Crete-Discover the Unknown Crete

Turning right just before the entrance
to the modern village of Palaekastro, one
can follow a dirt road which leads right to the
base of the sacred mountain of Modi, the
conical outline of which stands out against
the sky from a long way off. To reach the
summit, where the Minoans worshipped the
gods of nature, and from which one enjoys
a magnificent view over the whole of the
eastern coast, one must pick one's way
through rocks and brushwood, ideally
following the winding goat tracks.
From the sacred
mountain of Modi a
dirt track leads to
small villages now
partly abandoned,
but with
interesting
traditional houses
The route continues past a forest
formed by the mills of a wind-farm and
groups of houses with modest gardens that
are swept by the perennial winds, as far as
Mitato and Vrysidi, two tiny hamlets with
few inhabitants. The soil takes on a rosy hue
as the path reaches Karydi with its low,
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