, The Greek island of Crete.

The Greek island of Crete.

In a bid to escape the awful English weather I picked up a great deal for a week away in Crete, flying from my local airport 15 minutes away from home.  We had 7 days of blue skies, sunshine and only a sprinkling of rain for just a few minutes.  We hired a car and explored as much as we could.

, The Greek island of Crete.
The old fort at Rethymnon looking towards the White Mountains.

, The Greek island of Crete.

, The Greek island of Crete.
I liked the dappled sunlight on the wall, and the intrigue of what was through the open door.
, The Greek island of Crete.
The local man playing his guitar had no objection to having his photograph taken.

One day we found a monastery in the countryside which was open to visitors for a fee of just €3.  The grounds were absolutely beautiful with potted plants everywhere and terracotta and warm coloured walls.  There weren’t many tourists there, but everyone was walking around quietly and there was a sense of real calm and peacefulness.

, The Greek island of Crete.

 

, The Greek island of Crete.
April is certainly a great time to see all the wild flowers in Crete.
, The Greek island of Crete.
Lots of beautiful blue sea too, with patches of turquoise.
, The Greek island of Crete.
The pretty but busy city of Chania, with snow capped mountains in the distance.
, The Greek island of Crete.
Archaeological Site of the ancient city of Aptera.
, The Greek island of Crete.
The 3 arched roman cisterns, which once served the city’s needs for water.
, The Greek island of Crete.
I can’t find information on how much water could be stored here, but this gives an indication of the size, as this shows just one third of it.
, The Greek island of Crete.
Roadblock, Cretan style. Everywhere we went we could hear the tinkling of bells around the necks of goats and sheep.

Below are photos taken in sleepy villages that we just found when driving around.  It was easy to stop and wander around tiny streets with hardly another soul around.

, The Greek island of Crete.

Every hamlet seems to have at least half a dozen little churches and I don’t understand why there are so many churches, yet so few people living there.

, The Greek island of Crete.

, The Greek island of Crete.

, The Greek island of Crete.

, The Greek island of Crete.

, The Greek island of Crete.

, The Greek island of Crete.
Outside somebody’s home. I liked the bucket full of lemons and all the pots & pans hanging on the wall.

, The Greek island of Crete.

, The Greek island of Crete.
Ancient amphora on Potamos beach. (In other words, a giant Urn!)

 

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  1. Gorgeous photos, Julie. It,Akers me want to go there – but I won’t. Candy xx

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