With this post, it begins our trip to Crete, where we planned to go around the island counterclockwise, hoping that the month at our disposal will be enough to see everything without rushing. We embark at the port of Piraeus for Chania, but do not intend to visit the town this time, we prefer to leave it for the end of the trip, although we will make a ‘sweet’ stop…
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Pyli, in the shadow of Meteora
Pyli is located less than 20 kilometers west of Trikala, but usually remains cut off from the routes of motorhomers, more interested in seeing Meteora. In my opinion, hovering near, it is a shame not to make the detour and lose this almost unknown corner of Greece, which by the way is well suited for a stopover for the night.
Kastraki, St. George of the handkerchiefs
The St George’s Day, in Kastraki, the village attached to the rocks of Meteora, is a big celebration, following a tradition that comes from the times of the Turkish occupation. The youth of the village climb to the cave of the miraculous Agios Georgios Mandilas (of the veil or the handkerchief) to collect what remains of the handkerchiefs from the year before and to tie new ones.
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