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Kapetaniana: Crete’s Climbing Village Below Kofinas

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Kapetaniana: Crete's Climbing Village Below Kofinas

Kapetaniana is a remote mountain village high on the southern side of the Asterousia range, in the Heraklion district of Crete. Old stone houses and small Byzantine churches cluster beneath the rocky peak of Kofinas, the highest summit of the Asterousia at around eleven hundred metres. The village faces the Libyan Sea far below and … Read more

Rock Climbing & Bouldering in Naxos

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Rock Climbing & Bouldering in Naxos

Naxos rewards climbers who want granite by the sea rather than crowded resort crags. The island carries a compact but serious scene, built on the weathered orange-grey granite of the Mikri Vigla headland on the west coast. You get real bouldering problems, bolted sport lines above the water, and long summer light. The rock is … Read more