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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 Posted to Contemplating Crete November 19, 2021 I took it as a good sign when I went out with my camera early last...

By John Freedman Posted on Contemplating Crete November 10, 2021 This time of year the clouds roll in over Crete and, on more than an...

Pachia Ammos is a divine stretch of beach just around the rocky bend from the famed beach at Stavros bay (for the uninitiated, the...

By John Freedman Posted on Contemplating Crete August 20, 2021 The day we visited the Agia Triada (Holy Trinity) Monastery it was...

By John Freedman Posted on Contemplating Crete August 2, 2021 I have written previously in this space about the Sabbionara, or Mocenigo...

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...

May 17, 2021 John Freedman Paradise in the midst of civilization. That is - or, if I may - such are the beaches at Agioi Apostoloi. One...

By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere January 6, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 13, 2021 Chances are you will rarely...

By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere August 22, 2019 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 12, 2021 How far are we from the...

By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere August 31, 2019 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 12, 2021 I grew up in Southern...

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 Posted previously on another site May 22, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 11, 2021 Greece is preparing to...

By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere May 15, 2020 Reposted with additions on Contemplating Crete April 11, 2021 There is a lot of...

by John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere May 4, 2020 Reposted with intro on Contemplating Crete April 10, 2021 [2021 Intro: How...

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 March 2, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 10, 2021 One of my favorite walks in and...

by John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere September 10, 2019 Edited and reposted with new photos April 10, 2021 The Sabbionara bastion...

by John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere March 23, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 10, 2021 Virtual Trip No. 2. Today we...