"Beyiri", a cooperative grocery store in Rethymno
Published in "Cretan Tales"
‘Self-organization’, ‘autonomy’, ‘horizontal structure’...these terms we hear more and more often in Greece inspired a group of young people in Rethymno to create ‘Beyiri’, a…
A feast of the commons in Heraklion!
Published in "Inside the Walls"
Benches and tents lie on the ground dismantled and Georgiadis park gradually returns to its regular state. We can’t say the same for us though!…
Ariadne's Thread and the art of "kopaneli" as prêt à porter
Published in "City People"
Somewhere between New Dehli, London and Heraklion, Akanksha found a new creative crossroad and led fashion design to a new direction.
Around the world...in Crete!
Published in "Crete 360°"
Another promotional video produced by the Region of Crete that attempts to show the complex character of the island in a witty way, with humor…
Charles Weber and the "charming chaos" of Heraklion
Published in "City People"
Charles Weber is Swiss but lives in Crete for the past 10 years more or less. His photographic lens captures the most secluded corners of…
Cretan music travels to Catalonia
Published in "Cretan Tales"
A group of Catalans struggling to tame classic Cretan melodies with their vocal chords, testing the ‘five steps’ of pentozalis at the same time. Mission…
Cretazine presents: The revolution of the loom!
Published in "Cretan Tales"
From the time when Penelope longed for the return of Ulysses, furiously embroidering in her sewing room, to the times when our witty grandmothers made…
Crete 360°: A photographic journey
Published in "Crete 360°"
A photographic project about Crete that came to us from Germany. Because, even virtual trips sometimes are enough to make our day!
Crete of Festivals: Summer 2013
Published in "Crete 360°"
Every year the cultural map of Crete dramatically changes, a sign that the island is inhabited by many creative people. New and old events appear…
Crete of Festivals: Summer 2014
Published in "Crete 360°"
Every year the cultural map of Crete dramatically changes, a sign that the island is inhabited by many creative people. New and old events appear…
Crete: The island inside us!
Published in "Crete 360°"
The new tourist campaign of Crete has humor, imagination and a lot of daydreaming
Dan Perjovschi, timelessness, ephemerality and "Mesogeios"
Published in "Inside the Walls"
Dan Perjovschi is an artist whose work has been exhibited in the most important Biennale festivals and some of the greatest museums and art galleries…
Daulute: as tabor, flute and lute
Published in "Cretan Tales"
Ancient instruments for primordial music, reinvented through endless experimentations and improvisations for the modern world. ‘Daulute’ is a music group that ‘refreshes’ the Cretan music…
DIY Cretan soap
Published in "Cretan Tales"
We don’t want to sound like the Portokalos father in ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’, but did you know that soap also probably came from…
Efthimis Mohianakis: painter, graffiti & tattoo artist
Published in "City People"
We all knew Efthimis as a graffiti artist that has left his personal ‘signature’ in many corners of the city of Heraklion. Lately, he started…
From the coast of Asterousia to the center of Heraklion: An ode to Cretan summer magic
Published in "Cretan Tales"
Who said multiculturalism and variety is a ‘privilege’ of large urban centers? The whole island Crete in the summer becomes the ultimate culture hub for…
Interview: the “highest working” employee in Crete, at Kallergi refuge!
Published in "Crete in action"
Christos Paterakis is the 'key keeper' of Kallergi refuge in the winter season. This honor was bestowed upon him by the Greek Mountaineering Club of…
Kelly Thoma in the world of the 7 fish
Published in "City People"
A female lyra player, composer, musician of Crete and of the world. Kelly Thoma is undoubtedly one of the most exceptional pioneers of contemporary Cretan…
No more boring holidays!
Published in "Crete 360°"
This summer in Crete will be different: four alternative tourism companies take care of everything and you only need to enjoy!
Photographic diaries: Lassithi Plateau
Published in "Crete 360°"
Christos Tsoumplekas takes us to a transcendental photographic journey at Lassithi Plateau, with fairy tale images that drift us away.
Ploumi: a cooperative cafe & grocery store ‘blooms’ in Archanes
Published in "Cretan Tales"
In spring flowers bloom and with them blooms love, dreams and ideas. "Ploumi" blooms, the bushy endemic plant of Crete that our grandmothers and grandfathers…
Ross Daly distributes his music for free, for all...
Published in "Cretan Tales"
Ross Daly is fed up with the financial side of the recording industry and offers us his wonderful music free of monetary transactions
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…
The Archanes Project: Houses made from straw balls and clay
Published in "Cretan Tales"
Natural building was once the only way to construct a house in Crete. Then, modernization came together with cement, which became the ‘queen’ of building…
The Art Gallery of Viannos: A modern Gallery in the most unexpected place
Published in "Presentations"
Sometimes the vision of one man alone is all it takes for realizing ‘utopias’...and that’s exactly how the Gallery of Viannos came to be.
The herbal ‘sanctuaries’ of Crete
Published in "Crete 360°"
In Crete you can easily find tasty food, great wine and good company. Finding good herbs to drink as an infusion or buy, however, can…
The sound of wine
Published in "Cretan Tales"
Stella Vassilaki guides us in a journey of flavors and sounds, where the sweetest harmonies emerge from a rare orchestration of scents and musical instruments.
Traveling with drones over Crete
Published in "Cretan Tales"
Have you ever dreamed that you were fying like a bird over seas and mountains, free of gravity, blessed with a whole new vision of…