Greece - Crete, Ierapetra

Freshly harvested peppers in a pickup truck in a street in Ierapetra.

Ierapetra is the centre of agriculture on the south coast of Crete. Besides the traditional olive cultivation, the area also exports large quantities of fruit and vegetables. These are grown in plastic greenhouses, which are spread over an area of 15,000,000 square meters around the town of Ierapetra.