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Matala
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Chiona
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Karteros-Amnissos
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Ethia... the village where time stopped
The steep cliffs of Asterousia mountains do not only end up to some of the…
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Meronas, the balcony of Amari
At the verdant valley of Amari history and nature amalgamate a unique scenery with picturesque…
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When Henry Miller sat on the throne of Minos
The incisive descriptions of the famous American writer of his travels in Crete in 1939
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Preveli
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Gramvoussa
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Crossing Lefka Ori. With skis!
Ski resort? No, thanks...
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Gavalohori, Apokorona's secret
The villages of the (ex) province of Apokoronas are little treasures that need to be…
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Agia Fotini
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Agiofaraggo: The gorge of the saints!
Crete has many gorges –more than 250 as a matter of fact. Some of these…
Crete, a Continent in an Island
Published in "Crete 360°"
A new book by the Natural History Museum of Crete, concentrates centuries of geological upheaval and all the wealth of the island's natural environment
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…
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
Photographic diaries: Lassithi Plateau
Published in "Crete 360°"
Christos Tsoumplekas takes us to a transcendental photographic journey at Lassithi Plateau, with fairy tale images that drift us away.
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…