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sunset in Sougia
Watch it from the beach or the harbour as it drops towards the sea in the west, with a glass of something cold.
WhereBeach or harbourWhenLast hour of light
Sunsets and slow days in Sougia
sun
The lightfrom the east, over the mountains
2,800 hours of sun
From here until the sun drops into the sea somewhere west of Paleochora, there is nothing between you and it.
In July there is hardly a cloud, no haze over the water and nothing tall enough to cast a shadow. The sun is low and gold in spring and autumn, white and vertical in August, and the mountains behind the village decide when it leaves.
Sunshine hours per yearapprox.
The south coast of Crete gets more than all of them.
September – October
Autumn sunsets
In September and October the evenings come earlier, and after a day of autumn clouds the sky over the mountains can burn for half an hour.
Ways to be in the sunfour of them
ways to be in the sun
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first light
Early morning, when the light comes over the cape and the bay is still. The quietest swim of the day.
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golden hour fields
Wild grass and low sun above the village, in the last hour before sunset.
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the quiet cove
Past the rocks at the end of the beach there is one more small cove that is almost never busy. Bring a book.
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