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In the forest of Rouvas - without the Big Bad Wolf!
(and the gorge of Agios Nikolaos)
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Searching for cyclamens at Rouva’s forest - 2nd Zaros Trail Race
I remember it as if it was yesterday. It was April of 1999, and first-grade…
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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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Trafoulas
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Discover the plateau of Limnakaro
South of the famous Lassithi Plateau there is another lesser known plateau…small and tranquil but…
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Kali Limenes
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Karteros-Amnissos
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Video: the unseen world of Cretan gorges brought to light
Unseen images from the gorges of Asterousia Mountains are brought to light by the Institute…
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Tertsa
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Cycling in Hersonissos
Nine bike routes to cycle your way around Hersonissos
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Maroulas
Maroulas is not adequately advertised but it is a real time machine that takes you…
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Gramvoussa
The Holy Vibes of Martsalo
Published in "Island Routes"
If you want to find the hidden paradises of Crete you have to travel like a pilgrim. You have to cross rocky trails, let the…
Lissos: The discrete charm of unpopular ancient sites
Published in "Island Routes"
A ‘healing’ walk to the temple of Asclepius, where the rock meets the sea and ancient temples are ‘embedded’ in new ones
The Natural Pharmacy of Crete
Published in "Crete 360°"
You walk in the mountains of Crete and you think the place is full of dry bushes of no interest whatsoever. Think again....almost everything that…
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…
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
Walking on ancient trails, at the Plateau of Katharo
Published in "Island Routes"
Monumental oaks, natural sculptures of gray stone, an ancient cypress forest and a trail that climbs up to Katharo, one of the most beautiful plateaus…
The Minoan Palace of Malia
Published in "Presentations"
The third largest Minoan palace of Crete, once ruled by mythical King Sarpedon, overlooks the Cretan Sea with the imposing mountain of Selena in the…