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Morosini Fountain behind bars
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Summer cinema in the bastion of Bethlehem
An open cinema within the Venetian walls: our summer addiction
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Where did the Mosque go?
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Lakkos: the city’s former underground district
Many locals today pass by the narrow lanes of the district formerly known as "Lakkos"…
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A walk in Agia Triada
Just a few steps away from the busy central market of Heraklion there is another…
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Platia Strata
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Gareth Owens & the secrets of the Disk of Phaistos
Every year on the 3rd of July you will find him enjoying a cup of…
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Minoan Civilization, Creep, and Radiohead
Surrealistic lessons of Minoan history on YouTube
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Vikelea Library
For many years it stood hidden behind metal plates covered with graffiti and cheesy posters.…
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The lost temple of the Conqueror
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Dan Perjovschi, timelessness, ephemerality and "Mesogeios"
Dan Perjovschi is an artist whose work has been exhibited in the most important Biennale…
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Kelly Thoma in the world of the 7 fish
A female lyra player, composer, musician of Crete and of the world. Kelly Thoma is…
‘Bains mixtes’ at Heraklion’s portside
Published in "Unknown City"
Swimming next to the fortress of Koules, diving from the ‘reef of the Monkey’ at the port and daydreaming that one day the city beach…
The Carnival of Heraklion: a retro flashback sprinkled with confetti & nostalgia
Published in "Unknown City"
From the Venetian orange battles to the egg fights of 1924, and from the first carnivals at the end of the Ottoman rule to the…
Lakkos: the city’s former underground district
Published in "Unknown City"
Many locals today pass by the narrow lanes of the district formerly known as "Lakkos" without having any idea of what was here before. Some…