Crete
ISLANDBOOK
Cretan Sea
A long island of gorges and mountains, with a coast that changes every few kilometres.
Sehen
- 01Deep gorgesLimestone walls narrowing to a few metres at the bottom.
- 02Mountain plateausHigh flat land ringed by peaks, windmills and stone huts.
- 03Bronze age palacesPainted rooms and storerooms from four thousand years back.
- 04Pink sandShell fragments ground fine along the southwest shore.
Erleben
- 01Walk a gorgeDown through shade and rock, ending at the sea.
- 02Cross the mountainsA road over the spine of the island between two coasts.
- 03Swim in a coveWater stays cold where springs run in under the rock.
- 04Village eveningOne square, one tree, and everybody out under it.
Essen
- 01Barley ruskHard bread softened with tomato, oil and cheese.
- 02Wild greensPicked on the hillsides, boiled, dressed with lemon.
- 03Goat and lambSlow cooked over wood, salt and little else.
- 04Grape spiritClear, strong, poured at the end of every meal.
Handwerk
- 01WeavingWool worked on wooden looms in the mountain villages.
- 02Leather bootsMade to the foot, meant for stone and long walking.