Article: TRAVEL: MEET & CRETE; Fascinating island's a great place for a weekend break.(Features)

Article: Peaks, gorges, blisters and vultures Western Crete offers a ...
The Independent - London;  January 17, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... beach, are persuaded to board a bus at dawn to trek down the Samaria gorge. Packaging the "Samaria experience" has become a vast ... level traverse of the White Mountains, from the head of the Samaria gorge to Anopoli. It has the reputation for being the most dangerous ...

Article: The gorgeous glories of Crete's Samaria Gorge
Chicago Sun-Times;  March 15, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... Europe's longest, deepest gorge. But that should not dissuade even the meekest of nature walkers from visiting Crete's Samaria Gorge. The name may conjure up visions of towering peaks and vast canyons. But fear not. Hiking the 10 miles down the gorge ...

Article: Despina Meimaroglou at the Rethymnon Centre of ...
Art in America;  May 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Despina Meimaroglou's exhibition at the Rethymnon Centre, a former soap factory in the town's medieval section, encompassed 18 photo-based works created between 1993 and the ...

Tourists sip a little coffee and soak up the sun at a harbor-side ...
KRT Photos;  April 18, 2003 ;     268 words ... ... VOLGENAU/ DETROIT FREE PRESS (April 28) Tourists sip a little coffee and soak up the sun at a harbor-side restaurant in Rethymnon. (nk) 2003 Document Name|TRAVEL CRETE 3 DE -------------+---------------------- Document ...

Article: Aths: Rethymnon athletics results
AAP Sports News (Australia);  July 22, 2006 ;     531 words ...AAP Sports News (Australia) 07-22-2006 Aths: Rethymnon athletics results RETHYMNON, Greece, July 21 AFP - Results in the 22nd Vardinoyiannia athletics meeting on Friday: Men 100m (+2.00 m/s): 1. Tyson Gay (USA) 9.88 2. Darrel ...

Article: TRAVEL: Our hol's in ruins! SEE SITES FOR SORE EYES IN ...
The Mirror (London, England);  November 25, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... the wheel of a hire car. Rethymnon is worth exploring. Crete ... mosque. In the foothills above Rethymnon it is well worth visiting ... about 18 miles south west of Rethymnon, makes a welcome break in ... the key sights such as the Samaria Gorge (take a guided tour through ...

Article: Travel: Meet and Crete; IAIN MAYHEW RECEIVES A WARM WELCOME ON ...
The Mirror (London, England);  January 24, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Venetian port towns of Hania and Rethymnon and their surrounding beach ... strike out for the spectacular Samaria Gorge, the delightful villages ... Creta Palace just outside Rethymnon. It is part-owned by TUI ... TO SEE Base yourself around Rethymnon and you'll easily get to ...