Posted in Gavdos Island, tagged biking, Crete, Gavdos, Greece on October 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Where is the most southern chunk of real estate in all Europe? Not Rhodes or Malta or Crete, and certainly not Sicily. To stand on the farthest south land in Europe you must make your way to the island of Gavdos, 170 nautical miles from Africa to the north and 22 nautical miles south of Crete’s feistiest region, Sfakia. (more…)
Posted in Spartakiada, tagged cycling, Greece, Peloponnese, Spartakiada on October 7, 2009| 3 Comments »
In 490 BC, according to Herodotus, the Athenian general Miltiades sent a herald to Sparta requesting reinforcements against the invading Persian army. The messenger, a professional runner named Phidippides, traversed rocky mountains to reach Sparta 250 kilometers away in a phenomenal two days. (more…)
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