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Vai, is situated in
the northeastern part of Crete about 7 kilometers from Palekastro.
It is the largest (250 hectares) oasis of palm trees in Europe,
with incomparably beautiful lush greenery, thousands of palms, ending
up to a pristine golden beach.
Vai has been declared both as an aesthetic palm forest and a unique
biosphere with rare flora and fauna. The endemic variety of Phoenix
of Theophrasti palm grows naturally. |
The history of the palm
forest has been lost through the centuries, though there are many
myths and speculations of its beginnings. The Phoenix Palm was held
as a holy symbol to the Minoen Civilization a.1450BC.
The age old Phoenix Palm Trees along the beach, together with the
pristine waters of the Mediterranean Sea and the close proximity
of the small island, provide an exotic picture of incomparable beauty,
that attracts thousands of people from all over the world to enjoy.
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