Agiofaraggo: The gorge of the saints!
Published in "Island Routes"
Crete has many gorges –more than 250 as a matter of fact. Some of these are very hard to access, some are too dry and…
Cretan Μyths and Realities
Published in "Crete 360°"
You’ve seen them in card postals, you’ve read about them in countless travel articles, you’ve associated them with the island of Crete...but when you visit…
Nikos Kazantzakis Museum
Published in "Presentations"
One of the few literature museums in the country is exclusively dedicated to the life and work of great Cretan writer Nikos Kazantzakis. Situated in…
'Easter of the Dead' in Tylissos
Published in "Cretan Tales"
An ancient custom, found in numerous cultures and religions throughout the world and history, revives in the village of Tylissos in its Cretan edition. Those…
Agios Thomas and the City of Stone
Published in "Villages"
There is a village, just half an hour away from the city of Heraklion, that hides a hole that leads to Hades, a sanctuary of…
Anopoli - Aradaina: nature, adrenaline and... sfakian pies!
Published in "Island Routes"
Starting from the touristic portside of Chora Sfakion you cannot imagine that in just a few kilometres away you will arrive at a landscape resembling…
Cretazine presents: The revolution of the loom!
Published in "Cretan Tales"
From the time when Penelope longed for the return of Ulysses, furiously embroidering in her sewing room, to the times when our witty grandmothers made…
Crete of Festivals: Summer 2013
Published in "Crete 360°"
Every year the cultural map of Crete dramatically changes, a sign that the island is inhabited by many creative people. New and old events appear…
Crete of Festivals: Summer 2014
Published in "Crete 360°"
Every year the cultural map of Crete dramatically changes, a sign that the island is inhabited by many creative people. New and old events appear…
Crete or Tuscany?
Published in "Crete 360°"
Discover Agios Fanourios – and Tuscanian landscapes - in Kitharida
Cycling in Hersonissos
Published in "Crete in action"
Nine bike routes to cycle your way around Hersonissos
Discover the gorge of Imbros
Published in "Crete in action"
If you think the 16km long gorge of Samaria is too much for you, try the nearby gorge of Imbros, which offers an almost equally…
Ethia... the village where time stopped
Published in "Villages"
The steep cliffs of Asterousia mountains do not only end up to some of the most spectacular Cretan coasts but also ‘hide’ many scenic villages.…
From Anogia to the Plateau of Nida, the den of Zeus
Published in "Island Routes"
A winter excursion in ancient landscapes, imbued with legends, history and ... snow
From the Chestnut to the Date Trees of Chania (Milia – Chrissoskalitissa)
Published in "Island Routes"
We often brag about Crete as the island that has it all (ok, almost!) and we found the perfect route to prove this. Follow us…
Gavalohori, Apokorona's secret
Published in "Villages"
The villages of the (ex) province of Apokoronas are little treasures that need to be discovered one by one: for their unique colors, nature and…
Hiking on the Holy Mountain of Stroumpoulas
Published in "Island Routes"
The pyramidal mountain of Stroumpoulas -as it seems, when you look at it from Heraklion- offers one of the most beautiful nearby escapes for naturalistic,…
How and why Houdetsi Festival becomes the greatest music event of Crete
Published in "Presentations"
The 6th Houdetsi Festival confirmed once and for all what we sensed all the previous years of its existence: without doubt, it is the most…
Kapetaniana - Ai Giannis
Published in "Island Routes"
Ascetic landscapes, naked mountains, hiking trails, ancient customs, hidden gulfs...the mountain chain of Asterousia and its wild beauty is not for every taste. It requires…
Kato Simi - Omalos Viannou
Published in "Island Routes"
Discover one of the most beautiful mountainous landscape of Crete, perhaps the most important pine tree forest of the island and a village full of…
Krassi
Published in "Villages"
There are some over-commercialized villages in Crete that will fill you up with expectations and finally they will disappoint you. There are some others that…
Makrigialos - Pefki - Kapsa Monastery
Published in "Island Routes"
Eastern Crete has a different color, scent and light, even different people. Sometimes it feels as if you are in another island. At this corner…
Maroulas
Published in "Villages"
Maroulas is not adequately advertised but it is a real time machine that takes you back to the Middle Ages, Renaissance and the Ottoman Empire,…
Melidoni cave – Arkadi – Patsiano Gorge
Published in "Island Routes"
The mainland of Rethymno prefecture hides many secrets waiting to be revealed. Before you rush to its southern coast with the beautiful beaches, consider visiting…
Meronas, the balcony of Amari
Published in "Villages"
At the verdant valley of Amari history and nature amalgamate a unique scenery with picturesque villages and nostalgic images from the past.
No more boring holidays!
Published in "Crete 360°"
This summer in Crete will be different: four alternative tourism companies take care of everything and you only need to enjoy!
Ploumi: a cooperative cafe & grocery store ‘blooms’ in Archanes
Published in "Cretan Tales"
In spring flowers bloom and with them blooms love, dreams and ideas. "Ploumi" blooms, the bushy endemic plant of Crete that our grandmothers and grandfathers…
Raki Party
Published in "Cretan Tales"
November in Crete means rainy evenings accompanied by distilled grape juice, grilled meat, roasted potatoes and good friends gathering together to perform the ritual of …
Searching for cyclamens at Rouva’s forest - 2nd Zaros Trail Race
Published in "Crete in action"
I remember it as if it was yesterday. It was April of 1999, and first-grade students of Biology Department of University of Crete had to…
Springtime at the gorge of the mills
Published in "Island Routes"
Or, how to discover a small paradise, hidden just a few kilometers outside the town of Rethymnon
The Archanes Project: Houses made from straw balls and clay
Published in "Cretan Tales"
Natural building was once the only way to construct a house in Crete. Then, modernization came together with cement, which became the ‘queen’ of building…
The Art Gallery of Viannos: A modern Gallery in the most unexpected place
Published in "Presentations"
Sometimes the vision of one man alone is all it takes for realizing ‘utopias’...and that’s exactly how the Gallery of Viannos came to be.
The herbal ‘sanctuaries’ of Crete
Published in "Crete 360°"
In Crete you can easily find tasty food, great wine and good company. Finding good herbs to drink as an infusion or buy, however, can…
The kids of Zoniana dance 'a capella'
Published in "Cretan Tales"
A cute, surrealistic dance...the things you may see at a 'Shepherd and Cheese Festival'!
The sound of wine
Published in "Cretan Tales"
Stella Vassilaki guides us in a journey of flavors and sounds, where the sweetest harmonies emerge from a rare orchestration of scents and musical instruments.
The walk to the summit of Psiloritis
Published in "Island Routes"
Put all your worries in your backpack and start climbing to the top. When you arrive, take a deep breath, and with all the strenght…
Vamos: history, nobility, hospitality
Published in "Villages"
The tourist industry in Crete has a dark history, as it is often responsible for the destructive 'modernization' of many traditional villages. Vamos, however, is…
Voila, the Medieval habitat of Cretan lords
Published in "Crete 360°"
When you cross the rural settlements of otherworldly Ziros Plateau, it is hard to imagine that once upon a time here lived Venetian lords and…
Ziros Plateau - Into the time machine
Published in "Island Routes"
Lassithi is one of the less travelled and yet most beautiful regions of Crete (perhaps exactly because it is less travelled!) and the Plateau of…