Hania may be hot in the summer, but it does get cold in the winter. We do have snow at this time of year in the Omalos valley, only a 40-minute drive from the town of Hania. The mountain range of Lefka Ori (White Mountains) is covered in snow at the moment; as it has been very cold lately, this snow will remain until spring, when it will start to melt, disappearing completely sometime in late May.
This photo was taken in Fournes village.
Quite a dramatic panorama shot of your mountains! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteand for now the white mountains really are white
ReplyDeleteCrete is a very beautiful place!
ReplyDeleteAwesome photos. Great words for Agio Vasili and the Cretian traditions. Happy new year with love, health, happiness and many more beautiful posts. The kourabiethes look delicious.
ReplyDeleteWe often forget that the med gets cool. This is just a gorgeous backdrop. Happy 2009
ReplyDeleteBeautifull picture. Thx for sharing it with us!
ReplyDeletesuperb capture!
ReplyDeleteNot knowing anything about Crete, I'm delighted to see these mountains, especially in such a goreous setting.
ReplyDeleteHi Maria! See you survived the food, the champagne and the snow and entered 2009 in great shape! ;)) Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful picture! Once I got some melting snow in a September early morning from Elounda to Heraklion. Incredible...
Blogtrotter will be posting on Delhi the next weeks; lots to see… Hope you like it and wish you a great weekend!
Almost like home!
ReplyDeleteAmazing photo! I thought you said you had no snow ;-)
ReplyDeleteTroodos used to be snow covered also. We actually had a bus trip up there onde though I am darned if I can remember why or who organised it.
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