1. The boat trip to Gavdos
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| Leaving Agia Roumeli and heading to Gavdos |
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| Gavdos on the left & Gavdopoula on the right |
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| Gavdos, the island of the nymph Calypsos |
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| Approaching Gavdos, Crete in the background |
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| Karave, Gavdos' harbor |
2. Biggest variety in isolated beaches
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| Sarakiniko, the island's most famous sandy beach |
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| Natural harbor at Sarakiniko beach |
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| Sarakiniko beach, the sign reads: Drive slowly |
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| Sarakiniko beach |
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| Korfos beach from the path to Tripiti Bay |
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| Aliki beach from Tripiti Bay |
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| Gavdopoula from the path to Potamos beach |
Sorry, we did not have the time to visit Potamos beach, next time. Other famous beaches are those of Ag. Ioannis, close to Sarakiniko beach, Pirgos, Stravolimni and Lavrakas. All require quite some hiking time to reach.
3. Numerous churches
Only a few... |
| Agios Pavlos, in honor of the Apostle's visit to the island in 64 AD |
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| Panagia on the left and Christos church on the right, from the road to Korfos |
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| Agios Nikolaos, Gavdos' oldest church |
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| Agios Nikolaos |
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| Agios Nikolaos |
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| Agios Nikolaos, Gavdopoula at the far end |
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| Agios Nikolaos' interior |
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| Agios Nikolaos, crack on the roof |
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| Ag. Georgios & Ag. Ioannis at the far right, on top of the hill |
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| Ag. Georgios |
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| Ag. Georgios |
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| Rest area at the back of Ag. Georgios' church |
4. Building designs and other constructions
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| University of Crete, Gavdos - South European Field Station for the Environment & Culture |
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| Heliport, Gavdos |
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| Two-storey house that was used as German headquarters |
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| Gavdos' Radio Station - FM 88.8 |
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| The sign reads: Everyday to Kastri, Ambelos, Vatsiana |
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| Russian Scientists' house |
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| Lada!!! |
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| Private house at Vatsiana, Gavdos |
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| Private house at Korfos, Gavdos |
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| Karave harbor from Korfos |
5. Long walks among deserted old stone houses
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| Path to Tripiti Bay on top of Korfos |
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| Path to Tripiti Bay, well marked |
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| Korfos beach & Karave |
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| Path to Tripiti Bay, pine forest |
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| Small gorge but unbelievable steep ascend, Tripiti path |
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| Stone house, Tripiti path |
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| Photo taken from the other side of the second gorge, on the path to Tripiti Bay |
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| Stone house, Tripiti path |
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| Stone house, Tripiti path |
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| Stone house, Tripiti path |
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| Path to Tripiti Bay & Aliki beach |
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| Path to Tripiti Bay & Aliki beach |
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| Path to Agios Goergios, Kedre's cedar forest and the beach of Lavrakas |
6. Southernmost Point - Tripiti Bay
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| Tripiti Bay, Kamareles |
7. The Lighthouse!!!
8. Sunrise at Korfos beach
9. Sunset at the Lighthouse
10. You get to watch the lighting over Crete, from Sarakiniko!!!
The departure - arrival frenzy at the harbor of Karave...
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| Karave Harbor |
Some magnificent views of Crete from the ferry boat
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| Road to Anopoli and Anopoli village on the left |
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| Road to Chania |
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| Patsianos, Kapsodasos, Frangokastello fortress and the road to Kallikratis |
Goodbye Gavdos, till our next trip...
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| Gavdos on the right & Gavdopoula on the left |
Wonderful photos from Gavdos! Im planning to go there somewhere in 2015 and your photos made me even more hungry to get there, thanks for sharing them :)
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