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A magic route: Vamos - Argyroupoli
A stunning route who combine the tradition of the island, the beautiful beaches, the legends and the beauty of mother nature. This route with starting point...
Chania Original Routes
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The great loves of island
A despot in the people’s hearts… Yes, that is love! It tears your heart out and leads it to unknown and dark paths that any logical person would not dare to follow.…
Crete Magazine
Rivers in Crete
River is a system of internal water that flows on the surface of the earth and a large of its part can be underground. Very few rivers are in Crete due to its small…
Crete Rivers
8 reasons to go to Crete for Christmas
Crete has been popular for summer holidays but that is not only the case. Crete is also a winter destination just as any other in the world. Crete, the island of…
Crete Magazine
“Mantinada: The Cretan Heart”
Mantinada is words combined in order to create a couplet with fifteen syllables and rhyming expressing feelings, thoughts or even the everyday life of the Cretans.…
Crete Cretography
Ross Daly in Original Crete
Being friendly, with interesting views and a restless spirit is maybe the other side of Ross Daly, the musical traveler. We met him in the Lavirinthos Musical Workshop…
Crete Cretography
Cretan dances
The dances of Crete are danced by men and women and remind the imposing and dynamic presence of the people of the island. The Cretan dances are divided into two…
Crete Cretography
From breeches’ Crete to trousers’ Crete
Have you wondered the importance of sariki (i.e. kerchief with fringes)? Why do the Cretans wear a black shirt? Which are the influences of the traditional Cretan…
Crete Cretography
The dialect of Crete
The Cretan dialect includes words that came from and were influenced by the various nations inhabited in Crete that were adapted and changed in order to have the…
Crete Cretography
Vendetta, a negative feature
A negative feature of the Cretan customs is vendetta, the revengeful murder that sooths the retributive justice. The law of retribution started to take place in…
Crete Cretography
Cave of Agia Sophia
Location: 50 km from Chania in the village of Topolia Chapel of Agia Sophia Inside the cave is a charming chapel dedicated to Saint Sophia Natural Decor: The…
Chania Caves
Kallergi Refuge
Location Southeast of the Omalos Plateau, at an altitude of 1,680 meters View Panoramic views of the Cretan and Libyan Seas, the Samaria Gorge, and Gavdos…
Chania Shelters
Chania
Location Chania, Crete Population 53,000 inhabitants Architecture A blend of Venetian, Ottoman, and traditional architecture Old and Modern City Chania is divided…
Chania Towns and villages
Aradena gorge
Location Aradena Gorge is located in Sfakia, Crete, and extends from the abandoned village of Aradena to the sea Length The gorge stretches over approximately…
Chania Canyons
Fortress of Gramvousa
The fortress of Gramvousa is on a steep hill of the Imeri Gramvousa Island, opposite the famous Mpalos beach. The building of the fortress started in 1584 by the…
Chania Historical Sites
Palaiochora
Location 70 km southwest of Chania, built on a peninsula between two bays Sights the Venetian fortress of Selino, the Museum of the Akrites of Europe…
Chania Beaches Towns and villages
Sfakia
Location 75 km southeast of Chania History Unsubdued by conquerors from the Arab period through the Turkish occupation Activities Hiking on the E4…
Chania Beaches Towns and villages
Martha
Location 54 km from Heraklion Population Approximately 180 residents Settlements Pera Martha (Evangelismos) and Pode Martha (Saint John the Theologian)…
Chania Towns and villages
Potamon dam
Location Rethymno, 25 km from Rethymno and 95 km from Heraklion Ecological Significance One of the most important wetlands in the southeastern Mediterranean…
Rethimno Lakes
Platis river
The Platis or Amarianos River is supplied from the Amari valley and ends to the eastern side of the coastal settlement of Agia Galini. Platis was thought as the…
Rethimno Rivers
Sachtouria
The picturesque settlement of the Agios Vasileios municipality in the Rethimno prefecture, Sachtouria, is in a very beautiful area, in the north-western side of…
Rethimno Towns and villages
Smari
Location: 27 km southeast of Heraklion Archaeological interest Acropolis of Smari, ancient settlement, significant finds Natural beauty Picturesque alleys,…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Cretan Transfer Services
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Kato Archanes
Location 15 km from Heraklion Altitude 360 m. Activities Hiking on the E4 trail, visit to the Museum of Cretan History Sights Archaeological site in Fourni, amazing…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Fourni
Location near Kato Archanes Activities Hiking, mountain biking Archaeological Significance Largest prehistoric cemetery in the Aegean (2400 B.C.…
Heraklion Archaeological Areas Forest
Rogdia
Location 16 km northwest of Heraklion Population 1,326 residents, with 797 living in Rodia Venetian Mansion of Modinos A prime example of Venetian…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Natural History Museum of Heraklion
The Natural History Museum works under the framework of the University of Crete and is on the Sofoklis Venizelos coastal Street. The exhibition of the museum is…
Heraklion Natural History Museums
Heraklion
Every part of the capital of Crete, Heraclion, shows a different culture, every culture that flourished in there during the centuries. Every area travels you to…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Kalamaki
Location 67 km south of Heraklion Beach The largest beach in southern Crete (2.5 km) with coarse sand and a rocky seabed Activities Ideal for water…
Heraklion Beaches Towns and villages
Matala
The village of hippies, Matala, is approximately 70 kilometers in the south of Heraclion and is one of the most famous coastal settlements of the southern Crete.…
Heraklion Towns and villages Beaches
Chrisostomo
Chrisostomo is a small coastal settlement, approximately 75 kilometers from Heraclion and 2 kilometers in the east of Kaloi Limenes. According to findings, the…
Heraklion Towns and villages Beaches
Kaloi Limenes
Many beautiful and clean beaches are in Kaloi Limenes. Kaloi Limenes is 77 kilometers from Heraclion and it can be accessed by the asphalted road that goes through…
Heraklion Towns and villages Beaches
Monastery of Koudoumas
The monastery of Koudoumas is very well protected by the imposing Asterousia Mountains, in the south of the cape of Martelos, and by the Libyan sea in the south.…
Heraklion Monasteries
Sitia
Location Northeastern Lasithi, 70 km from Agios Nikolaos Beaches Sitia's main beach, Blue Flag-awarded, 2.5 km long, with organized facilities and water…
Lasithi Beaches Towns and villages
Plateau of Lasithi
Location 70 km from Heraklion Altitude 900 meters History Inhabited since the Neolithic era, it remained uninhabited during the Venetian era due…
Lasithi Plateaus
Preveli monastery
The Preveli Monastery is about 35 kilometers in the south of Rethimno and the famous and beautiful palm forest is next to it. The monastery is in the west of the…
Lasithi Monasteries
Spinaloga
The island of the tears and the island of the leppers are some of the characterizations of the beautiful and historical Spinaloga. Spinaloga is in the north of…
Lasithi Archaeological Areas Historical Sites
Elounta
The amazing and magnificent Elounta is known for the powerful and famous people from all over the world that visit it. Its beaches, its clean, blue sea, and the…
Lasithi Beaches Archaeological Areas Towns and villages
Agios Nikolaos
Agios NIkolaos, the beautiful capital of the Lasithi prefecture, is in the west side of the Meramvelo peninsula. The Voulismeni Lake in the center of the city is…
