Crete

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Crete

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Crete, the land of Daidalos and Ikaros. Crete the land of Minoan Vases and famous frescoes. romantic Crete, with its sea, rocks, and gleaming plateaus. Crete, land of full bodied wine and pungent Tsipouro, better known as raki. Crete, land of endless feasts under star-studded skies. Crete scented with wild fennel and fresh basil. Dizzying Crete, of the warlike dances. Crete, home of El Greco and of Kornaros, Kazantzakis and Prevelakis. Crete, whose door is always wide open to both East and West. Crete, "the island of miracles". Crete for your unforgettable holidays!

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The island Crete - the largest in Greece - separates the Aegean from the Libyan sea, marks the boundary between Europe and Africa. Majestic mountains rise in the centre - the White mountains, Psiloritis and Dikti. Its plateaus are split by deep gorges and end up in fertile valleys. The scenery is constant changing. In one place harsh and barren, in another wooded and gentle. Its villages smothered in greenery. Olive trees, orange groves, vineyards, early vegetable market gardens. Old stone farmhouses monasteries and villages perched on mountain ridges, castles and chapels forgotten on steep slopes. Shores lined with forbidding rocks, often inaccessible but also lots of endless sandy or pebble beaches. Crete is also renowned for its flora and fauna. Its massifs are home to the Cretan wild goat, locally known as the kri-kri, a symbol of the free spirit of Cretans.

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