's first advanced civilization, the Minoan (c. 2700–1420 BC). The archaeological site of Knossos Palace, famous for the legends such as Theseus and the Minotaur or Daedalus and Icarus, is just one of the miracles.
Besides the legendary historical places, Crete offers you a wide variety of beaches, such as the best-known turquoise lagoon of Elafonissi, or a wonderful 6-hour walk tour in the famous Samaria gorge.
Greece is known for its hospitality, Crete island is one of the most popular tourist destination in the country. Visitors can reach the island via international airport of Chania and Heraklion, or by boat to the main ports of Heraklion, Chania, Rethymno, Agios Nikolaos and Sitia. The ferry route takes 8-9 hours from Athens (Piraeus).
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Gergely Dombóvári - Ezer sóhaj (A Thousand Sighs)
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ELOUNDA - Crete (4K)
Elounda (Elounta, Elouda) is a small town on the northern coast of the island of Crete. Elounda is a famous tourist attraction visited by VIP's for its seaside luxury resorts. Closest major town to the former leper colony of Spinalonga.
GREECE, BEST OF CRETE 2017
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Anogia Crete Greece - The place you must visit (Crete)
Anogia (Ανώγεια) is a municipality in the Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece.
When exactly Anogia was founded and by whom, is not accurately known. Many[who?] believe that the original settlement was founded by villagers from the village Axos, which is west of Anogia, where the Minoan city Oaxos was.
According to a legend, a shepherd from Axos found one day on one of the slopes of Psiloritis an icon depicting Saint John the Baptist. Pious as he was, he picked it up carefully, wrapped it in a towel, took it to his home and placed it there alongside the other icons. On the following day he was astonished to find out that the icon had disappeared. Terrified, he went back to the place he had found it on the day before, where he was exhilarated to discover that the icon was exactly at the same place. This inexplicable phenomenon was considered to be an order from the heavens, to build there a temple dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.
The church of Saint John seems to be the first building of the settlement, which later came to be known as “Anogia”. Within the temple of Saint John are remains of Byzantine drawings on the walls, which can be dated back to the 11th century.
The historian Stelios Spanakis, summarily provides geographical, as well as historical information about Anogia,: “Anogia is a town –municipality in the Mylopotamos Province of the Prefecture of Rethymno. In the 1981 census it numbered 2.449 citizens. It is in the northern reaches of Psiloritis, at an altitude of 700-790 meters. When in 1182 Crete was divided among the 12 Young Princes of Byzantium, Anogia were given to the family of Fokas. Anogia are referred to by Venetian and Greek scholars and historians as Anogia, or Anoia. In 1593 it was already a significant settlement, numbering 911 citizens. Anogia are referred to as a revolutionary place during the years of Turkish occupation. In 1822, when the Anogians were fighting the Turks in Messara, Serif Pasha found the village empty and put it to the torch. In November 1866, during the Great Cretan Revolt, Resit Pasha tried to capture Anogia, but he was repulsed by the Anogians and other villagers from Mylopotamos.” [3] This tradition continued during the German occupation and in August 1944 the village was once again razed to the ground in reprisal for the local's participation in the resistance.
The living conditions of the people of Anogia, as well as those of other mountain villages in Crete, were extremely difficult. Anogians of old times were mainly shepherds, goatherds and not so many of them were farmers. The barren soil, the harsh winters, the frequent revolts and the constant purges from the conquerors contributed to the primitive living conditions, to the great poverty and the lack of even the most basic of comforts. The French historian Victor Berard (1897) during his journeys in Crete, dedicated but a few lines for the village of Anogia, where with a raw and laconic way describes the hopeless living conditions of the time: “The village Anogia, resembles the outposts on the remote peaks of old, where men and animals live together in miserable hovels”. The Italian Vittorio Simonelli who visited Crete in 1893, was much more generous in his descriptions. First, he was put up at a “tolerable inn”. As for the villagers themselves, both men and women, made a great impression on him, when on a Sunday he saw them going to the church. He wrote: “Anogian women are beautiful, with red cheeks and faces that are lit up by eyes black and shiny, like agate. Their traditional clothing, accentuates the health and beauty that characterize the ancient Cretan archetype. The men are also handsome, being tall, lean, and easy in their movement, proud, but without even a trace of ferociousness”.
In recent years, the Yakinthia (Hyacinthia) cultural festival is held at an altitude of 1200m in the Nida Plateau, south of Anogia. The festival is held annually every July and focuses on the Cretan folk tradition and its blending with the traditions of Greece and the Mediterranean.
Greece Travel Part 15: Vamos, a traditional Greek village in Crete
Truly enjoyed the non-touristy traditional Greek village Vamos!
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GREECE CHIOS ISLAND AFTERMOVIE SUMMER 2018 / Xiaomi Yi
Song: Arc North - Meant to be (ft. Krista Marina)
Camera: Xiaomi Yi
Crete | Lasithi Region
Crete | Lasithi Region. Lasithi is the name given to the region in the eastern part of Crete. It's a bit dryer and warmer than the rest of the island, but because of that, its beaches and resorts are among Crete's best.
Those miles of coast between Heraklion and the east are justly known as the Cretan Riviera. There are the remains of a palace and a good beach of Malia, though the hordes of lager louts have somewhat spoiled the place in recent years. It's a better idea to go on to Aghios Nikolaos, dubbed the Saint Tropez of Crete. When the jet set goes to Crete, this is where it can be found, especially at the world class resort found in Elounda region.
Behind the resorts stretch a lush Lasithi plain, dotted with windmills. The Romans judged the produce here the best in the Empire. And you can still savour the best vegetables in the local tavernas, washed down with pure local wine.
Intrepid hikers will like Zakros, on the eastern tip of Crete, with its air of seclusion, its date palm wood, and an eerie walking route through the Ravine of the Dead, so called because it's an old Minoan burial spot.
And here's a fact: the eastern end of Crete is slowly sinking as the whole island slowly tips over. But don't worry -- it will be a long time before you really need to worry about anything. Meanwhile, let's get a little closer to the different bits of the endless experience that is Crete.
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Greece - Heraklion, Crete (Villages of Crete)
Highlights of a shore excursion that included two small villages on the Island of Crete
KRETA | Die schönsten Ecken der griechischen Insel | Guru on Tour
Die griechische Insel Kreta ist wunderschön und unglaublich abwechslungsreich. Ich habe mich auf den Weg gemacht und zeige euch die beeindruckendsten Ecken der Insel, viele tolle Sehenswürdigkeiten und vor allem die schönsten Strände.
Einige Geheimtipps für euren Roadtrip mit einem Mietwagen habe ich ebenfalls im Gepäck.
Wie wäre es zum Beispiel mit dem Hippie-Dorf Matala, einer Wanderung durch die Samaria-Schlucht, dem Palast von Knossos oder auch der Lagune von Balos? All diese Schätze erwarten euch bei einer Rundreise auf Kreta.
Ihr könnt euch auf eine Mischung aus tollen Städten und historischen Gassen, leckerem Essen und beeindruckender Natur freuen. Viel Spaß!
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Voulisma Beach
...the water is amazing!