Sphakia, A Wild and Secret Side of Crete
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Gortyn, the hidden secret of Crete
The Magnificent City of Gortyn Crete is a beautiful island in the Mediterranean Sea and is known for its stunning landscapes and rich culture. Its history is vast and dates back centuries, but all...
Raki – All you ever need to know
People have been producing Raki for centuries in Crete, Greece. The production of Raki is an ancient practice and involves a unique distillation process that sets it apart from other spirits. The first step...
Michael Ventris, who was he?
Michael Ventris was a British architect and linguist who made an extraordinary contribution to the field of archaeology and philology. He is best known for his groundbreaking decipherment of Linear B, an ancient script...
Antikythera – Ancient Greek Computer
By Evangelos Vallianatos Just before Easter 1900, Greek sponge-fishers were on their way to the waters of Tunisia when a violent storm threw their boats to Antikythera, a tiny island located just north of...
The Jalopy
Here in Crete we have a fairly large collection of jalopies – most of them still on the road. Some of them go back forty years and consist basically of a rotovator without the...
Evans, Knossos and the Minoans – Facts and Forgeries
When you look at the advertisements for Crete, usually provided by the Greek tourist board, a huge amount of publicity is given to the ‘great Minoan civilisation’ discovered by Arthur Evans at the turn...
The area of Chania, Western Crete
The City and the countryside of the Province Of Chania. I am writing my blog today to share with the world, the place where I live. I live and will probably die here in...
Eleftherios Venizelos, The Great Man of Crete
Birth of Crete – Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos – The Great Man of Crete Just two years before the Holocaust of Arkadi in 1864, a child was born in Mournies, a village just south of Hania....
The Story of – Kandanos
and its return to life There is a large village in the southwestern central area of Crete which is called Kandanos. You can get there by following the route to Palaiochora. You will find...
The Amari Valley
Lotus Land – The Amari Valley If you drive or take a bus from Rethymno south through Spili to Agia Galini or the Messara Plain, you will completely miss the Amari Valley. Likewise, if...