Ayofarango (Agiofaraggo) is named after the holy ascetics who were dwelling in the caves of the gorge that leads from the Monastery of Hodegetria to the Libyan Sea. The cave-dwellers would come on Sundays and the main feasts to St Anthony, the main church of the canyon.
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Exploring Avocado plantations at Ancient Lappa, next to the village of Argyroupoli in Crete. Not accessible by tourist bus it was a great opportunity to walk an ancient Roman trail in order to get there.
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Hiking from our guest house in Koudoumas Monastery to St Anthony’s cave, overlooking the Libyan Sea.
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At Gouverneto monastery I thought people should see the Bear-cave (Arkoudospilio) and the small church of the Presentation of Christ inside the cave.