Lohnende Ziele: Die Strände von Gialiskari, die Lissos-Schlucht und das antike Städtchen Lissos.
How should it begin, our second winter in Crete? Maybe with a little vacation? You deserve it after the long journey by car and ship. Although – as soon as I'm on the ferry, a lot of tension and stress is away. Especially on the one from Venice to Patras. More than 30 hours at sea, great.
And then from Piraeus to Chania. Literally overnight we are back in Crete. Finally again ....
So first of all, a little vacation before we go to the familiar winter domicile Mirtos.
We drive down from Chania to Paleochora and find a room in a nice guesthouse. Paleochora, in the very south-west of Crete, is a lovely place with lots of nice tavernas. A bit at the end of the world, of course. At least in terms of transport. But that has its advantages. We want to explore the area on foot and walk along the sea to the west on the first day. After an hour or so on a comfortable dirt road, we reach our destination: Gialiskari.
Three beaches, arranged like half a starfish. A dream of light-colored sand and turquoise, clear water that is still wonderfully warm even now, in November.
It rains at the following night. Heavy. Nevertheless, we drive to the small coastal town of Sougia the next day. First up into the mountains and then back down to the sea. From Sougia, the ancient town of Lissos is supposed to be easy to reach on foot. A signpost tells us that it takes 75 minutes. First we walk through the beautiful Lissos gorge, which is easily passable despite the rain, which has only just stopped. Then up onto a plateau, through which a clearly visible trail winds its way. Unfortunately, the ground is clayey and the mud is so clingy to our shoes that they are soon twice as heavy as normal. The path is also littered with large puddles, forcing us to take some detours. The 75 minutes are over and there is still no sign of Lissos. Half an hour later we see it. Down by the sea. A place on a plain, with the remains of numerous buildings, even a small amphitheater. It magically attracts us, but we don't want to make the steep descent on a still slippery path, as it gets dark quite early on Crete in November. We turn back with a heavy heart. Lissos, however, a small town that was widely known 2000 years ago, not least as a spa, where numerous archaeological discoveries have been made, is at the top of our list of places we absolutely have to explore.
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