The Old City of Lato

The main gate. We went around the edge of the wall on the left and climbed over there. 

We also hiked to Lato, also a 2 hour round trip. On Wikepedia you can read the following: «Lato (Ancient Greek: Λατώ) was an ancient city of Crete, the ruins of which are located approximately 3 km from the small town of Kritsa. The Dorian city-state was built in a defensible position overlooking Mirabello Bay between two peaks, both of which became acropolises to the city. Although the city probably predates the arrival of the Dorians, the ruins date mainly from the Dorian period (5th and 4th centuries BC). The city was destroyed c. 200 BC.»

The ruins are closed in the off-season but we had been told that we should just climb over the fence – no one would care. We did just that: had to climb over 2 fences in fact. Inside the ruins were peacefull, with sheep grazing and resting among the old walls. It is a beautifull site!

Climbing the second gate. 

Unfortunatly we got busted by the caretaker as we were climbing over the fence on our way out. He scolded us that it cost 4€ and demanded whether we would have done the same in our country. I told him the ruins would not have been closed in our country and offered to pay the 4€ but he wouldn't take them. It was obviously the principle of the thing that upset him. Otherwise though, we had a lovely walk and I don't regret at all having had them all to ourselves.