The island of Gavdos

South of Sfakia, Crete: Europe's southernmost point
by Steve Crow, UK

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Karave, the port of Gavdos. The low building in the middle is a taverna, to the right are rent rooms and on the extreme left, on the skyline, are the police station and local goverment building	Karave, the port in May 2005	Karave, the port in Oct 2006
view of the Bay of Sarakiniko, Gavdos	view of the Bay of Sarakiniko	view of the Bay of Sarakiniko
view of the Bay of Sarakiniko	Standing at the highest point of the island, Faros, recently rebuilt with EU money as a sort of non-functioning lighthouse museum. The original lighthouse was the second highest in the world (368m at its base)	the highest and most remote settlement on Gavdos, Ambelos is home to only one family. At 320m altitude and about the same distance to the sea, it really feels like the edge of the world
A structure on the edge of a cliff near Vatsiana, Europe's southern most settlement. On this day, looking out to sea, we were above the clouds	view of the Bay of Korfos	view of the Bay of Korfos

Cape Tripiti, Gavdos, the southernmost point in Europe. There are 3 sea arches (Tripiti means punctured) but the other two are only visible from the sea. You can just make out the "giant chair" on top of the cape	view of the giant chair	view of the giant chair
view of the giant chair	A smaller arch on the other side of the Bay of Tripiti	The Bay of Tripiti
Looking NorthWest from the Cape	Looking NorthWest from the Cape	A huge container ship passing South of Gavdos
The ship through the arch	The Bay of Potamos	The almost deserted beach at Potamos
Large scale erosion behind the beach at Potamos	Large scale erosion behind the beach at Potamos	A threshing circle between Ambelos and Potamos at 200m altitude
Approaching Sfakia on the Selino from Gavdos	Approaching Sfakia on the Selino	Approaching Sfakia on the Selino
Approaching Sfakia on the Selino	A large male Ladybird spider near Tripiti
view of the White Mountains of Crete from Gavdos
view of the White Mountains of Crete from Gavdos