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Myths & legends More Crete excursions
Rethymnon well worth a visit to watch the lake change
On the opposite side of the island from Elounda colour throughout the day as the sun shifts.
is the beach town of Rethymnon. Once a Venet- You can rent pedalos and there are many
ian port, it is one of the best-preserved tavernas overlooking the lake nearby.
old towns on the island. I caught a
glimpse of a baker (opposite) down one Knossos Palace
of the winding side streets, who has Knossos was the centre of the Minoan civilisa-
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made baklava-style pastry sweets in tion, which predated the ancient Greeks,
Elounda Village Resort
the same way for the past 60 years. flourishing between 2,700 BC and 1,450 BC.
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The palace, near to Heraklion, was home to
Lappa King Minos and gave rise to the myth of the
Just a half-hour ride from Rethymnon, Minotaur in the labyrinth. Various parts of the
through bright earthen-coloured hills of palace have been restored and repainted,
olive trees is the ancient Greco-Roman city making it easy to imagine how it might have
of Lappa. Emperor Octavius built a water looked thousands of years ago.
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reservoir here in 27 BC which, incredibly, is
still in use today. Flowers sprout out of every Samaria Gorge
Aquila Hotels and Resorts has four properties on the
nook and cranny, and the locals will convince At 16km long, the Samaria Gorge is one of the
island: Rithymna Beach and Porto Rethymno in
you to have a seat and taste their olives and longest in Europe. It takes five or six hours to
Rethymnon; Atlantis Hotel in Heraklion; and Elounda homemade honey Raki, liquor made of walk it, and you do need a certain level of fit-
Village Resort in Elounda. Thomson has seven nights
fermented grapes. ness, but the views and flora and fauna make
at the 5T-rated Elounda Beach Village half-board in
May 2010 from £495 per person, inlcuding flights
up for it. The walk brings you out at the coastal
based on two sharing. Resort Marketing International
Lake Kournas town Agia Roumeli from where you must take a
represents Aquila in the UK.
Another short ride from Rethymnon is Crete’s boat back to Sfakia or Sougia, before taking a
■ aquilahotels.com only freshwater lake. It’s small and shallow but bus back to Chania.
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