Crete is not in Africa, but has many similarities with it. One of the most typical feature of this similarity is the local flora. In Crete, you can find several places with Phoenix theophrasti, an endogenous species of palm trees. Along the coastline of Crete, you can find some beaches, where palm trees give the impression of being on an African coast.

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and are the two largest and the most famous palm tree forests in Crete, however there are some palm trees in and