Landscape near Preveli#

Landscape near Preveli, September 2012, © Gerhard Huber, under CC BY-NC 4.0 +Edu
An Kretas Südküste spürt man schon die Nähe Afrikas. Fast steppenartig muten die Berge an, nur der genügsame Olivenbaum trotzt den widrigen Bedingungen.
On Crete´s southern coast one feels the proximity of Africa. The mountains appear nearly steppe-like, only the frugal olive tree defies the adverse conditions.