HANJA / CHANIA 110 min. OD BEOGRADA: FROM BELGRADE:
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Krit je oduvek bio ono ostr- vo koje je mnogo daleko, za- pljusnuto Mediteranom sa svih strana, na pola puta do Malte i Kipra, tamo negde iz- među Atine i Aleksandrije. Uvek u vrhu liste letnjih že- lja, ono mesto koje kad-tad moraš da obiđeš. Tu kolevku minojske civilizacije, nasle- đe Mlečana i Osmanlija, dom Grka Zorbe... Krit čak i među Grcima važi za ostrvo koje je „možda i najlepše“, tako veli- ko da ćete naći plažu za sva- koga, mada nećete baš mo- ći da letujete na oba njegova kraja. Samo Krit više nije tako da- leko jer se odnedavno nala- zi na manje od dva sata leta avionom Er Srbije. Ako će- te na zapad, izaberite Hanju, a malo severnije i istočnije, odletite na Iraklion. Oba gra- da sada imaju direktnu vezu sa Beogradom, ali mi smo za ovaj, nama prvi susret sa le- potanom Mediterana izabrali njegovu kraljicu, kako često nazivaju Hanju... Prvi susret u „Bašti“ Grčka je, nema sumnje, lepa na stotinu načina, ali ono što je čini posebnom svakako su Grci. Šarmantni, neposred- ni, predusretljivi, pa ipak ne- nametljivi, tu ako vam trebaju, ali spremni i da se izgube. Ta- kvi su i čelnici grada koji nas dočekuju na jednom sasvim posebnom mestu, u kafeu „Kipos“, što na grčkom zna- Lepa Hanja, kraljica Krita
Beautiful Chania, the Queen of Crete
Crete has always been that distant, faraway island, with its shores lapped by the Medi- terranean on all sides, halfway between Malta and Cyprus, so- mewhere between Athens and Alexandria. It always tops the list of desired summer desti- nations, a place that you sim- ply must visit sooner or later. This cradle of the Minoan civili- sation, with its legacy of the Ve- netian and Ottoman empires, the home of the Greek Zorba... Even the Greeks consider Crete as being the island that is “per- haps the most beautiful”, and it is so large that you will find a beach for everyone, though you won’t really be able to spend your summer holiday at both ends of the island. The only thing is that Crete is no longer a distant, faraway de- stination, as it recently beca- me available via an Air Serbia flight lasting less than two ho- urs. If you are heading to the west of the island, choose Cha- nia, while you can also fly a little further north and east to Hera-
klion. Both cities now have di- rect connections with Belgra- de, but for this trip, marking our first encounter with this beauty of the Mediterranean, we chose the island’s queen, as Chania is often dubbed... First meeting in the “Garden” Greece is undeniably beautiful in myriad ways, but it is certain- ly the Greek people that make it special. Charming, forthright, attentive yet unobtrusive, the- re for you if you need them, but also ready to make themselves scarce. These characteristics also describe the leaders of the city, who welcomed us in a very special place, Café Kipos, whi- ch means “garden” in Greek and is situated in the city’s munici- pal garden. This historic café has been operating for more than 150 years, making it one of the oldest in Europe, and over the decades it has served coffee to all the important peo- ple who’ve ever come here, te- stifying to which are numerous photos on the walls. Figures li-
Tekst / Words: Jelena Pantović Fotografije / Photography: Depositphotos, privatna arhiva
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