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Efthimis Mohianakis: painter, graffiti & tattoo artist
We all knew Efthimis as a graffiti artist that has left his personal ‘signature’ in…
Vikelea Library
For many years it stood hidden behind metal plates covered with graffiti and cheesy posters.…
Dan Perjovschi, timelessness, ephemerality and "Mesogeios"
Dan Perjovschi is an artist whose work has been exhibited in the most important Biennale…
Platia Strata
Six centuries of religious art, plus half a century of Modern Greek art at the Historical Museum of Crete
We were lucky enough to enjoy a private tour at the two new exhibitions of…
Posing in front of the city walls
Georgiadis park
"Wanna go to the park?" This is a classic line of ‘Herakliotians’ that needs no…
Chronaki House: A noble house without nobles
Lost in oblivion, the magnificent Chronaki House begs for your attention!
Mrs. Bric and Mr. Brac
We first heard about their existence during their exhibition “Tatu Tabu” in Trito bar and…
Georgia Petrali
One of the most restless spirits of the city that always finds new ways to…
Gareth Owens & the secrets of the Disk of Phaistos
Every year on the 3rd of July you will find him enjoying a cup of…
The lost temple of the Conqueror

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Katina, Lakkos district, Heraklion

Katina (Lakkos, Heraklion)

Published in "Humans of Crete"

A short documentary about George, a shepherd on Asterousia Mountains

The Shepherd of Asterousia

Published in "Cretan Tales"

The isle of Zeus across Iraklion

Dia* on the canvas

Published in "Snapshot"

Golden hour, in the vineyards of Archanes

Golden hour

Published in "Snapshot"

Farewell August

Farewell August

Published in "Snapshot"

Beyiri is situated on the pedestrian street under Fortezza fortress

"Beyiri", a cooperative grocery store in Rethymno

Published in "Cretan Tales"

‘Self-organization’, ‘autonomy’, ‘horizontal structure’...these terms we hear more and more often in Greece inspired a group of young people in Rethymno to create ‘Beyiri’, a…

Somewhere on a dry slope of Asterousia mountains

Whoever saw a lonely tree...

Published in "Snapshot"

A spongy wallpaper in the sea of Sitia

Underwater chromotherapy

Published in "Snapshot"