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

• Hear the story of Helliniko Livadi who, in 1880, discovered golden leaves on the beach of Malia, marking the beginning of archaeological excavations to unearth the palace of Sarpedon.
• Listen to how Who Pays the Ferryman, a British television series set in Crete in 1977, caused tourism to flourish here.
• Discover the brutality of Ottoman-Turkish General Hassan, who massacred 3,600 Cretans in 1827 by covering and setting fire to the Milatos Cave where they sought refuge.
• Learn about Raki, a potent local drink made from leftover wine skins produced during the wine production process.
• Learn about the area’s history of salt panning, successively practiced by the Venetians, Ottomans, and Greeks until 1972.

On this four-hour tour, designed to fill an entire day, I’ll bring you to the famous Spinalonga island. You can visit the former fortress if you like yourself. The stories about it are being told on the way to Plaka.