The Lassithi Plateau is located at an altitude of about 800 metres in the interior of Crete, southeast of Iraklion and west of Agios Nikolaos. The plateau is largely surrounded by the Dikti Mountains, with Mount Selena in the north and the Dikti in the south. Lassithi is known for its hundreds of small historical windmills. The historical function of the windmills is to pump water, but of the many mills only a few are still working.

Rethymno, Crete, 9 Jun 2023

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Sunrise, Rethymno Harbour, Crete, Greece

Taken during my week spent travelling around the gorgeous Greek island of Crete back in April 2019. I absolutely love the island and this was my third visit in twenty years.

Here's a glorious sunrise that I experienced down at the harbour at Rethymno and I had to quickly position the tripod as it was very difficult to predict where exactly the sun would rise but it all worked out in the end.

Canon EOS R

Canon EF 16-35mm f/4 @ 19mm

f/16

30"

ISO100

Kase (0.9) 3 Stop Medium ND Grad Filter

Kase 10 Stop ND Filter

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Crete sunrise

Tuscany - Crete Senesi

Knossos, Crete, 6 Jun 2023

Crete

Coastal landscape near Goudouras village in southern Crete.

Coastal landscape near Goudouras village in southern Crete.

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Cat in Crete

Multiple multiple exposures of mountains and sea on the Island of Crete.

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Limestone cliffs and a rock arch near Lavris village in Rethymno region in Crete.

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Kamilari - Crete - videomapping by genelabo

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Evening seascape taken on St. Andrew beach near Ierapetra, Crete.

Coastal landscape near Goudouras village in southern Crete.

'BACK TO NOWHERE' a Minotaur inspired tale from Crete / twin of 'WARN'D IN VAIN'

'BACK TO NOWHERE' a Minotaur inspired tale from Crete / twin of 'WARN'D IN VAIN'

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'BACK TO NOWHERE' a Minotaur inspired tale from Crete / twin of 'WARN'D IN VAIN'

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Abandoned Tanneries, Thalassino Ageri, Chania, Crete

On my third visit to Crete back in April 2019 (my first being 1999), I rented a nice little apartment only fifteen minutes from Chania and as such, this city (my favourite city in Crete) was an obvious choice to discover in more detail.

I had seen a couple of photos online of these rather wonderful abandoned factories by the ocean a brisk ten minute walk east of Chania itself. So I decided to capture the end of the day there while wandering around.

I love nothing better than sitting in one of the harbourside cafes drinking coffee in the sun on a warm day (under 25°c suits me fine) while people watching and seeing the boats bob up and down in the water.

I cannot wait to return to Crete again for it really is one of my favourite places in the world. The island is small enough to get around but has some spectacular scenery including the 8,000ft White Mountains. Perhaps I shall run a workshop there sometime.

Canon EOS R

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II @ 31mm

f/9

30"

ISO100

Kase (0.6) 2 Stop Medium ND Grad Filter

Kase 10 Stop ND Filter

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Benro TMA48CXL Mach 3 Tripod

Arca Swiss D4 Geared Head

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Mamiya 645 DF+ 28mm, Phase One IQ3 100.

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Coastal landscape near Kalo Nero village in southern Crete.

I love Crete

Knossos, Crete, 6 Jun 2023

Crete

Thank you friends of your past visits on my photo stream. I am a bit slow this time , life's too busy at the moment . I hope all is well and good with all of you.

'BACK TO NOWHERE' a Minotaur inspired tale from Crete / twin of 'WARN'D IN VAIN'

Rethymnon, Crete

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Elounda, Crete, 12 Sep 2025

I love Crete

'BACK TO NOWHERE' a Minotaur inspired tale from Crete / twin of 'WARN'D IN VAIN'

Rethymno, Crete, 10 Jun 2023