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Showing An ode to the '60s
In one of Matala's ancient caves, Joni Mitchell had a bad night's sleep. But which one? The Canadian folksinging icon joined a wave of hippies from around the globe that washed ashore at this village on Crete's south coast in the late 1960s. A key attraction: the sandstone caves at the north end of the beach that provided free accommodation.
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Caves used as free accommodation by hippies in the 1960s dot the face of a cliff at Matala on the south coast of Crete.
Photograph by: Mike Fuhrmann, The Canadian Press
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The Matala Hippie Reunion Festival was held on the beach during the summer.
Photograph by: Bastian Parschau, Associated Press
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Photograph by: Mike Fuhrmann, The Canadian Press
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Photograph by: Mike Fuhrmann, The Canadian Press
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Left: At the beach in Matala, you can climb to the entrance of the caves. Right: You'll see this when you reach the top and turn around.
Photograph by: Mike Fuhrmann, The Canadian Press
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A beach vendor sells handmade jewelry. Some of the vendors live in caves a short distance from Matala.
Photograph by: Mike Fuhrmann, The Canadian Press
