Azogires is a tiny green mountain village tucked into the hills of the Selino district in south-west Crete, just inland from the coastal town of Paleochora. Plane trees, springs and running streams shade the village, creating a rare pocket of lush greenery on the otherwise dry south coast. The village is best known for the … Read more
Anydri spreads across a green hillside in the Selino district of south-west Crete, a short distance east of Paleochora on the Libyan Sea coast. Stone houses nestle among olive and citrus groves, and the frescoed church of Saint George anchors village life with its fourteenth-century walls. The Anydri gorge cuts down from the village to … Read more
Paleochora sits on a small peninsula jutting into the Libyan Sea on the far south-west coast of Crete, earning its nickname as the bride of the Libyan Sea. This relaxed resort town in the Chania region offers two distinct beaches flanking the peninsula: a long sandy stretch on one side and a pebbly shore on … Read more