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New kids on the square
'Kids play' at Eleftherias Square, bringing to life the joyless marbles...
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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…
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Posing in front of the city walls
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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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The Carnival of Heraklion: a retro flashback sprinkled with confetti & nostalgia
From the Venetian orange battles to the egg fights of 1924, and from the first…
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‘Bains mixtes’ at Heraklion’s portside
Swimming next to the fortress of Koules, diving from the ‘reef of the Monkey’ at…
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Where did the Mosque go?
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Project: Chaos
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Charles Weber and the "charming chaos" of Heraklion
Charles Weber is Swiss but lives in Crete for the past 10 years more or…
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Gate with a View
A view from above, in a long lost Heraklion without cars and cement, with the…
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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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The Open Air Markets of Heraklion
Apart from the charity and art bazaars that sprout every once in a while in…
Vikelea Library
Published in "Inside the Walls"
For many years it stood hidden behind metal plates covered with graffiti and cheesy posters. Today, the historic Vikelea Library is fully renovated, but still…
A walk on the Venetian walls of Heraklion
Published in "City Routes"
The Venetian walls of Heraklion surround the old city, Chandax. What most people don’t know (including locals) is that these walls constitute the largest fortification…
Georgiadis park
Published in "Inside the Walls"
"Wanna go to the park?" This is a classic line of ‘Herakliotians’ that needs no further clarification. Simply because there is no other park in…