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Originally Posted by poppypiper  Yes.
I am planning a pilgrimage to Crete in 2008. This will not be a grand affair. Just a 73 year old piper and his wife travelling through the remote villages of Crete to say not only "WE WILL REMEMBER" but also "THANK YOU" to those who hung on to win us the freedom to travel as we do. |
I guess you start at Heraklion. The museum there is one of the best I know. There's a good Australian memorial in town also. Nearby Knossis is a must. Phaistos is well worth a look too.
At Rethimno is the new Greek/Australian war memorial. Suda Bay has a good war cemetery. Try to get to Maleme west of Chania to the airfield where the German paras landed. It's well worth getting to Sfakia in the south where so many troops ended up and the monastery there that protected as many as possible. Stavromenos has an impressive Australian memorial. Nearby is a remarkable civilian memorial. There are many of these dotted around.
I had the pleasure of attending the 60th anniversary celebrations of the battle for Greece so was able to visit everything.