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
Today in History
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Travel Sunday: Flamenco in Granada, Andalusia, Spain
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Make your way up a picturesque passageway of Chefchaouen
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It s only Wednesday
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A storied trail marks a century
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Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel in Arkansas
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National Blueberry Day
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Seceda, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy
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Sunrise at Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
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Getting to the bottom of the underwater waterfall
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National Public Lands Day
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A stroll above the stratosphere
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Bow Bridge in Central Park, New York City
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Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument anniversary
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Przewalskis horses
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Northern gannets, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Presidents Day
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Building detail of Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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Star Wars Day
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Flag Day
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Don’t get lost in there
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Barcelona bids farewell to summer
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Bald cypress trees in Georgia
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Beyond Walls for World Refugee Day
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World Turtle Day
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Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico
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Molokini Crater, Maui, Hawaii
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Meet the slowest flirt in the animal world
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Rays on parade
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’Chess on ice’
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It’s Draw a Bird Day
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National Park Week begins
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Amur leopard cat, Russia
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC
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Maldives
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This park is Superkilen
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A most sincere pumpkin patch
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Red-necked grebes during breeding season
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Longtailed widowbird at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa
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