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Vamos: history, nobility, hospitality
The tourist industry in Crete has a dark history, as it is often responsible for…
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Souda
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At the gorge of Sarakina with the company of ancient giants
Ancient giants, waterfalls and plunge pools in a small gorge that causes awe and offers…
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Voulisma
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Walking on ancient trails, at the Plateau of Katharo
Monumental oaks, natural sculptures of gray stone, an ancient cypress forest and a trail that…
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The walk to the summit of Psiloritis
Put all your worries in your backpack and start climbing to the top. When you…
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Lato, the powerful ancient city of Mirabello
The best preserved ancient city in Crete rests on the saddle of two hills and…
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Psari Forada (aka Sidonia)
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Crete of Festivals: Summer 2013
Every year the cultural map of Crete dramatically changes, a sign that the island is…
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Crete in action: where adrenaline never takes vacation!
Just choose what you want to do… do you want to climb steep rocks like…
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The exotic islands of Crete
Strange as it may seem, the island of Crete has its own islands, ideal for…
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Krassi
There are some over-commercialized villages in Crete that will fill you up with expectations and…
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…
Crossing the gorge of Agia Eirini … by bike!
Published in "Crete in action"
The guard of the gorge gave us a strange look: “are you going to leave those here and come back to get them?” “No”, we…
Video: the unseen world of Cretan gorges brought to light
Published in "Crete in action"
Unseen images from the gorges of Asterousia Mountains are brought to light by the Institute of Speleological Studies of Greece
Interview: the “highest working” employee in Crete, at Kallergi refuge!
Published in "Crete in action"
Christos Paterakis is the 'key keeper' of Kallergi refuge in the winter season. This honor was bestowed upon him by the Greek Mountaineering Club of…
Cycling in Hersonissos
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Nine bike routes to cycle your way around Hersonissos
In the forest of Rouvas - without the Big Bad Wolf!
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(and the gorge of Agios Nikolaos)
Climbing on Gigilos - together with Grim Reaper
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A dangerous affirmation of existence, a few hundred of meters over the gorge of Samaria.