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Snowkiting and kitesurfing in Crete
A French snowkite champion and a French professional photographer experienced snowkiting and kitesurfing in Crete,…
When Henry Miller sat on the throne of Minos
The incisive descriptions of the famous American writer of his travels in Crete in 1939
Nikos Kazantzakis Museum
One of the few literature museums in the country is exclusively dedicated to the life…
Glyka Nera
The Minoan Palace of Malia
The third largest Minoan palace of Crete, once ruled by mythical King Sarpedon, overlooks the…
How and why Houdetsi Festival becomes the greatest music event of Crete
The 6th Houdetsi Festival confirmed once and for all what we sensed all the previous…
Crete in action: where adrenaline never takes vacation!
Just choose what you want to do… do you want to climb steep rocks like…
Agios Thomas and the City of Stone
There is a village, just half an hour away from the city of Heraklion, that…
The walk to the summit of Psiloritis
Put all your worries in your backpack and start climbing to the top. When you…
Eligia (Ai Giannis)
Makrigialos - Pefki - Kapsa Monastery
Eastern Crete has a different color, scent and light, even different people. Sometimes it feels…
Potamos, Malia

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Video: the unseen world of Cretan gorges brought to light

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

The highest working employee of Crete|Sunset and fog over Samaria gorge|Kallergi refuge... by night!||Feeding the vultures of Samaria|A snowy selfie of the refuge-man|Watching mountaineering movies at night

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…

Arrow guided tours!

Crete 360°: A photographic journey

Published in "Crete 360°"

A photographic project about Crete that came to us from Germany. Because, even virtual trips sometimes are enough to make our day!

Crete: The island inside us!

Crete: The island inside us!

Published in "Crete 360°"

The new tourist campaign of Crete has humor, imagination and a lot of daydreaming

The medieval village of Voila flourished during the15th-19th century|||The Ottoman Gate of the tower|Almost intact, the interior of the house|And in the horizon, wind generators...|The chapel of Agios Georgios|The fresco over the tomb|

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…

Romana Portela with its impressive arch|Panagia Koumpelina, recently renovated|The beautiful setting of Choumeriako||Anaglyph from the fountain of Agios Georgios|Outdoor recycled art, by the residents!|In the interior of Romana Portela||

Choumeriako, the village of the three hills and nineteen churches

Published in "Villages"

Because summer loves action!|A trip to Lefka Ori by Petassos travel|Revealing the secrets of cretan gastronomy|Sailing the cretan sea on a budget!|Cycling at the southern mountain range of Europe!|Looking for "fairies" at Selakano forest|Meet locals, learn about the cretan culture!|Asterousia mountains, a wild scenery for cycling|Where wild cretan nature meets history!|Cretan flavors and colors by Cretan Paths

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!

Hey there, pirate!|

Gramvoussa

Published in "Beaches"