The most important center of the east coast of Crete is the town of Agios Nikolaos, located along the north-east coast in front of the Mirabello gulf. Just north of the city is the beautiful Venetian fortress of Spinalonga, built on an island in the bay. Another Venetian fortress is located in the town of […]
The west coast of the island of Crete boasts some of the most beautiful beaches on the island, including the wonderful Balos beach. THE BEACH OF ELAFONISSI Elafonissi (Elafónisos), perhaps the most beautiful sea in Crete, is a truly enchanting place for the transparency of the water and the pink reflections of the sand. This […]
The archaeological site of Knossos is located in the central part of the island of Crete about 5 km from Heráklion. The first palace was built around 2000 BC. and it seems destroyed by an earthquake around 1700 BC. Shortly after (1600 BC), a new, larger, building was built, which covered an area of about […]
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Balos: the most spectacular beach in Crete
Balos beach is located near the Gramvousa peninsula. This peninsula is located at the northwestern end of the island of Crete, west of Kissamos and north of the town of Kalyviani. The peninsula is made up of craggy rocks that plummet into the sea and is covered with flowers during flowering periods. On the northwestern […]
If you visit the island of Crete, the Samaria Gorge is a destination that cannot be missed. Bus excursions are organized from all parts of Crete. In addition, from Chania and Paleochora there is also a Ktel bus direct to Omalos. These excursions take tourists to the beginning of the path (Xiloscalo, at 1,000 meters […]
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How to get to Crete: flights and ferries
To get to the island of Crete you can take the ferry from Piraeus (but there is also a maritime connection from the port of Githion in the Peloponnese to that of Kastelli in Crete) or use the plane, usually stopping in Athens. Better the ferry with the car in tow or the plane with […]
The island of Crete is known for its many attractions. The best known are the sea and its beautiful beaches (Balos, Elafonissi, Falasarna, the palm beach of Vai, etc.). But the island is also famous for the interesting archaeological centers of Knossos, Phaistos, Agía Triáda, Malia, Gortyna, Kato Zakros, the necropolis of Fourní, the Archaeological […]
The island of Crete (Kriti), the largest island in Greece (8,261 sq km, over 620,000 inhabitants) and the fifth largest of the Mediterranean islands. This island is located in the Aegean Sea, and with its long and narrow shape separates this sea from the Libyan Sea. The island is mainly mountainous with mountain ranges that […]
Nuremberg has a type of continental climate of transition with the maritime one, for which the region where the city is located suffers the typical influences of continentality sometimes mitigated by currents from the ocean. The winters are still cold with temperatures below zero between December and February, the winter months are also the driest […]
Nuremberg (Nürnberg) (500,000 inhabitants) is an important city in Bavaria located north-west of Munich along the banks of the Pegnitz river. Nuremberg is the most important city in Franconia and the second largest after Munich in all of Bavaria. The city of Nuremberg was founded in the 11th century as an imperial castle. In the […]
The mountain town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen is located in southern Germany close to the Bavarian Alps, its climate is influenced by the presence of the mountains and is alpine. This type of climate causes Garmisch-Partenkirchen to have cold winters and mild summers with large differences in seasonal temperatures. Temperatures are cold in winter, when average minimum […]
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a small town (26,000 inhabitants) in southern Bavaria. Which is located near the border with Austria. In fact, it is located just 60 km north of Innsbruck and 90 km south of Munich. This town in the Bavarian Alps is located just over 700 meters above sea level in a valley surrounded by […]
The city of Bamberg is located in the zone of Germany with a continental climate of transition with the maritime climate, this type of climate is characterized by cold and relatively dry winters, while summers are relatively hot but rainy. The intermediate seasons have relatively mild temperatures and variable weather. The minimum average temperatures in […]
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Bamberg: a city called Franconian Rome
Bamberg (about 70,000 inhabitants) is a city in Bavaria located in Upper Franconia along the Regnitz river, near the confluence with the Main river at an altitude of about 240 meters above sea level. The city is of medieval origin. Around the year 1000 it became the residence of the Dukes of Bavaria. Subsequently it […]
The climate of Regensburg is continental with cold winters with average minimum temperatures well below freezing in the months of December, January, February and March. Summers have mild temperatures but are rainy. The intermediate seasons, i.e. autumn and spring, have relatively mild temperatures and are not particularly rainy. In summer, the maximum average temperatures record […]