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Elounda - Crete
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 Elounda holidays on island of Crete: pictures, travelling, sightseeing, apartments, studios and hotels in Elounda at the Gulf of Merabellou.
Crete is the largest island in Greece and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean. Its salient geographical position, practically in the midlle of the eastern Mediterranean, between the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa played a crucial role in its history, from antiquity to the present. It has an area of 8,241 sq. km (the islands of Gavdos, Dia and Kouphonisi bring the total to 8,407 sq. km). It is long and narrow, its greatest length being 260 km. while its width varies from 60 km to 12 km. It is rimmed by four seas: the Karpathian to the east, the Myrtoos to the west, the Cretan to the north and the Libyan to the south. |
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The lake from Ayios Nikolaos has three names: Vromolimno or Voulismeni or Mandraki. |
Tickets for boat trip to Spinalonga at the port of Ayios Nikolaos. |
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Elounda on the Greek island of Crete is a world renowned tourism resort located to the north of Aghios Nikolaos, having an indented coastline, shaded beaches, crystal clear seas, a tranquil and heavenly environment with good hotels, apartments and studios.
It is 10 km distance from Aghios Nikolaos, and the cutting along the side of the road affords you the opportunity to admire the spectacular view of the Gulf of Merabellou and Korfos. The village is built on the southern coast of the bay of Elounda, 1 km east of the ancient settlement of Olous (Olounda), from which it has taken its name. This used to be the favored place of legendary figures from Minoan Crete and of historical figures of our times.
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The four villages of Elounda are spread out along the lower slopes of the approach to the Massif.
Pano and Kato Elounda, Mavrikiano and the new settlement of Skisma, the port of Elounda, bask in the glorious sea as it opens up before them offering its beauty and charm.
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Left, a short video of the most famous dog of Elounda, the district of Lasithi and possible whole Crete:
This mix of a Bedlington Terrier and probable a little bit Poodle, which hears to the name Chelsea, during the hunting of her favorite prey !
And before someone could have the stupid idea that the dog Chelsea doesn't like pigs as her prey, watch here the slide show from Chelsea and the pigs !
Left: watch the latest movie from the dog Chelsea and the cat, her secondarily loved prey ! |
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 Spinalonga is an island fortress on the south western entrance to the bay of Elounda. It is 5.6 km away from Skisma. On the rocky island of Spinalonga, a fortress was built even from ancient ages to protect the port of the ancient Eloundians. It is reported that many Christians from the surrounding villages took refuge in the ruins to save themselves during the time that the Saracens overtook Crete.
In 1579, the Venetian rulers built the most powerful fortress that we can admire today for the safety of the port of Elounda, to enclose the area at the entrance to every hostile ship. In 1630, the fortress seemed to be impregnable. In 1715, the Kapoudan Pasha, the Turkish captain, besieged it at close quarters and finally the Venetians surrendered. During the 1821 Revolution, it was a safe haven for many Turks, and during the 19th century it was the main port which was importing and exporting goods for the entire region of Gulf of Merabellou.
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