From Troy we were on the way south again and reached Bergama with the ancient Greek city of Pergamon on top of a hill. Temple of Trajan We passed through Bergama which is a modern city. From there, a very steep road leads up the hill to the Akropolis of Pergamon. There is also a …
On the first day of the new year we had crossed the border to Turkey, continued south to Çanakkale and finally reached Troy, the first archaeological site on our route. With the ferry, we had crossed the Dardanelles to Çanakkale, where we managed to get a Turkish SIM Card from Vodafone and Turkish Lira from …
We left Crete by ferry back to Athens and flew home for Christmas. After the holidays, we came back and took the route from Athens to Turkey, where we want to spend the next 2 months. Off to new adventures! Xmas car wash First, our camper got its Xmas wash! It’s always nice when all …
Near Rethymno the Mili gorge was once filled with mills producing the flour for the island, nowadays, there are only some ruins left, but the gorge provides a nice walk along the river. Afterwards, we visited one of the most important monasteries of Crete: Arkadi monastery. At the entrance to the gorge we found a …
Winter had arrived in Crete, with the mountains covered in snow. But down at the coast the weather was nice again and when we discovered the most beautiful bay, I couldn’t resist and go for a swim. With more than 2,400 metres, the mountains had received their first snow of the year, which now glistened …
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Rethymno in the north of Greece lies between Chania and Heraklion. It is another city where also in winter live goes on, which we enjoyed after so many places which seamed abandoned after the tourist season in summer. Fortezza of Rethymno We found a parking directly at the sea with views to the Fortezza, the …
The north-western tip of Crete is a peninsula inhabited only by sheep and goats. But there is one beach not many can resist visiting: Balos beach with its turquoise lagoon! To get there you could take a boat from Kissamos, which run regularly in summer, but in winter there is only an 8 km gravel …
To celebrate my birthday, we decided to drive to the north of Crete to the town of Chania, but first a birthday hike was on my wish list. The Samaria gorge would have been the perfect hike, but sadly it is closed every winter already from mid-October and doesn’t open before mid of May. But …
From our next stop at the village of Plakiás with a beautiful sandy beach we took a hike around a headland which had some nice surprises for us. View back to Plakiás We had parked near the restaurants of the village the night before. Sadly most of them were closed but we found a lovely …
If you are into the Greek myths, you might have heard that Zeus seduced princess Europa in the form of a white bull, crossed the sea and brought her to the beach of Matala. There he changed into an eagle and flew her to Gortys where they had a son, which was king Minos. Or …
