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Despite being a
caterer to more 25% visitors of Greece every year, it is conveniently easy to
ditch the crowds here, you just have to head southwards. The southern Crete is
still untainted because of its steep and rugged mountains.
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Crete its known for
its warm welcoming locals, local flavors and its typical music. The Cretans are
free-spirited and they have shown immense resilience to Venetian and Ottoman
attacks. The outpost of Sfakia- a rough, infertile territory placed on the
fishing village of Hora Sfakion has never been conquered.
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The Sfakia region
remains undiluted, thanks to its gigantic bluffs guarding the sea. There are
some enticing settlements in the close proximity for instance Loutro fishing
village, marked with sheer white houses or mesmerizing beaches such as
Sweetwater or Marmara which is easily reached by a short boat trip or a 45 min
trek for more audacious travelers. The Hora Sfakion,Paleothra, Loutro and Agia
Roumeli- all of them are very well connected to each other via a comprehensive
yet network of water taxis. The Agia Roumeli is the place where droves of
hikers break out of the Samaria Gorge.
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A pontoon voyage is
perfect for navigating the south drift. It sums up at Paleohora – a residential
area which has hold onto its laid-back character, regardless of being the
hopping off point for famous Elafonisi shoreline on Crete's southwestern tip.
The delicate pink sands and islet here are irresistibly luring and peaceful
except in the summers. Palaeohora offers incredible live music, the tunes,
known as mantinades, completely express the island's strong and pensive
character.
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The southern
mountains are dabbed with modest old towns, fabulous spots to purchase healthy
neighborhood olive oil and honey, however Azogires has a freshwater tidal pond
where the nomad Nereids – those bewildering ocean fairies of old Greek myth –
can professedly take a man's spirit on one halloween night every year. All the
more haunting characters – the supposed drosoulites, or apparitions of soldiers
murdered by the Turks in 1828 – can be
seen walking around at day break every year in late May, over at
Frangokastello. This glorious 13th-century Venetian Castle overlooks a serene
shoreline, east of Hora Sfakion.
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Once in a blue
moon, yoga troupes visit Azogires, despite being unruffled, Agios Pavlos-
further east on the south drift, is more developed. About 3km west, the
stronghold of Triopetra embodies hardly one domatia (spaces for rent)
supplemented by a seafront patio-restaurant.
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Triopetra's
relative remoteness and modest size have kept it euphorically calm. Yet even the
spots that pull in more guests, for example, laid back Plakias west of Preveli,
is superior to the north and its resorts.
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