CRETE

21th  of April

After arriving in Kos we took a long boot trip to Agia Galini in Crete.
Because I always spend my holidays there, I wanted to show my friends what a beautiful isle Crete is and let them meet some of my Greek friends and 
visit some beautiful places.


When we arrived Jannis was waiting for us at one of my favourite places in Agia Galini, Kostas Tavern.
It's a very nice place situated by te beach were you can eat, drink and lay in the sun on the private beach.
A beautiful place where you can enjoy the sunset and eat fresh fish everyday!

After we finished dinner, we took off to our apartment near the Harrakas, 2km away from the town.
It's in the mountains and you can see the beautiful sea through the window of your apartment.
So, when we were done unpacking we went to the swimming pool and enjoyed the calm.


Kalinichta ;)




22th  of April

After a good breakfast at Kostas Tavern we took the jeep and after a 24 minutes drive we arrived in Phaistos, a municipality in south central Crete.

Phaistos is known for its Bronze Age archaeological site. The remaining ruins were once a palace that was destroyed by an earthquake.
The ruins consist of the palaces. The first palace was built around 2000 BC on a lower level than the west courtyard. The Old palace was build between 1900 and 1700 BC and has been rebuilt twice due to earthquake damage. When the palace was destroyed by earthquakes, the re-builders constructed a New Palace on top of the old one.

 


After our 3 hour visit we drove back to Agia Galini and enjoyed the rest of the day sitting by the pool, reading and planning our next trip. 

Kalispera ;)






23th  of April

Kalimera! Today I took my friends to a very special place that is very dear to me. 
A good friend of mine intorduced me to this beautiful spot but she past away 1 year ago. 

So when I came here it was a very emotional moment because, I've never went there without her. The spot that I'm talking about is actually a little bay in Agios Georgios, on
a 10-minute drive from the apartment.

Another Greek friend of mine, Georgi, has a bar/restaurant above the beach where you can relax with a Bob Marley tune at the background.

Here some more pictures of this magical place.

The menu

The bar

24th  of April

Kalimera! After waking up we took the car to the Gorge of St Antonios. 

There we went on a 5km walk true the cave and it was breathtaking! We were very lucky that there was a lot shadow, otherwise we couldn't have walk so far.

 

As reward for our trip we treated ourselves with a dinner at Drymos, a tavern near the cave.

We ate a mezze and took a swim in the river.

25th  of April

Our trip in Crete has come to an end, but we've all enjoyed it so much!
I'm very happy that I finally could show my friends this beautiful isle and its people!
But now it's time for our next stop, so we're off to the airport to take the plane to Italy!

αντίο xoxo Hannelore 

Resources: My own experiences, pictures and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaistos