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Katharo Plateau: Experience the Wild and Authentic Crete

2022-11-20 by Phil Butler

Katharo Plateau

Katharo Plateau, which site overlooking the more famous Lassithi Plateau, is a virtually unknown natural wonder of Crete.

Tags: Agios Nikolaos, Avdeliakos, Avdeliakos Village, crete, Crete adventures, Crete mountains, Crete nature, Greece, Greece travel, Havgas Gorge, Katharo, Katharo Plateau, Kritsa, Lassithi Plateau, tourism

A Lord Of the Mountain Mists: Alexandros Roniotis, A Small God of Crete

2021-10-17 by Phil Butler

The Small Gods of Crete

Teacher, adventurer, husband, father, innovator, nature lover, Alexandros Roniotis loves Crete. Here is a true sMall God of Crete.

Tags: Alexandros Roniotis, Asterousia, Cretan Beaches, crete, Crete adventures, Crete nature, etanianá in the Asterousia Mountains, I always think about a guy name, Mt. Juktas, Rouvas Forest, Rouves Gorge, Sfakia region, Tripiti Gorge, White Mountains

A New Look At the Shimmering Mirage of Crete Island

2021-10-14 by Phil Butler

Michalis Koulieris' Balos

Crete is everlasting, unmovable, etched in time like the stars. And Crete is a misty mirage, dynamic as the seas that surround her.

Tags: Airstream, Akrotiri Peninsula, Balos Lagoon, Chania, Crete adventures, Crete places, E4 Crete, Elafonissi Beach, Falasarna, Kedrodasos Beach, Lavadia Village, Michalis Koulieris, remote Crete, Stavros Beach, Zorba, Zorba the Greek

Fit in Crete Scheduled Excursions August 16th Through 22nd

2020-08-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Kayaking off Falasarna Beach

Fit in Crete has scheduled cool e-bike rides in the mountains, lots of swimming & kayaking, and cave explorations for August 16th-22nd.

Tags: Crete adventures, Crete diving, Crete experiences, Crete shipwrecks, Crete snorkel, Crete tours, Falasarna, Fit in Crete, kayaking Crete, Kissamos

Explore West Crete With Fit in Crete August 8 – 15th

2020-08-09 by Argophilia Travel News

Fit in Crete

Coming up from the great adventurers at Fit in Crete, August 8th through 15th watersports and exploration are in order.

Tags: Chania, Crete adventures, dive Crete, Falasarna, Fit in Crete, kayak Crete, Kissamos, Snorkel Crete, wreck dive, wrecks

Kayak Crete’s West Coast With Fit in Crete August 6th

2020-08-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Kayaking off Falasarna

Coming up August 6th, adventurers who want to explore the west of Crete island by sea-kayak can have the experience of a lifetime.

Tags: Crete adventures, Crete kayaking, Crete tours, Fit in Crete, Kayaking, Kissamos, Sea Kayaks, Snorkel Crete, snorkeling, West Crete

Winter On Crete: An Adventure in a Normal Paradise

2019-01-15 by Phil Butler

Ligaria Beach in Winter

A weekend jaunt in the countryside of Crete ends up in a reintroduction to what it means to really be free, human, and happy. A salty Cretan fisherman is the hero of this story about living right in paradise.

Tags: crete, Crete adventures, Crete beaches, Crete fishing, Crete villages, Ligaria, Ligaria Bay, Ligaria Beach, Lygaria Beach Hotel, Lygaria Beach Taverna

10 Reasons “Crete” Should Be TripAdvisor’s Number One Destination

2018-03-22 by Phil Butler

Elafonisi Beach

TripAdvisor’s Top 25 Destinations of Europe 2018 were just announced, and Crete now sits at prestigious No. 4. However, us Minoans take great offense at not being chosen number one, since we gave you roads, usable toilets, and the world’s greatest EVER jewelry.

Tags: Agia Roumeli, crete, Crete adventure, Crete adventures, Crete destinations, Crete tours, Crete travel, Filoxenia, Incredible Crete, Matala Plain, Minoan treasures, raki, siga-siga, TripAdvisor

Crete Adventures: Traversing Kallikratis Hell

2018-02-24 by Phil Butler

Kallikratis road

With its asphalt barely solidified under the blistering Cretan sun of a dozen years, the road in between Kapsodasos and Kalikratis villages in southwestern Crete is nothing less than worldwide notorious.

Tags: Chora Sfakion, crete, Crete adventures, cycling Crete, Frangokasteilo, Kalikratis, Kallikratis Hell, Kapsodasos, Sfakia, Visit Crete

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