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Health and safety in Agia Galini

Fishing boat in Agia Galini harbour

Icarus and Daedalus watch over Agia Galini harbour

Net mending in Agia Galini

Sorting the catch

I wonder what he’s hoping for by the harbour

The imposing tower above the entrance to the church and central complex at the Kaliviani Monastery and orphanage

The principal church in the Kaliviani monastery’s central complex

The house of God and the Gateway to Heaven.

Church belltower

Blacksmith’s bellows exhibited at The Museum of Cretan Ethnology in Vori [Βώροι], near Matala.

An ancient loom exhibited at The Museum of Cretan Ethnology in Vori [Βώροι], near Matala.

The Museum is ranked 2nd of its type in Europe.

Wood art in Matala, carved by Spiros Stefanakis to commemorate the Hippie invasion of Matala in the 1960s and ‘70s.

A more detailed look at the ‘statue’ in Matala.

Matala is most famous for its man made caves, carved out of the cliffs of the bay. First inhabited in the prehistoric age and used as dwellings and places of worship. Later, in Greek, Roman and early Christian periods the caves were used as tombs.

In the late ‘60s and ‘70s many hippies went to Matala and created a community, living in the caves until they were eventually driven out by the local population.

A tiny church on the harbour side in Kalyves. Two people could squeeze inside but not be able to close the door.

An impromptu game of soccer on Kalyves beach.

Another link to Matala information

Boat on the River Ksidas, Kalyves.