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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 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 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 July 5, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 11, 2021 The fortress standing atop a...