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KissamosGreece

Kissamos to Elafonisi, Crete: West Coast Road Trip (Self-Guided Driving Tour)

Here we go! Our road trip down Crete's rugged west coast begins. We're starting on the seafront of Kissamos, in the far northwest corner of Greece's largest island. Over the next 40 miles, about 65 kilometers, we'll drive all the way to Elafonisi, a lagoon of pink sand at the island's southwest tip. Along the way, you'll meet pirates who ruled from an island fortress, and an ancient harbor that an earthquake lifted clean out of the sea. It's stranded in a field today. You'll hear how sponge divers off these coasts found a 2,000-year-old bronze computer. Keep an eye out for Crete's wild goats on the cliffs. And at the end, we'll visit a monastery with a golden step that, legend says, only the faithful can see. There's time for a swim, too. Falassarna and Elafonisi are two of the finest beaches in Greece. The stories play by themselves as you reach each place, and a short direction comes before every turn. The roads are narrow and winding, so take your time and enjoy the views. Kaló taxídi, which means have a good trip. Let's go!

17 places1h 54m40.6 miEnglish

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RethymnoGreece

Rethymno to Preveli, Crete: Heart of Crete GPS Self-Guided Driving Tour via Arkadi & Amari Valley

Kalimera, and here we go! Our drive across the heart of Crete begins. We start on the seafront of Rethymno, on the island's north coast. Above the old town stands the Fortezza, the great Venetian fortress that Cretan workers were forced to build in the 1570s, after pirates burned the city. Over the next 75 kilometers, about 47 miles, we'll cross Crete to Preveli, above the Libyan Sea. There, in 1941, monks hid Allied soldiers from the Germans, and a submarine slipped in at night to carry them to safety. Between the two, we'll reach Arkadi, the monastery whose defenders chose to blow up their own powder store rather than surrender in 1866. Then we drop into the green Amari valley under Mount Ida, the island's highest peak, stop by the lion fountains of Spili, and drive down through the dramatic Kourtaliotiko gorge to the sea. Along the way you'll meet rebels, monks, musicians and one kidnapped German general. Narration plays by itself as you reach each place, and you'll hear a short direction before each turn. The mountain roads are narrow and winding, so take your time. Kaló taxídi, which means have a good trip. Let's go!

16 places2h 08m46.7 miEnglish

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HeraklionGreece

Heraklion to Matala, Crete: From Empires to Flower Power GPS Self-Guided Driving Tour

Kaliméra, and here we go! Our drive across Crete begins. We start on the Venetian walls of Heraklion, on the island's north coast. Up on these walls lies Nikos Kazantzakis, the writer who gave the world Zorba the Greek. His grave reads: "I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free." Over the next 89 kilometers, about 55 miles, we'll cross the island to Matala, on the Libyan Sea. In the 1960s, hippies lived in Matala's ancient cliff caves, and Joni Mitchell wrote her song "Carey" there. Between the two, we'll pass Knossos, the palace behind the legend of the Minotaur. It gave its name to a whole civilization, the Minoans. Then the road drops into the Messara, Crete's great southern plain, where Romans ruled from Gortyn and Minoan kings built Phaistos. Along the way, we'll meet kings and saints, rebels and poets. Crete's stories never stay in one century. Narration plays by itself as you reach each place, and you'll hear a short direction before each turn. Village streets are narrow and winding, so take your time. Kaló taxídi, which means have a good trip. Let's go!

17 places2h 08m55.3 miEnglish

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