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West-Kreta tour met een bezoek aan het Agia Triada klooster en Chania

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Highlights

Je vangt een glimp op van het erfgoed van Kreta in het oude Agia Triada klooster
De Heuvel van Profeet Elias, bekend als Profitis Ilias, is de perfecte plek om foto's te maken
De tour omvat een rondleiding in Chania en vrije tijd om door de stad te dwalen
Je stopt bij het meer van Kournas waar je een duik neemt, wandelt of gewoon van het uitzicht geniet
Je deskundige lokale gids kent het gebied door en door en zal zijn of haar inzichten met je delen

Dit kun je verwachten

Op deze tour bezoek je het historische Agia Triada klooster en krijg je een rondleiding door Chania. Ook heb je de tijd aan jezelf om bij het enige natuurlijke meer van Kreta rond te hangen. Angeliki, een van onze deskundige lokale gidsen, zegt: "Agia Triada geeft je een idee van het rijke culturele erfgoed van Kreta. Het klooster werd gebouwd tijdens de Venetiaanse periode en beschikt over een indrukwekkende collectie fresco's en religieuze artefacten. Het is een oase van rust, omgeven door olijf- en wijngaarden.”

Nadat je het klooster verkend hebt, ga je naar de Heuvel van Profeet Elias, ook bekend als Profitis Ilias. Hier heb je een episch uitzicht. Dan bezoek je Chania, een van de mooiste havensteden van Kreta. Chania barst van de geschiedenis en staat bekend om zijn sfeervolle Venetiaanse haven. Samen met een gids slenter je door de smalle straten. Je krijgt ook de gelegenheid om te shoppen in de beroemde 'Leather Lane', en om de haven en de oude binnenstad zelf verder te verkennen.

Tenslotte ga je naar het Kournasmeer, een prachtig gelegen meer in de heuvels. Verschillende soorten wilde dieren, waaronder schildpadden en een verscheidenheid aan vogelsoorten, noemen deze plek hun huis. Je hebt de tijd aan jezelf om op de oevers neer te strijken, een duik te nemen in het heldere water of rond het meer te wandelen. Angeliki zegt: "Volgens lokale mythen zou het meer bodemloos zijn, maar wetenschappers hebben dit onderzocht. Ze ontdekten dat het slechts 22,5 meter diep is.”

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