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Listis
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Kali Limenes
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The ascent to Mount Yuchtas
Sometimes you don’t need to go very far to find wild Cretan nature. The anthropomorphic…
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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…
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Crossing Lefka Ori. With skis!
Ski resort? No, thanks...
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Agios Thomas and the City of Stone
There is a village, just half an hour away from the city of Heraklion, that…
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Crete, a Continent in an Island
A new book by the Natural History Museum of Crete, concentrates centuries of geological upheaval…
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Choumeriako, the village of the three hills and nineteen churches
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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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Gourgouthakas, the underground giant
Would you dare to camp 750 meters below the surface of the earth, within the…
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Chania: A Journey to your Senses
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Tripiti
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…
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…
Crete in action: where adrenaline never takes vacation!
Published in "Crete in action"
Just choose what you want to do… do you want to climb steep rocks like the ones you see in the Alps, or take a…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
