Omalos, Crete
This enchanting mountain village, built on the Omalos plateau at
an altitude of 1,050 metres, lies 39km south of Chania. Rugged
and remote the sparse population scratch a living from rearing
goats and cultivating cereals and potatoes.
It was at Omalos, during the times of the Turkish occupation,
that Cretan revolutionaries sought shelter, taking advantage of
its high, remote mountainous terrain. Places to visit are the
grave of the heroic revolutionary soldier, Hatzimihalis
Giannaris, who fought tirelessly during the wars for Cretan
Independence in 1866, 1878, 1897 and 1912. Another interesting
excursion is to the hill of Agios Panteleimonas.
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