Akrotiri: Crete’s Peninsula of Beaches and Monasteries
Akrotiri is a broad, rocky peninsula reaching north-east from Chania in western Crete. The peninsula holds the city’s airport, the deep natural harbour of Souda Bay, and a scatter of beaches and historic monasteries across its bare hills. Clifftop religious sites, the sandy cove of Stavros, and the hilltop graves of the statesman Eleftherios Venizelos … Read more