http://www.odyssei.com Akrotiri, - lately on the site en-us Sun, 09 Apr 2006 18:20:42 +0200 Sun, 09 Apr 2006 18:20:42 +0200 pet@odyssei.com (Piotr Jaworski) pjm@odyssei.com (Pawel Jaworski) http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/12956.html Messaria is one of the few villages of the island living with agriculture and more especially on the production of wine. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/12956.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/12955.html The village is composed of traditional houses built around the Venetian castle and the small streets follow the shape of the hill. Pyrgos has many churches: the church of Theotokaki with its beautiful frescoes and old icons, Agia Triada, the churches of A [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/12955.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/12954.html Immerovigli is a beautiful and quiet village. In front of Immerovigli is located an enormous rock called Scaros. The area has many hotels and traditional houses built in the traditional way. Taverns are also quite nice. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/12954.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/12953.html Akrotiri (originally a Minoan settlement) is a village located next to famous Red beach and the most important archaeological site of Santorini Greece. The city looked much as those found in the island of Crete, with many frescos of flowers, dolphins, fi [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/12953.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/12952.html Oia, pronounced 'Ia', is the most famous of all villages of Santorini. Oia is located on the north of the island. It is world known for its quite life and fantastic sunset and it is obviously the most beautiful and picturesque village of Santorini. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/12952.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/12951.html Fira is the capital of the island of Santorini Greece and is located at the west side of the island. Fira is a typical Cycladic village. The central street are, during peak season period, crowded and filled with all kind of shops, jewelleries, restaurants [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/12951.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/6940.html Kounoupidiana is the largest village on the Akrotiri Peninsula. A popular residential area for people working in Chania, the village offers a wide range of facilities all year round including tavernas serving delicious freshly cooked food to suit all tast [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/6940.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/6939.html Stavros is a ten minute stroll from Artemis. You will find yourself standing on the sands where Anthony Quinn and Alan Bates danced the now famous "Syrtaki" at the end of "Zorba the Greek". Despite the popularity of the film, Stavros has remained largely [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/6939.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/6938.html The Akrotiri Peninsula lies to the north east of Chania forming one side of Souda Bay, one of the deepest natural harbours in the world. There is a Greek naval base there and also a nightly ferry service to and from Athens, as well as some fishing boats a [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/6938.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/6937.html Chania, the former capital of Crete situated on the north coast, is a lively cosmopolitan town, a fascinating mix of old and new with much to interest the visitor. The quaint streets leading to the harbour area are filled with shops and stalls selling lea [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/6937.html