Berny's photos with the keyword: Aptera

Aptera was an ancient city on Crete from about 14th to 13th century before the Common Era. In Greek mythology, Aptera was the site of the legendary contest between the Sirens and the Muses, when after the victory of the Muses, the Sirens lost the feathers of their wings from their shoulders, and having thus become white, cast themselves into the sea. The name of the city literally means "without wings", and the neighbouring islands Leucae means "white". More inormations: www.west-crete.com/aptera.htm

A large three-vaulted Roman cistern in the ancient city of Aptera. The PiP is from another year with no water inside.

The Hellenistic Amphitheater at ancient Aptera, the Lefka Ori-mountains behind, near Chania, Crete

Aptera was an ancient city, now an archaeological site in western Crete. This photo shows the large three-vaulted Roman cistern.