Elderly Greek woman dressed in black sitting waiting for a bus in the traditional hill village of Kroustas,above Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece

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Many villages still retain the ' old ' way of life - men in the cafeneons sipping Greek coffee and raki while women gather outside their homes, crocheting and gossiping together. These are mostly older people,the younger generations having moved out of villages to the more 'sophisticated' townlife.

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Location: Kroustas, above Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece
Photo credit: © Wendy Johnson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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