Trojan War-era rest stop? Local legend has it that this striking and historic location in southern Crete was a stopover on Odysseus" long return to Ithaca. Whatever credence you give to Homeric tales of island hopping, there"s no denying the appeal of the palm-lined Preveli Gorge or the enchanting beach it pours out to. Preveli Beach, just out of the frame of this image, was a favorite spot for hippie travelers in the "60s and "70s and remains an idyllic tourist destination today.
Preveli Gorge
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Happy Boxing Day!
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Summer Olympics begin in Paris
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A ‘circus of chaos’ for Stravinsky
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Happy Lunar New Year!
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Celebrating National Panda Day
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Taking the scenic route
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Berlin Festival of Lights
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Jan van Eyckplein in Bruges, Belgium
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Juneteenth
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Rainbow Mountain
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The desert blooms
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Alstrom Point, Lake Powell, Utah
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Travel Sunday: Flamenco in Granada, Andalusia, Spain
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Purple flowers and Golden Week
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Children at play for International Day of Friendship
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Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles, Bavaria, Germany
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Mount Fuji Day
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Brotherly cubs
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Hollywood s big night
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International Day of the Tropics
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Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
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Womens History Month
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The ‘Night of Nights’
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Speed skaters in the Gangneung Oval, Pyeongchang, South Korea
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An island in the Highlands
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Love on ice
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World Oceans Day
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We stand with Ukraine
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Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Black History Month
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