The Olympic Flame reached its last stop, Chania in the Create, Greece through Spili and Rethymno in the prefecture of Rethymno, covering 134 kilometres with 174 torchbearers on Monday.

Despite the high temperatures, the Flame was greeted by thousands of residents who took to the streets to cheer and to participate in the events.

A ceremony was held in the morning at Spili, which greeted the Flame from Agia Galini, where the Flame stayed overnight.

Mayor Yiannis Tatarakis said: "Our land is small, but its tradition is enormous."

Spili has fifteen torchbearers running with the Flame and student Emanuella Sapountzi lit the Altar.

Then the Flame left for Rethymno where a welcoming ceremony was held with regional dances and songs. Afterwards, the procession headed for the Tombs of the Venizelos family and stopped at Chania, the last city in Crete.

The Municipal band welcomed the Flame and events were held at the Firka fortress, ended by Manolis Lidakis's concert. Doctor Stylianos Kalogerakis had the honor to light the Altar.

Tomorrow the Flame will make its way through Karpathos, Kalymnos, Kos, Kastelorizo and Rhodes in the prefecture of Dodecanese.