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Stepping Back in Time…..Discovering an Ancient Castle Near Paleochora

Describing the route from Mesavlia to Malathiros (Walk 3 in our book  ‘More Walks from Paleohora’, see below), we note that “the hill to the right has ruined stone walls encircling its summit, and was probably fortified at some point in its history.” That was in 2003.  Now there’s a board at the foot of …

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Overnight to Loutro on a Calm Sea

A small problem with the daily morning ferry from Paleochora to Sougia and beyond during early July  –  there wasn’t one.  With the ‘Samaria’ out of action, the larger vessel ‘Daskalogiannis’ operated a different schedule, arriving from Sfakia around 1.30pm, and setting off back almost immediately.  This, though unsuitable for walkers descending the Samaria or …

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