Matala

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Matala is a village on the southern coast of Crete. According to Greek legend, Zeus, turned into a bull, brought the Phoenician princess Europe over here

Matala is a village on the southern coast of Crete. It is located on shores of a small picturesque bay of the Messier Gulf. According to Greek legend, Zeus, turned into a bull, brought the Phoenician princess Europe over here.
In soft, porous rocks of the bay numerous caves, that were used for burials until the conquest of Crete by the Romans, were hollowed. In the 1960's hippies from around the world lived in these caves. Today, caves are open for visit and are the object of tourist’s pilgrimage. At the bay’s bottom one can see ruins of a sunken city. During archaeological excavations near Matala were found remains of palaces of Roman nobility.
To the south of Matala is located «the Red Beach» - a nudist beach, mentioned in guidebooks. Tourists in Matale are accommodated in modest small hotels.

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