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克里特岛上的海滩，希腊 Seitan Limania Beach in Crete, Greece (© Georgios Tsichlis/Alamy)

这个神奇的海滩值得一游 This magical beach is worth the hike

Seitan Limania beach, Crete

Crete is the largest and most populous of all the Greek islands, and also the farthest from the mainland (in fact, it's just about halfway to Turkey). This big little island is small enough to drive across in a few hours but full of wonders from mountain ranges to gorges to beautiful beaches. Take this jewel box of turquoise water near the port city of Chania for example. 'Set on the easternmost of three peninsulas that stick out like horns from the northwestern shoreline of Crete, Seitan Limania is one of the most photographed beaches on the island.

Seitan Limania is 'beautiful to behold from a distance but driving up close via the narrow switchback roads takes some nerve. And once you get to the parking lot, the rocky hike down is for only the most surefooted of beachgoers. On your way down, you'll likely meet some of the goats that populate the area. 'The narrow cove is flanked by steep rock walls that zig one way, then zag the other. When you reach the beach, you'll find yourself on one of the most unique spots on any coast—and a selfie here at Seitan Limania is hard to beat for bragging rights.

塞坦利马尼亚海滩，克里特岛

克里特岛是所有希腊岛屿中最大、人口最多的岛屿，也是离大陆最远的岛屿（事实上，它距离土耳其只有一半）。这个大大小小的岛屿很小，可以在几个小时内驾车穿过，但充满了从山脉到峡谷到美丽海滩的奇观。以港口城市查尼亚附近的绿松石水珠宝盒为例塞坦利马尼亚位于克里特岛西北海岸线三个半岛的最东端，这些半岛像角一样突出，是岛上拍照最多的海滩之一。

Seitan Limania“从远处看很美，但在狭窄的弯道上近距离开车需要一些勇气。”。一旦你到了停车场，只有最踏实的海滩游客才可以进行岩石徒步旅行。在你下山的路上，你很可能会遇到一些山羊，它们栖息在这个地区狭窄的海湾两侧是陡峭的岩壁，这些岩壁一路弯曲，另一路弯曲。当你到达海滩时，你会发现自己是任何海岸上最独特的景点之一，在Seitan Limania的自拍是很难被吹嘘的。

普雷维利峡谷里的河流和棕榈树森林，希腊克里特岛 Preveli Gorge with river and palm tree forest, South Chania, Crete, Greece (© borchee/Getty Images)

值得一去的魅力峡谷 A gorge-ous place to drop in

Prevali Gorge

Trojan War-era rest stop? Local legend has it that this striking and historic location in southern Crete was a stopover on Odysseus's long return to Ithica. Whatever credence you give to Homeric tales of island hopping, there's no denying the appeal of the palm-lined Preveli Gorge or the enchanting beach it pours out to. Preveli Beach, just out of the frame of this image, was a favorite spot for hippie travelers in the '60s and '70s and remains an idyllic tourist destination today.

Like most of the ancient, well-trodden Mediterranean islands, Crete—the largest of the many Greek isles—has a rich, epoch-spanning history. Here on Crete's southern coast, Preveli Gorge is home to an influential monastery with two building complexes: the Lower (Kato) Monastery of Saint John the Baptist and the Rear (Pisso) Monastery of Saint John the Theologian. The holy sites date back at least as far as the 16th century, and possibly had origins as far back as the 10th century.

During the long occupation of Crete by the Ottoman Empire, Preveli Monastery was a center of rebellion and patriotism, with monks often serving as leaders and warriors in the many revolts against the occupiers. After more than 250 years, Crete finally won its freedom and joined Greece in 1913. The monastery would again find itself at the center of world events when it provided shelter and supplies to Allied soldiers fighting German occupiers during World War II.

普雷瓦利峡谷

特洛伊战争时代休息停止？当地传说，这个位于克里特岛南部的引人注目的历史遗址是奥德修斯长期返回伊提卡的中途停留地。无论你如何相信荷马式的跳岛故事，都无法否认棕榈林环绕的普雷维利峡谷或它倾泻而出的迷人海滩的吸引力。普雷维利海滩，就在这张照片的框架之外，是60年代和70年代嬉皮士旅行者最喜欢的地方，今天仍然是一个田园诗般的旅游目的地。

克里特岛是希腊众多岛屿中最大的岛屿，与大多数古老、人迹罕至的地中海岛屿一样，有着丰富、跨越时代的历史。普雷维利峡谷位于克里特岛南部海岸，是一座有两座建筑群的有影响力的修道院的所在地：浸礼会圣约翰下（加藤）修道院和神学家圣约翰后（皮索）修道院。这些圣地至少可以追溯到16世纪，可能起源于10世纪。

在奥斯曼帝国长期占领克里特岛期间，普雷维利修道院是叛乱和爱国主义的中心，僧侣经常在许多反抗占领者的起义中担任领袖和战士。250多年后，克里特岛终于赢得了自由，并于1913年加入希腊。当修道院为二战期间与德国占领者作战的盟军士兵提供住所和物资时，它将再次成为世界事件的中心。

圣托里尼岛上的伊亚镇，希腊 The village of Oia on the island of Santorini, Greece (© Zebra-Studio/Shutterstock)

米诺斯人的古老家园 The ancient home of the Minoans

Santorini, Greece

Officially known as Thira, Santorini is perhaps the most famous of all the Greek Islands. Located at the southern end of the Aegean Sea, Santorini is part of the Cyclades group of islands and receives about 2 million visitors a year. That's a lot of adoring attention for a small island (only 28 square miles) of 15,000 residents, and it's no wonder why. The whitewashed, clifftop villages of Santorini, like Oia featured in this image, are postcard perfect. And so are the unlimited panoramic views of the azure Mediterranean Sea.

Its tranquil beauty belies the cataclysmic eruption that formed the island as we know it today. The Minoan eruption, about 3,600 years ago, was one of the world's largest known volcanic eruptions. It destroyed what was a thriving Minoan city and created a giant caldera that sank below the sea, leaving behind the picturesque lagoon seen here. Volcanic activity has continued since then. At the center of the lagoon is the uninhabited volcanic island of Nea Kameni, which emerged from the sea in 19 CE, according to Pliny the Elder. It's had several major eruptions over the past 300 years.

With millennia of experience, people have learned to live with the volcanic activity of these islands. Tourism is now the main activity on Santorini, along with a small winemaking industry. Throw in abundant sunshine, constant sea breezes, and meandering steps through storybook villages and you'll never run out of reasons to visit.

希腊圣托里尼

圣托里尼岛的官方名称是蒂拉岛，它可能是希腊所有岛屿中最著名的。圣托里尼岛位于爱琴海南端，是基克拉迪群岛的一部分，每年接待约200万游客。这是一个拥有15000名居民的小岛（仅28平方英里）的巨大关注，这也难怪为什么。圣托里尼被粉刷过的悬崖上的村庄，就像这张照片中的Oia一样，都是明信片上的完美之作。蔚蓝的地中海的无限全景也是如此。

它宁静的美丽掩盖了我们今天所知道的形成这个岛屿的灾难性喷发。大约3600年前的米诺斯火山喷发是世界上已知的最大的火山喷发之一。它摧毁了一座繁荣的米诺斯城市，形成了一个巨大的火山口，沉入海底，留下了这里风景如画的环礁湖。从那时起，火山活动一直在继续。根据老普林尼的说法，泻湖的中心是无人居住的火山岛尼娅·卡梅尼，该岛于公元19世纪从海上浮出水面。在过去的300年里，它发生过几次大的喷发。

经过数千年的经验，人们已经学会了适应这些岛屿的火山活动。旅游业现在是圣托里尼岛的主要活动，还有一个小型酿酒业。在充足的阳光下，持续的海风中，蜿蜒的步子穿过故事书中的村庄，你永远不会失去参观的理由。

On the rebirth of the Olympic Games

Today marks the 125th anniversary of the first modern Olympic games, held in Athens in 1896—1,500 years after they were banned by the Roman Emperor. (The original games were held at least as far back as 776 BCE and probably earlier.) The 1896 games were held in the Panathenaic Stadium, in the shadow of the Acropolis of Athens, shown here. Those newly revived games of 1896 included athletes from 14 countries, with the largest delegations from Greece, Germany, France, and Great Britain. The 43 events included a marathon, tennis, cycling, fencing, shooting, Greco-Roman wrestling, and swimming. And while some things haven't changed over the years, some were pretty different back then. Swimmers were taken out to sea by boat for the longer races and had to swim back to shore. Winners were given a silver medal (copper for second place), as well as an olive branch and a diploma.

This is a unique time for the Olympics. We can look forward to the postponed 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo (now scheduled to start in July 2021) as well as the Winter Games in Beijing in 2022. The Beijing games will feature a mascot panda named Bing Dwen Dwen. 'Bing' means ice and symbolizes purity and strength, and 'Dwen Dwen' represents children. After the postponement of 2020, we can't wait to hear, 'Let the games begin!'

论奥运会的重生

今天是第一届现代奥林匹克运动会125周年纪念日，1896-1500年雅典奥运会被罗马皇帝禁止举办。（最初的奥运会至少在公元前776年举行，可能更早）1896年的奥运会在雅典卫城阴影下的泛雅典体育场举行，如图所示。新恢复的1896年奥运会包括14个国家的运动员，其中最大的代表团来自希腊、德国、法国和英国。这43个项目包括马拉松、网球、自行车、击剑、射击、古典式摔跤和游泳。虽然有些事情多年来没有改变，但有些事情在那时候却大不相同。游泳者被划船带出海参加更长时间的比赛，不得不游回岸边。获胜者获得银牌（铜牌获得第二名），以及橄榄枝和文凭。

这是一个独特的时间为奥运会。我们可以期待推迟的2020年东京奥运会和残奥会（现在计划于2021年7月开始）以及2022年北京冬奥会。北京奥运会将有一只名叫宾·德温的吉祥物熊猫“冰”的意思是冰，象征纯洁和力量，“德文德文”代表儿童。在2020年推迟之后，我们迫不及待地想听到，‘让奥运会开始吧！’

Santorini through the clouds

With its romantic sunsets, dazzling ocean views, and whitewashed buildings clinging to rocky clifftops, the Greek island of Santorini (aka Thera) is the very picture of an idyll in the Aegean. But this tranquil scene belies the island's explosive geologic history, for this is the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history. The Minoan eruption, about 3,600 years ago, caused the center of the Thera Volcano to collapse into the ocean, leaving Santorini a jagged, crescent-shaped moon atop the sea.

The impact of the eruption was more than just geologic—when the volcano blew its top, Santorini was home to a thriving outpost of the Minoan civilization. A farming and fishing community had been established at Akrotiri on the island around 7,000 years ago, and by the time of the eruption had developed into a prosperous city built largely on trade with other cultures of the Aegean. Akrotiri had paved streets, delicate pottery, a drainage system, and multistory buildings decorated in elaborate frescoes. Akrotiri's fortunes ended abruptly, however, with the Minoan eruption, which completely buried the city in pumice and ash. Extensive archaeological excavations began in 1967, revealing artifacts that were remarkably well preserved by the volcanic material; particularly notable were the elegant, colorful frescoes. It seems Santorini has always been a site for the beautiful things in life.

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