The Kamaria valley, down which (in winter anyway) flows the Kamariano river below the villages of Papadiana, Merles, Zimvrou and Kamaria itself, to reach the sea at Sougia, is one of our favourite areas. Very few tourists reach here, yet the attractive scenery, several interesting churches, and a recent archeological excavation on the site of …
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Jan 31 2011
Ancient Yrtakina
High in the hills above Paleohora, just 9 km away as the eagle flies, but twice that and half an hour’s drive through Azogires and Strati to Temenia, is the site of Ancient Yrtakina. Very little has been written about Yrtakina, and much of the following derives from two visits there with our friend the …

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