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View of the Heraklion wine country - remarkably green for high summer. Olive groves and of course vineyards visible.
Scan of an analog photo taken in June 1991
Crete Senesi are literally the "clays of Siena": the distinctive grey colouration of the soil gives the landscape an appearance often described as lunar. This characteristic clay, known as mattaione, represents the sediments of the Pliocene sea which covered the area between 2.5 and 4.5 million years ago. The landscape is characterized by barren and gently undulating hills, solitary oaks and cypresses, isolated farms at the top of the heights, stretches of wood and ponds of rainwater (commonly referred as fontoni, literally "big springs") in the valleys. Badlands and biancane [it] are typical conformations of the land.
Source: Wikipedia
from now on, on foot and a few metres further you can see this semi wild - semi exotic scenery that astonishes every visitor. This is one of the hottest days of this summer and what you need is almost 20 mimutes on foot to reach that exotic paradise.
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