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↟ Birds in Detail ↟ The Agios Minas Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Heraklion, Greece, serving as the seat of the Archbishop of Crete. It was built over the time period of 1862-1895. And its HUGE!! Why the name? In honour of Saint Menas, patron saint of the city. ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ 📷 Sony Alpha 57 • 2014 📍 #heraklion #iraklion ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #roadtrip #thevisualscollective #visitgreece #visualsoflife #explorer #sunset #instatravel #l4l #longexposure #abroad #whenabroad #theexplorer #creteisland #diewocheaufinstagram #liveauthentic #createcommune #createexplore #welivetoexplore #thatpnwlife #newhorizons #travelgram #architecture #citylimitless #keepitwild #optoutside #church #cityexplorer #detail (hier: Herákleion, Iraklion, Greece)

↟ Hippie Empire ↟ In the 60s, hippies from all over the world settled in the cave dwellings (including many young Americans who refused to participate in the Vietnam War), and established a large commune. Temporarily, Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell stayed here. When one of the caves collapsed and a person was killed during that incident, the hippies were expelled from Matala. In memory of the flower power era, the "Matala Festival" was organized in 2011 for the first time. Also in 2016, this festival will take place again as this great event attracted flower people from former days and tourists alike to Matala. #TodayisLifeTomorrowNeverComes. ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ 📷 Sony Alpha 57 • 2014 📍 #matala ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #roadtrip #thevisualscollective #visitgreece #visualsoflife #explorer #sunset #instatravel #l4l #longexposure #abroad #whenabroad #theexplorer #creteisland #diewocheaufinstagram #liveauthentic #createcommune #createexplore #welivetoexplore #thatpnwlife #newhorizons #travelgram #flowerpower #keepitwild #optoutside #vwbulli #bulli #hippies (hier: Mátala)

↟ Peace ↟ Enjoying this amazing sunset at Matala Beach. According to the Greek myth, Matala was the place where Zeus - in the shape of a bull- went ashore with the Phoenician princess Europa, who was abducted by him. He transformed into an eagle and brought Europe further to Gortys. #TodayisLifeTomorrowNeverComes. ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ 📷 Sony Alpha 57 • 2014 📍 #matala ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #roadtrip #thevisualscollective #visitgreece #visualsoflife #explorer #sunset #instatravel #l4l #longexposure #abroad #whenabroad #theexplorer #creteisland #diewocheaufinstagram #liveauthentic #createcommune #createexplore #welivetoexplore #thatpnwlife #newhorizons #travelgram #getoutstayout #keepitwild #optoutside #waves #shore #ocean #yingyang #stonetower #wellness (hier: Mátala)

↟Beachin' ↟ Enjoying this amazing sunset at Matala Beach, the Hippie Empire of past times. They occupied the caves at the beach in the 60s before being driven out by the church and the military later on. Now Matala is a small village living mainly from tourism. #TodayisLifeTomorrowNeverComes. ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ 📷 Sony Alpha 57 • 2014 📍 #matala ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #roadtrip #thevisualscollective #visitgreece #visualsoflife #explorer #sunset #instatravel #l4l #longexposure #abroad #whenabroad #theexplorer #creteisland #diewocheaufinstagram #liveauthentic #createcommune #createexplore #welivetoexplore #thatpnwlife #newhorizons #travelgram #getoutstayout #keepitwild #optoutside #waves #shore #ocean (hier: Mátala)

↟UNEXPECTED VISITOR↟ Bristish Donkey on crete 😄 #wrongdirection ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ ↡ 📷 Sony Alpha 57 • 2014 📍 #crete ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #roadtrip #thevisualscollective #visitgreece #visualsoflife #explorer #wildlife #instatravel #l4l #animalsofinstagram #abroad #whenabroad #theexplorer #creteisland #diewocheaufinstagram #liveauthentic #createcommune #createexplore #welivetoexplore #thatpnwlife #newhorizons #travelgram #getoutstayout #keepitwild #optoutside #animal #donkey (hier: Kreta)

First time in a helicopter! #itwasamazing #tryingnewthings #helicopter #nz #travel #whenabroad