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The German guy who loves Heraklion City (video)
And not only for its beautiful places, its culture and its well known hospitality of…
‘Bains mixtes’ at Heraklion’s portside
Swimming next to the fortress of Koules, diving from the ‘reef of the Monkey’ at…
New kids on the square
'Kids play' at Eleftherias Square, bringing to life the joyless marbles...
Gate of Agios Georgios
Charles Weber and the "charming chaos" of Heraklion
Charles Weber is Swiss but lives in Crete for the past 10 years more or…
A feast of the commons in Heraklion!
Benches and tents lie on the ground dismantled and Georgiadis park gradually returns to its…
Gate with a View
A view from above, in a long lost Heraklion without cars and cement, with the…
Efthimis Mohianakis: painter, graffiti & tattoo artist
We all knew Efthimis as a graffiti artist that has left his personal ‘signature’ in…
Platia Strata
Jordi Alsina Iglesias
From Argentona of Catalonia to Crete. A social anthropologist is impressed by the ‘phenomenon’ of…
Vikelea Library
For many years it stood hidden behind metal plates covered with graffiti and cheesy posters.…
Ariadne's Thread and the art of "kopaneli" as prêt à porter
Somewhere between New Dehli, London and Heraklion, Akanksha found a new creative crossroad and led…

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Morosini fountain after the Turkish 'intervention'

Morosini Fountain behind bars

Published in "Once upon a time..."

Colors in the ruins. And suddenly, they are brought back to life!|Noble house of Bey Shekeria|Palmeti fountain next to a "paste-up"|Ntentidakidon street|19th century architecture at Mavrogenous str.|The old hamam in Bey Shekeria noble house|The small lane you have to take in order to get to noble house of Bey Shekeria

A walk in Agia Triada

Published in "City Routes"

Just a few steps away from the busy central market of Heraklion there is another city center, forgotten and ignored by the state authorities for…

The Venetian walls of Heraklion

Posing in front of the city walls

Published in "Once upon a time..."

The port of Heraklion (1911)||

100+1 years

Published in "Once upon a time..."

Restless and constantly moving: meet Georgia Petrali!||

Georgia Petrali

Published in "City People"

One of the most restless spirits of the city that always finds new ways to tackle our cultural lethargy. Founder of 'Fysalida', a vivid dance…

Strata Larga through the eyes of Fred Boissonas (1920)||

Platia Strata

Published in "Once upon a time..."

"Ta Kritika", the book cover||

Jordi Alsina Iglesias

Published in "City People"

From Argentona of Catalonia to Crete. A social anthropologist is impressed by the ‘phenomenon’ of Cretan music, writes his phd thesis for the University of…

New kids on the square

New kids on the square

Published in "City Docs"

'Kids play' at Eleftherias Square, bringing to life the joyless marbles...