#FotoVorschlag 'In der Innenstadt'
Vor 4000 Jahren steppte der Bär... heute ist eher Gras übers Stadtbild gewachsen...
#Crete #Malia #MinoenPalace #PalaceOfMalia #travel #photography
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A throne.
A cave.
A name that would outlive empires.
Europa’s fate was sealed on Crete — but what did she lose along the way?
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Europa arrived in Crete.
The bull dissolved.
Zeus stood before her.
From his lips came a prophecy — and the future of kings.
Golden falcon pendant, Crete, 1700-1550 BCE
My friend Luna the lunatic on #crete
#cats #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfFediverse #caturday #catsOfCrete #greece
Heraklion/Kreta LGIR → Athen LGAV
Frühmorgens ist das Licht schön.
#FlightSim #Airbus #AustrianAirlines #Servus #Heraklion #Kreta #Crete #Athen #Athens
“Traditional Greek kaikia in Elounda's harbour”
Since ancient times, the islands and coastal areas of Greece had boatyards where wooden ships were built. Wooden ships, also known in Greek as kaikia (aka caïque), played an important role in the economy.
These boats had unique technical, typological and cultural features,…
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/traditional-greek-kaikia-in-elounda-s-harbour/
📅 2 octobre 2005
📸 Canon 350D + 17-85mm
🎛️ ISO 800, ƒ/16, 1/400 s
#TravelPhotography #Europe #Greece #Crete #Photography #Canon #RebelXT
“Heavy sky over Mirabello Bay”
Mirabello Bay is an embayment of the Sea of Crete on the eastern part of Crete, Greece.
It is the largest bay of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea.
The tourist town Agios Nikolaos overlooks the bay. This locale was important in prehistoric settlement of the…
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/heavy-sky-over-mirabello-bay/
📅 1 octobre 2005
📸 Canon 350D + 17-85mm
🎛️ ISO 800, ƒ/7.1, 1/100 s
#TravelPhotography #Europe #Greece #Crete #Photography #Canon #RebelXT
Une gorge vertigineuse, une rivière fraîche qui serpente entre les palmiers, et au bout… la mer de Libye.
La plage de Preveli, c’est un peu la carte postale qui a coché toutes les options : oasis, palmeraie, rivière, plage sauvage 🌴🌊
Je vous emmène là où la rivière rencontre la mer :
👉 https://www.2tout2rien.fr/la-plage-de-preveli-oasis-palmier-crete/
“Lake Voulismeni”
Lake Voulismeni is the town of Agios Nikolaos' sole claim to fame, and it is here that most of the tourist activity is concentrated.
It's actually a former enclosed lake, now opened to the sea by a canal dug at the end of the 19th century. Its shape is quite circular. A pedestrian walkway runs partially around…
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/lake-voulismeni/
📅 1 octobre 2005
📸 Canon 350D
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/9, 1/160 s
#TravelPhotography #Europe #Greece #Crete #Photography #Canon #RebelXT
“Agia Triada Cathedral”
Agia Triada Cathedral is located in the center of Agios Nikolaos. It is a three-aisled, cruciform Byzantine cathedral with a dome. The central nave is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, the northern to the Three Holy Hierarchs and the southern to the Virgin Mary.
Two chapels were later added, serving as…
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/agia-triada-cathedral/
📅 1 octobre 2005
📸 Canon 350D
🎛️ ISO 800, ƒ/4, 1/8 s
#TravelPhotography #Europe #Greece #Crete #Photography #Canon #RebelXT
“A small boat on Lake Voulismeni”
Lake Voulismeni is a former enclosed lake, now opened to the sea by a canal dug at the end of the 19th century in the town of Agios Nikolaos, in Crete.
The lake has become the town's harbour, where the fishermen of Agios Nikolaos moor their small boats.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/a-small-boat-on-lake-voulismeni/
📅 1 octobre 2005
📸 Canon 350D + 17-85mm
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/11, 1/250 s
#TravelPhotography #Europe #Greece #Crete #Photography #Canon #RebelXT
“Reflecting on the pool”
Discovering a region with its mountains, beaches, towns and museums is exciting.
But it's also quickly exhausting!
Sometimes, a day's rest by the pool is just what you need.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/reflecting-on-the-pool/
📅 30 septembre 2005
📸 Konica KD-400Z
🎛️ ISO 100, ƒ/8.3, 1/250 s
#TravelPhotography #Europe #Greece #Crete #Photography #Konica
“Poolside chill”
Discovering a region with its mountains, beaches, towns and museums is exciting.
But it's also quickly exhausting!
Sometimes, a day's rest by the pool is just what you need.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/poolside-chill/
📅 30 septembre 2005
📸 Konica KD-400Z
🎛️ ISO 100, ƒ/4.7, 1/1000 s
#TravelPhotography #Europe #Greece #Crete #Photography #Konica
“Three-aisled, domed church of Panagia Kera”
This is one of the most important monuments of Crete.
The central aisle, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, was probably constructed during the Middle Byzantine period.
During the first decades of the 14th century, the frescoes of the central aisle were renovated, and…
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/three-aisled-domed-church-of-panagia-kera/
📅 29 septembre 2005
📸 Canon 350D
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/11, 1/250 s
#TravelPhotography #Europe #Greece #Crete #Photography #Canon #RebelXT
“Reconstructed north entrance of the Palace of Minos in Knossos”
Knossos is a Bronze Age archaeological site in Crete.
It was a major centre of the Minoan civilization and is known for its association with the Greek myth of Theseus and the minotaur.
Knossos is considered by many to be the oldest city in Europe.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/reconstructed-north-entrance-of-the-palace-of-minos-in-knossos/
📅 29 septembre 2005
📸 Canon 350D
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/10, 1/250 s
#TravelPhotography #Europe #Greece #Crete #Photography #Canon #RebelXT