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Routaki car route 48 – ‘Matala’

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About the Tour – You’ll have a chance to:

  • Visit the memorable Church of Agioi Deka, where ten Cretan Christians were martyred for refusing to participate in the temple’s dedication to the goddess Tyche.
  • Admire the many artifacts in the Archaeological Museum of Messara, with its broadly admired exhibition passionately created by locals.
  • Let your senses wander at the special ‘Botano’ Herb Shop in Litsaros, where you can purchase a multitude of local herbs and spices.
  • Enjoy a coffee in the unique Pitsidia square and observe the attractive mix of architectural styles while enjoying its bohemian atmosphere.
  • Get a view of the excavations of Agia Triada, and a vantage point over the military airstrip of Tympaki.

 

On this four-hour tour, designed to fill an entire day, I’ll also share insights into the Monastery of Odigitrias which you can visit ‘outside’ the route. Many customs and traditions of the Cretans are mentioned and explained.

Description

The Wonders of Gortyna, Phaistos, and Matala: A Drive through Cretan Beauty

One more time – the highlights of Car route 48 – ‘Matala’:

    • You start the route at the Gortys excavations
    • the opportunity to visit the Messara archaeological museum
    • the special story of Agia Deka and her ten saints
    • the information about the Messara plain – its fertility and past
    • the herbal shop Botano in Listaros
    • possibility to visit the Monastery of Odigitrias
    • crossing the international village of Pitsidia
    • climbing the caves of Matala
    • enjoy the sandy beach among the hippies
    • enjoy the viewpoint over Kommos with its excavations
    • visit the excavations of the Minoan palace of Festos
    • hear the stories of Agia Triada
    • enjoy the views over Tympaki and its airport
    • Finally, visit the ethnological museum of Vori
route 42 shows the constructions to make raisins
the wood carving museum in the village of Axos
route 42 margarites brings you along the melidoni cave

And all of this with the unique Routaki system. While you’re driving, your own smartphone ‘tells’ you various things via the RAGiF’s. These Routaki Audio Guide info Files provide you with interesting information about things you encounter along the way or general points of interest about Crete.

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