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By John Freedman Posted to Contemplating Crete December 1, 2021 Knossos, Crete's most distinguished tourist attraction, is surely doomed...

By John Freedman June 13, 2021 The seaside village of Sissi is located in the northeast of Crete, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) west of...

By John Freedman June 4, 2021 I try not to let others speak for me too often. But there are times when that is the best way to cut right...

By John Freedman Written March 6, 2021, never properly posted Reposted April 13, 2021 Aside from the Sabbionara, this general area in old...

By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere February 14, 2021 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 13, 2021 We are approaching the one...

By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere January 3, 2021 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 13, 2021 I have written numerous times...

By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere October 31, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 13, 2021 I don’t know how much the...

By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere August 18, 2019 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 13, 2021 Almyrida is a picturesque...

By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere June 23, 2020 Reposted April 11, 2021 It is said we will never see the remains of what might...

By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere May 17, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 11, 2021 I know where we were yesterday,...

By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere April 8, 2020 Reposted with new photos on Contemplating Crete April 10, 2021 It’s not quite...

by John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere May 25, 2019 Edited and reposted on Contemplating Crete April 10, 2021 Edward Lear, the...

By John Freedman Originally published elsewhere, March 9, 2020 Republished on Contemplating Crete April 9, 2021 Just a short while ago I...

By John Freedman Originally published elsewhere Spring 2021 Republished on Contemplating Crete April 9, 2021 The Cretan village of...