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Cantades of Spili

Spili, Rethymno

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Musicians move through Spili with lyres, lutes and mantinades, carrying an old Cretan singing tradition from the village streets to the cemetery and deep into the night.

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Cretan musicians walking through Spili during the annual Cantades.
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