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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…
A feast of the commons in Heraklion!
Benches and tents lie on the ground dismantled and Georgiadis park gradually returns to its…
Kelly Thoma in the world of the 7 fish
A female lyra player, composer, musician of Crete and of the world. Kelly Thoma is…
Summer cinema in the bastion of Bethlehem
An open cinema within the Venetian walls: our summer addiction
‘Bains mixtes’ at Heraklion’s portside
Swimming next to the fortress of Koules, diving from the ‘reef of the Monkey’ at…
100+1 years
A walk in Agia Triada
Just a few steps away from the busy central market of Heraklion there is another…
Where did the Mosque go?
Six centuries of religious art, plus half a century of Modern Greek art at the Historical Museum of Crete
We were lucky enough to enjoy a private tour at the two new exhibitions of…
The Lakkos Project: from oblivion to creation
The narrow lanes of Lakkos - the erstwhile infamous district of Heraklion - are recently…
Georgia Petrali
One of the most restless spirits of the city that always finds new ways to…
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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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...