Postcard Pictures: The lost city of Atlantis: The picturesque fishing village of Elounda on the Gulf of Korfos in Eastern Crete embraces its vivid Minoan, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ven...
It boasts the sunken remains of the lost Minoan city of Olous; the remains of a Byzantine chapel, Venetian salt flats and French feats of engineering.
A small stone bridge over a canal (Poros) links the mainland with a seven kilometer isthmus - the Spinalonga Peninsular, colloquially named Kolokythia (zucchini in Greek).
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The canal was built by the French Army in 1897 in order to link the Gulf of Mirabello Bay with Korfos Bay.
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Turn right at the Poros past two old windmills and head behind the little church to a 4th Century Byzantine church. All that remains is a beautiful mosaic floor featuring dolphins frolicking in the bay.
Folklore suggests that Olous may in fact be the lost city of Atlantis, and when the waters of the bay are calm, it is possible to snorkel over the walls to explore the sunken the remains.
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Thank you Dino - how exciting to be included on your wonderful blog. It's my way of travelling to Crete when I can't actually be there! Francesca
ReplyDeleteIt's a pleasure! Yes, your blog is great and I can see how it can help you, when you can't actually be in Crete. I wish you well. Take care.
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